REPORT AND VINANCIALSTATEMir VOR YEAA ENDED31 MARCH 2024 CHARfTY NO: 1177314 WELCOME CHURCHES KEPORT OF THE TRusfEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 The Trustees are pleased to pw¢ntth¢ir ant)ual report kngdherwith tht financial statements of the charity foT the year ended 31 March 2024_ The fitwKial $￿eMe￿Its CQTnply wth the Charities Act 2011. the Memorandtsm and Arti¢les of Association and A¢¢ouNting RqK)rting by Tharities.. Statement of Retomm¢t2ded Practice applicable to chartties preEJarin¥ their accounts itt accordance wtth th¢ Finan¢ial Reporting Stsndard applI¢￿bEe in the UK and Republi¢ of tr¢Jand {FRS102). CHAIR?S REPORT Helpin8 to welcome refuge¢$ 4nd people secking asylum 15 a h￿$t privÈle8e, attd l amazcd at how the UK Church hasembrdc¢d theopportunitie5 we've had ihÈ$ye4rtywelcome 14543 refi￿¢¢5 and people seekin8asylum and 12.146 BNIO} Hong Kong¢rs arriving on our doorsteps. As churches have welcomed people s¢tking refuge and safety - wh¢ther they comt from Ukraine. Afghanistsn, lrnn. Hong Kong* Central AmeTiC4, Eritre4 or elsewhue- our Church ¢otnmwiitie5 have then bttn blessed by the people they have r¢t¢iv¢d. For exampl< Amir had to leave his homelond of aller being wrongfully imprisoned. Thankfully> h¢ fourKI a warm w¢lroTn¢ and supportfrom ournetwork ehurth in Croydon. Amir ks now an active and cherished part of the church community. He is now serving the church by helping other refugees who arrive the guiding thon through th¢ pr￿55 of settling in and finding their place in the wnmvtjity. We fitla that therearetwo ¢l¢m¢tts to w¢lwming refugee5 and people seeking&sylum- being proactiv¢4nd b¢ing Te￿11¥¢. Our'pToactive' WO￿ this year has enabled to eontinu¢ to grow the Welcome Network throughollt th¢ UK: Iv profile TefiJsee-w¢lcotniTrg ¢hurth¢s and connea Tefvge¢5 and people seeking &sylum with them. Whi15r we have intentionally built the Wetcome Network in a strate8ic. pfoACtive way fot a number of years now. this a150 enable5 new churches who are resrK)nding 'rea¢tiv¢ty' to new accommodation being used tiear them. ¢sp¢cially by pwple ￿¢king asylurn. This ye&r. we s&w n¢w ¢htsr¢hes iry W¢yrE)outh. DoTseL quickly join oui Welcom¢ NetWQTk 85 the politically controversial Bibby Stockholm barge w&sop¢t)&l to hou5easylurn ￿tkerS in the summertime. Churchcs in the local area quickly Join￿ the Welcome N¢tWOTk. arwj we were able to support at)d ¢qu6p th¢m with agility lo w¢lom¢ th¢ people who had Jl￿ arrived in their are& This h&8 be¢n a hu8¢ blwin8 to these loc41 ¢hurche& who have really enjoyed mttting and EncI￿ting people seeking asylum in th¢ir Ghurch life. We haVeContinu￿ to invest in a ￿umber0￿ proje¢tsthis yearthat will k able io help refu8ees p¢opl¢ se¢king asylum settle in the UK forytsrs tts ¢ome. Thisyw. we have been able lo grow our r¢fvg¢¢-f4¢iHg work through th¢ FindYourW¢lcome.org website. as well 18 thrO￿￿h videos in d*fferent languages to help refvgees prrcess the trauma they may have be¢tt through. We have also been ple&sed to develop the Weltotne Homes projttt. which onnerts sIKially-minded homeowners with refi&gees in need of aGGommod&ttorh. The fouthtion81 work we have done for these two projects will corttirtue to b¢ built in th¢ future. &$ needs aris¢. For exatnpl¢, during th¢ wintermortths, manypeopl¢wert evicted fr(Ththeir asylum propertiesatv¢ry shortnoticewhen (hey were￿anted leave to ren3ain. This Id tjs to add a SuppDrted Lodgings elernent to the Welcome Homes PTOj&t. PToviding nf0m￿lOn 8lK)¥t renting out spaT¢ Twmsto newly recognized refv8eesand teaching them alK>utihe rentsl rna￿¢t in th¢ UK As many ehurches in the Welcome Network wete findir)g people they knew being made h(￿elesS dwi#g this lime, thes¢ r¢50YT￿5 ¢nabl¢d them to te5pond qittckly and pixtitally to the needs in front of them. People seeking asylum and refuge continll¢s to b¢ a 'hot button, politrcal iswe. and this i$5u¢ cOrEtinU￿ to domtnate th¢ media he#dlsnesthroughoLrttheye&r. This gave ustheoprthllnity toengag¢ withthe national media. cluding being featured on Radio 4 new4 LBC radio, and the J¢￿MY Vine show on Radio 2 in February ond Marth. We are also gratrfvl for multiple rwue5ts throughout the year from Christion radio ¢hann¢l& which helps to ¢dutat¢ p¢opl¢ H¢mss the UK on who is comang to the UK as r¢fug¢rs and people seeking asylum, what thetr experiences are, and what o Christiart r¢spons¢ look5 like. In January. we 5&id 8oodbyetoSue BuÈler. who stepped down 8$ JoiTbt-CEO. Su¢h&% been instrumental in wwing Welcome Churches. particulaTly dtvelopiTrg OUT training and resources for local chtJrch¢s ond egAbli5hing ihÉs area of our W￿k. We ar¢ so grateful to Sue foi ail her dedication and commitment to Welcome Churches. vision and mission over they¢ars. Emily ￿ntinU¢S1O Itad W¢lcom¢Churches &8 CEO with 8fW)￿ti¢, multicultural team around her. W£LCOME CHURCHES REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024- CONfiNUED A tr￿¢ highlight of th¢ year was our W¢lcome Conf¢r¢ntt, kld in Bedford in March. Under the theme of 'Th¢ RoAd to RestOTati(>H,' we w¢r¢ privileged to have speakers from Ukrdin< Sudan. and Iran joiJJ us, and to be able to Provide translation for delegates in different languages. It was an honour to join together with people from many difyereni naiions and barkgrouNd5, and £V￿One who came was hu8ely ents)llraged by thi5. We are d¢monstrntiHg a ￿Werful im4c of unity xross the n*ions t(t the r¢st of the UK Church. and we look forward to building on ihis in the years to com¢. Chxlr vf TruJtee OUR PURPOSES AND ACTIVITIES Opr Vision Welcome Churches, vision is for every refiJ8¢e In the UK to ￿ welcomed by A local church. Th¢ long t¢Trn change Welcom¢ Churchts wants to see is: Refugees thriving in the UK Refug￿ following J¢sus Refug￿ fully involved sn churc1￿5 StrAtegy Attl¥lties Our straie8y and aGtivit1¢5 fowsed on: > In¢r¢asing the number of refugees welcomed acro$$ the UK > Growing the W¢lcome Network in each region > Growing our r¢fug¢¢-facing work Successfijlly delivering the UKHK projects for people from H¢)ng Kong > Developing projects that supw)rt Afghans aTfivin8 in the UK Developing the Welcome Homes projea How thls *ehleved Central to our mtsston is the Weltome N¢tworK a nationwide coalition of churches dedicated to w¢lc welcoming British NatioMI (overs￿8) IBN{O)} vis&holdeTS from Hong Kong who hove recently movcd to the UK. The project connects Hongkortgers with lor?1 chuYche5, cre4tes inforniative materials about life and Cul￿re in the UK, and train5 local rhurches to understand 2nd meet the ne¢d$ of th¢ new arrival$ from Hong Kong. The FibdYourWelcom¢.org websit¢ wa5 launched to C0ft501id&ie inf0m￿Li0n pr¢vsovsly Y4vailable under the Afghan W¢leome and Ukraine Welcome initiatives. This refikge¢-fa¢ing site 15 tTan51ated into multLple latt8uag¢s, providing new affivals wtth essentral inf0m￿tiOn abovt lifr in the UK and facilitaitng tonnections with local people through ¢hur¢h rcf¢TrnJs. wE￿OmE CHURCHKS REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024- CONfiNUED Weltotthe Hom¢s aims to address the significant ne¢d foraceommodaiion for those stekin8 refuge the UK. The programoff¢rstwotype5 ofsupport.. conneciingrefvgees wtth h05¢sfoT 5horl-trrm stays in srMTe rooms and littking retugees with socially minded Ihndlords to stture long-ttrm atml affordable housing $olutions. Projett UpdAtes The Weltome Netsvork Our Welcome N¢twork identifies ¢hur¢h¢s around the UK who are committed to w¢l¢oming r¢fvg¢es. As part of th¢ Welcome Network, churche5 are.. Visible on the Network maptoother churches, organisations ond refvg¢es who want to find g4welcomin8 church and communtty. Able to receive a log-in to access t￿ N¢tWOTk-to view and manage any referrals of refugees who want io toE)nect wÉth their l(*al churrh. Ableto aceess the Resourees Hubs i• theNetworkwhi¢h includes trainin& videos artd rty)ur¢¢s for their church to be better equipped to weltome ￿fugeeS. Able to receive Tegular emails about our latest news, trnining 8tJd #ew trAlditions to the r￿UrCeS. Able to contsci a Church Eng4ement Officer aboyt developing their Chts￿h,$ woik wth refugecs. Year's A¢hlevemtfftts for the Welcome Ne¢work: This past fJnaTrcial year saw ovtt 70 new ¢huT¢h¢5 join the Welcome Ne(work. with the iotal nutnber (bf ¢hi1r¢h￿ iv ihe network reaching 1.386. We launched an updated refem] systeEll, with A new sign-in system for churche& resulting in improvoj oversight of ¢huT¢h¢5. Thi5 Dew system has allowed churches mo]% easy acccss information about T¢ferra]s made to them and to our Rttour¢e Hubs. We redu¢•l the nwnbeT of days on averdge that it take5 fora church to a¢tion a T¢ferral to 6 days from 25 day5 in the previous yew. We appointed a n¢w North¢rn Ireland Church ErEga8ement Offirtr it) March 2023, ￿ continue and efflbed th¢ growing work across Northern Ireland. We employed a'Time to Shirt lead¢r' who rese4Tchcd challenges faein8 r¢fvgee5 and pwple sceking asylum sp¢cifically reknted to housin& &8 well as ttxnslation support for VllTiOUS resources. We held an ¢vent in Liv¢TF%)ol to gcn¢rate awareness of Welcome Church4 r¢5uItiTLg in a growth in oumbErs of rhurche5 in th¢ network. and better conne¢ting with L5VeTp￿1 church¢s. We partnered with th¢ UKHKT¢am in running 5 Friendshtp Festkvals fornew arrivals from Hong Kong aGros5 the UK. We trained 199 new Welcomer volunteers to help wekome ￿fUgeeS in their local ttsmmunitie& We WTOte and deliv￿￿ three new pieces of trainitt8.' Cross Culiural Awartness Housin8 Challen8es for Rdugc¢5. and The Refijgee Joumey. We produced sho¢ recorded tr8ifkiDg vsdeos in areas such as GDPR and Safe8uarding for ¢huTche5 to IG¢¢ss via the Resource Hub We have held 7 tontsect medings for ¢hurch¢s to gather and dtscuss a specific issue e.g. working in hotels. We parthered with extrrnal yia]ists to provide tr8ining in Tnterpreting in Chujrh artd Ltybking Aft Yo￿[self training for UkraiDian refugee5 (with live translatLOt)18nd their hosts. WELCOME CHURCHES REPORT OFTHE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024- Co￿riNuED Welcome Plus We developed our Wel¢ome Boxe5 project into the Wel¢ome Plus proJ￿t. W¢lcome Plus indicates a church is Proactive in welcomtng ref￿ge¢s0nd people wking asylum in their local eommunity 2nd ¢a¢ers for different accommodation type$- L￿th hou5cs and hotels. A church of &ny size ean be Welcome Plu with a n¢w pric¢-PeT-tTainec payment slructllre. A Welcorn¢ Plu5 Ghurch ¢an have up to 2 coordinators trained. plus a team of Wel¢om¢ts. W¢ WO￿ with ¢ach Welcome Plus ch￿rth 10 5UPPQrt them in developittg their work with r¢fugees in whatevcrway best suits their loeal comtnunity. All 45 fortner Welcome Boxes ch￿rehe9 8u(omati¢ally became Welcome Plus Church￿ with a additional 30 churches by Mtr(b 2024, totslling 75 churches. Work in hotels Aeeommodxting people ye¢king #$yl4 We added a Hotels referral Syste￿ to OUT NthYoTk Map. ¥%thereby a church or other organisation could refer a hotel housing people seeking asylLtm lo Welcom¢ ChuT¢h¢5* rwu¢5ting conneclion with a chllrth. 97 hotels wtte cot)neaed wtth Network chuTeh£s. A new Hotels Hub was added to th¢ Resour[￿ Hub5. with resources written to $llpw)rt ¢hurehe5 working in hot¢l5. We h&vewoTked with churches facin8WOt¢stsathd ¢xtr¢mistviews ir& the local community to ¢nsu*th¢ir saf¢ty as th¢y work in hotel5. W¢ hav¢ wovid¢d support and advkce a5 holels were closed at $hort in December 2023. includin8 remindingchurchesto use the￿¢TrnI system. re5ulttng inthe numberofrefertal$ doubling iThth¢previous month, and rem4>Ding higherthan previously into the s¢art of 2024. UKHK UKHK ssourprogrdm to welCom¢people&￿Ivlng froTrt Hong Kong. This initiative includestr&inin8, infomjation, and supp)rt for LK>th people from HoDg Kong and local churches. facilitsting ¢Onne￿I0￿5 betweer> them. and entour8ging brtsader government and civil society eifotts io welwtv¢ n¢w wrivajs. Simi18T to the Wtlcornc Network. UKHK offers 8 w¢b pi¥rfomi to Connect HongkongeTS with UK ¢h￿￿hr& Through the UKHK National Map, ￿e￿ aETivals can easily find a 'Hon8 Kortg Ready Churth, in their neighbourh(xxL Frl¢hd$hlp F¢stfv*ts From May 2023 toJune 2023. UKHKorganised Frtendship Festivals in five cities, building OD the5uccessof other Friertdship Festivals theprevious year. These evettsoim¢d to bring together local communities to celebr* i*)th Hong Kong and UK cultures. fostering new friendship5 and connections. We held Frithjdship F¢5tivals in Watford. N¢w¢&stle, Gui]dfo￿ Southampton and Sheffield. Each festival eollaboT3taJ with various churchts, national and regionsl thariti¢¥ Hongkonger civic groups. strateBÈ¢ migration partnerships. and local eouncils. Addsltonally* W¢ PartTEered with essential local servi¢¢s su¢h as the police. NHS. and fire sttvi¢e tts ¢n$ure a romprehensive and suprx)rtive community ev¢tLL The Frhendshkp Festivals Welcom￿ approximaiely 1370 visitors from Hong K¢)ng and othereOut￿leS. Many new t￿l￿alS from Hort8 Kong volunteeTd kn provide game5. activiti&s. sna¢k& drinks, ond p¢rform4nces. The Friendship Festivals were irtctedibly $u¢¢essful in hclping ncw arrivals for8e new ¢onnection5 Wjthin and b¢yond their iTnmediate ci>mmunitits. They gulded attendees fo relevartt support seTViC¢S and resources aod connected theTh with I￿al churches. We dtstributed over 2,IK)O ¢opses of OUT bilingual Welcome Magazine. M05t importandy. everyone had a wondthl ttmel WE￿o￿E CHURCHES REPORT OF THE TRUSTELS FOR THE YEAR ENDED31 MARCH 2024- CONTINUED One atiendee at the Soythampton Friendship Festiv21 s8id that $he had a fantOSti¢ tim¢1 She partic*Jlarly liked the Hong Kong food stall and the ¢ultural perFomianc¢5 by the guest artists. Most impon3nily, the ev¢nt provided a wonderful platftsrEn for everyone to gather and meke new friends. Itwas h¢artwaTmingto see somany peoplecome together. connec¢ and celebrate the*r eommunity. The W¢l¢ome Cours¢ Over ¢h¢ p8St yw. the Welcome Course hag been cofidu¢￿ 36 times acros5 the UK. attracting 621 attertdee%. This course is designed to bridge the relational gap ￿tween new arrtvals and the Community. Hosted by churches, it helps particip￿ts develop English conversatiotial skill$ and build fr*endships, learn about British culture. access relevant services, and $hor¢ knowledge of their own culwres. Six $hort, profe5sioTrally produced wideos serv¢ as light-hearted aT￿ inspirational wnversaiion st8rter5. The COUT5e is available in variou5 translation5. The Wekome M*8*iill¢ Th¢ W¢lwme Magaz4rK wascruted asa biltngual resour¢¢ to h¢lp PTim&ry-agedchildren auÈviftg in the UK from Hong Kong feel welcome atxl l¢am mor¢ alx¥ut British culture. It includes f¥rts alK>Ut life in the UK and provides information on local services and groups to aid in th¢ ¢hildr¢n's int¢gralÉon. In October 2022, we published the second ed*tion of the Welcome Mog￿1￿¢ featyring more infonnatton on ihe devolved natI(￿S and an update on ihe British Monarchy with King Charles. accession ¢0 ihe throne. Over the past y&ir, we have di5tribut¢d 6.415 copies to newly arrived Hong KoDg farnili¢5 and in tota] we have di$tribuid more than 40.000 m&8azittes since the miwine was flrst publlshed. Wèllbèix¥ Videos The well￿l￿g Project'Looking after myself ¢onsi5ts of a 5erie5 of three vtdeos. It assists BN{O) visa holders in identifying stresses that m*y aTts¢ during their migration to the UL undeTStandiog the impact of these stresses o thetr daily liv&q and ongoing wellbeing. and provides PTacltcal steps to promote mentsl he81th self-¢ar¢. Over the past year. these Videos have wllediv¢ly garnefed over 1.500 view$. Th¢ vid¢05 are design￿ lo be wotched individually or with family frierwjs. encouraging op¢Tr wnver5aÈions about personal challeng¢s. Additionally. we have included a guid¢ ort ITi¢ofF4)rnting thcse videos into Session 4.. Wellbetng of the Wel¢ome Cou enhancing theiT Utility as a resource for mental health diwssions and sUPtx)rt. Youth Vldt•s •nd Group Re5ource5 The "Welcome tt> the UK: Youth" program offers reS0￿r¢￿ at two levels.. an online piatforrn fraturiryg thr¢¢ engaging viileos with tips On Lmderstandirtg Brit15h culture. school life. and making friends from diverse backgrOut￿s. &imed at¢ngagingyowig people irKtividually. Addition￿ly1 th¢reareyoyth8roup wur¢esdesigtJetl to farililate integration and intetaction aTn(>n8 yoyng people of various back8round5. These resources encourage Hon8 Kong youths to forge friendships in the UK, explore their communities. and embAc¢ th¢ UK a5 thcir n¢w homc. Thcy hav¢ provea highly popul4r and ￿t￿rIcial. with the videos beiikg vi¢wra 960 and the youth group resour¢¢s b¢n¢frting 280youths over the past yeat. Welcomt Hom Welcome Homes Seeks to practically respond to the huge need of refu8ee accomm(xlation in the UK. wel￿Me Homes consists trf two lin¢s of support.. connecting refugees wÈih hosts for short-terni accomM￿l￿10n in spar¢ room5 aDd Connecting r￿get5 with so¢ially mind¢d lar>dlord5 to provide lon8-i¢tm ond affordable housing solution5. Welcom¢ Homes h&8eoni*nue4 typrovid¢ 8t) onlin¢ plaffoTtn to direct compassion&* hom¢owncrs to local hosting Tganisations all acT055 th¢ UK. Our online platforni enables tss¢rs tr> connert with 8 loc&1 hosting program, who will providetraininganrt organise aguest plar¢rnenL Welcome Homes Connec￿ hos(s with Ahosting schcmebased on wh8tthey are able t(* off¢r th¢ n¢¢d in their area. Welcome Homcs is respondin8 to the crisis of h0￿cleSSneSS amongst newly 8rant¢d refugtes by developing r¢sources thot wkll wabl¢ people to provide supported Icxlging to refugee t£nants. We are eortnetting with local housing charities th&t speclallse In suppo￿ lodging schemes and aim ts) conne¢t ¢ompas5ionate landlords with tht5e chariti¢5. WEILOME CHURCHES REPORT OF THE TRUSTEFS FOR THE YEAR ENDEI) 31 MARCH 2024- cop¥fiNUED Find Yourwelcome Find Your Welcome is a refugee-facttsg onlitie hub designed to provide refiJgee$, asylum seekers, and other migrants with ¢ssential inforrnation about life in the UK. Th¢ w¢bsite also enables them to connect with lo¢al chur¢h¢$ dir¢ctly* eliminating the need to wait for a ¢aseworker r¢fer¥al. This project includes a ¢orDprthensÈve guide io livin8 rn the UK a ref¢rrdl 5ervic4 a newsletter. at)d so¢ial Enedia platfornis includin¥ Facebty)k arH] Instsgram. The wcbsite is currerÉtly available its Arabiq FgTSi. French. Pashto. Spanish. Tigriny4 and Ukrainian whtlethe newsletter is ava*labl¢ in Arnbic, DaTi, FaT5i, Pa5hkn, Spanish, andukrainian. In pastyear. thewebsi has attrdcÈ&l ov¢r 21,500 visitors. We have obs¢ryed an In￿¢￿5¢ in referrals via Flnd Your Welt(An¢ thisyettr, wtth 153 Lxses involvitt8 almost 200 adults and 130 chtldren seekitjg welcome through local churches. By bukldtn8 platfomss for$¢lf-r¢ferrdls Ilke Find YOUT W¢l¢om¢. individuals can take the Ènitiative lo tonne¢t with supportive eornmuntties wItho￿t relying on cas¢worker ref¢ry¥ls. Afghan Project Our Afghan Project aim5 to provide relevant at)d up-t041#te r¢sourccs to etthle Af8h&n refijgees to $¢ttle and integrate into ihe UK. Pw)le from Afghanistan are affiving in tht UK through the government 'ARAP' and 'ACRS' res¢ttlemenl ￿h¢The5. as well as through making their own way to the UK and seeking asylum uw)n arrival. We have develot*d severnl k¢y r¢sowce5 ill the pastyearand seek todevelop further r￿￿TeeS the near future. July 2023. w¢ ￿leaSed a series of videos titled 'LxK)king After yO￿￿elf tn Dari. After the of similar vid¢os previously rek&8ed in C8ntot)ese. The vidty)5 were f>lm¢d with Dari ¥￿Ing a¢tots We￿ rcwritten to ENak¢ them more relevant to Af8h•s ottiving in th¢ UK. We also released the Welcome Couw with Dari. pasht￿ and Farsi votceov¢rs. The Welcome Course is a stx-pari seriL% on lif¢ in th¢ UK ihat explains large parts of UK culturt. We are currenily writing & book aimed at Afghatt youTh8 peopl¢ aged 11-15 about adjustlTr8 to life in the UK. This b(K)k will enable young people to celebrate theirhornecultyreand understand the cultttr¢ of UK. It wbll provide an overview of UK culture and focus ID on life at school and Itfe at home. It IS titled 'FI￿j￿n8 My Way.. Laving in the IJK. 4TMI will b¢ published arÈd ready for distribution by the ajd of August 2024. Th¢ W¢lcome Collferentt In March 2024. Welcome ChuTGhes hosted our secottd ￿0-daY 'W¢lcome Conference.. This unique event provided a s&f¢ space for refvgee and non-r¢fugce ChristÉatss to worship to8¢th¢r, attend tslks and workshop build connections, shar¢ 5tOTie& and l¢am from one a*wheF. Of tb¢ 168 atttndee5. 70 were delegate5 from r¢fug¢e backBround5. We were thrilled to olyer fre¢ plates. covering all Costs ineludittg an Ov¢misht hot¢1 stay, to these delegates. Attendees caEne from rountries such &8 Afghanistan. CO1(￿nba0, El Salvador, Hong Kong. Ir2n, SudaD. Turk￿, and Ukrain& We are deeply 8ratefid for th¢ partn¢rship with the Bible s￿iety fnad¢ this pO￿lbIe. Our main session$ and workshop5 wer¢ led by experienced speakers with expertise in for¢¢d di5placemen( migrdtion. conflict reSol￿tiOrt. iTrtercultuTrl cornmunities. &nd trauma. W¢ ¢oveTed topics such &8 promottng ultural re¢on¢iltaiton. restoring the Church. inte8rdtittg refvge5 iTrto church commtjnities, WOTShipping across cUl￿re4 developing leadership skills, and mentsl w¢llbeing and trauma awareness. All 5eminsYs were designed to be accessible io dclegates fr(m a]1 b*kgTounds. Interpretsiion services via 3 smartphone app were provided to cv¢ryM¢ who requ¢sted 1¢ and many refttgee d¢l¢gat¢s ￿50 volunte¢Ted to assist with interprrting. We ireasure the voices of r¢fug¢e5. and we invited them to share their p¢rsonal stories of coming t(> th¢ UK and fInd￿ng a new home in their wel￿ming rhurthes. For example. yVom￿ iE)itially felt lost when she mowed to Eng5and without h¢r fomtlyt bul 5h¢ soon asense of home tn lo¢AI Ghurch.. -Horne is not a place. bu£ l think its where your famity is. In my local church. I f¢li like I was home. Because the Lord said.. "YOUT Christian brothers and sisters ar¢ your h(km¢". Everk though li ￿)k m¢ a long tiElle to get r¢connect¢d to my own family* jv4 h•ving th0sc ChristÉan b￿¥th￿S ￿)d SI￿¢￿$, frli likr I hufftc." WELCOME CHURCHES R£PORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR END8D JI MARCH 2024- CONTINUED Achievements: 0￿r Ye*r Revltw May 21123 Prayer meeting for Sudan Launched Farsi. DAT] and Pashto v¢rsions of the Welcome Course Launched Welcom¢ Plu5 • UKHK Friendship Festivals it) Watford N¢w(x5tle 2023 Refugee Sunday UKHK Friendship Festivals in Gutldforf Sollth8mpton, And Sh¢ifield l*troduced new Northern Ireland Rcsouree Hub AUg￿&t 2023 iaunchd Hotel Ref¢rra15 S¢pt¢mber 2023 Launched Find Your Welrorne Facebook and Instsgram Equipped to Welcome Conf￿en¢t in Northem Ireland Novtmber 21123 Laurt¢hed Wel¢tsme Churche5 Podcast.- Love the StTan8er$ • conduct￿ Welcoming Afgh*rt$ Survey Dectmbtr 2023 Released the Dari version of the Wellbeing vidw series Releasth the'journey to Christmas with Refugees, Advent devotionAS joumey Released Christmas resoJrees'One Bibl4 Mwjy Notions, vidto and the stories of Aref¢K Amir. atld Georgina Mareh 2024 The Welr4m¢ Conference: Road to Restoration Publlt Benefit These activiite$ extettd thesoGiHI inCI￿s1o￿ of refijgees and p￿pIe seeking &sylum. Thus, the tN5tee5 confimi th&t they have complied with their duttes under S¢ction 17 of th¢ Charities Act 201 I with r¢gord to publi¢ b¢TK iffta*cl•l Revi¢w Income for the year to 31 March 2024 w&8 £388.464 (2023: £472.558). Net expenditure for the year was £213.422 {2023.. Net expenditsjre £450,280). Total fvnds carried forward at 31 March 2024 were £266,958 12023.- £480,380) of whirh £198,589 were restriet¢d futsds (2023.. £321,557)- WEILOME CHURCHES REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024- CONTINUED Reserves Polity Briefst4tement of the Charity's Policy on Ru¢rv The tntstees of W¢lrom¢ Chwch¢s recognise the importance of a reserves p)licy to help demonstrate gwd stewardshsp and flnancial management aTtd to mathag¢ its ￿putatiOn. OUT poliey is to retain 5ufficÈent reserveg.. To ￿SUre that the Welcome Churches has suffi¢ient fvfjds io Tn¢et yts financial commtthients: To demonstrate that the Wel¢otDe Churches is sustainable inio the fiJture- To ensure thit the Welcome Churches is able to manage futUTe ￿￿[0￿5¢¢￿ financial ditTiculties' To ensure th&t exe*$siv¢ fvnds #re not held wiihoLrt any identifiable re&8on or for any ideniifiable PUTW)5¢. Welcome Churches aims to always maintain a minimum of 3 months. reserves for unrr5trict¢d ¢xpenditwc. This is revIe￿d by the tn￿tee5 on a quarterly b&8is, and irt actord8n¢e with our reserves IKIILCY. Amount held in re5trv¢s At the ertd of the ￿Porting period the charity held £68.369 {2023.. £158.8231, QT appToxiJnately 4 months, wonh of reserves b&8ed on averdge ufirestricted exper￿J￿re over the year. The trustees considerthat this is a re8sonabl¢ lev¢] of res¢ry¢s. lllvestment PollL7 There isvery li￿e ftxed investsnen¢ in theeharity at thecurrent Stage of thecharity's growth. Th¢ ¢haTTty uses the Flag5ton¢ platform to 5pr¢ad risk across different bat)ks and $•)￿*1¢ higher inteTt51 on fvnds held. 0￿r fundr&istn8 plans are ¥pproved by tru5te¢5 arKt monitored by the lead¢rship team. Th¢fflajority of OUT it￿OMe 15 gener&t¢d through char*table donations th* ￿ rwciv¢ from individuals. church¢s and trvsts. We are ¢OrnTnitted to the highest stsndards of fundraisin8 and follow th¢ Code of Fundrdising Pra￿lCe. We 8re regLslated by the Fundraisin8 Regulator. Th¢re were failures to cornpty with this Cixle of Pradi¢e. We do not s¢ll, tr8d¢ or swap dats with other charities or or8aniwions. We do not make cold t¢lq)hone ￿lIS to the g¢nero1 public or use SMS as part of wr fimdraising portfolio. This year. we ￿lved Tho ¢omplaints related to our fvndrai$ing. During thi5 financial year W¢lc<)me Churches ¢n8ag¢d th¢ 5¢ryi¢¢s of professional fundraisers as d¢fiwJ by section 58 of the Charities Act 1992. S¢rYi￿ provided at a total cost of £43J08 {2023.. £14.4361. Funding SDurtts We are ineredtbly gratefiLI forthe 8enerou$ dottatiQDsofall oursupportersand forthe work thaLth¢y do in bringing our shared vision to fruition. EA¢h ofthese iTrltvidug1s, ¢hu4¢hes #nd grant makingtrustspl&ys a valuable role in offtringY4wel¢ome to refvgees and people seeking asylum Én the UK. Welcome Church¢s wuld ¢xi5t wiihouttheir generosity. WE￿0￿￿ CHURCHES REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED JI MARCH 21J24- CONTINUED Vuture Pl&￿- The Yur Ahtsd Our strdtegic priorities for 2024-25 ar¢.. To Incr¢asÈ th¢ numb¢T of Tefugees welcomed ill the UK We wtll in¢re¥se ref¢trnl$ thyough the Welcome Nekn¥ork {irt¢ltsdin8 Wdrorne Plus) Dnd ensure churthcg 4r¢ actively w¢lcoMing those referred. 0￿rgo41 is to achieve 1.080 reftrrdl& with 540 referrdls through the Welcome Network attd 540 self-r¢f￿41S vsa th¢ FirbdYourWelcome.org websiie, ultimately welcosning & total of 2.500 people to local ¢hurthe5. We will actively c￿ltivat¢ partnerShi￿S with Home OtYice-L¥)mmis$ion¢d housing p4)vsdus to boost referrals to Welcome Churches by local accommod*i(NJ manag¢rs and enhance our difec( me$￿gi￿g to asylum se¢keTs. We wll inspirE train. and introduce ehurches to hotels ar￿ oth¢r accommodation for people seekin8 45ylum, empowering thtsrt t(> build ar￿ 5UStain Telation5hips with houstng provideT$ other loc&1 NGOS. To tobtinut to grow the Welcome Nttwork in ta¢h region Our goal is to expand th¢ Welcome N¢twork to 1.700 churches, with 170 Ch￿r¢heS train¢d 85 W¢lcom¢ Plus thurth¢s by Mwrh 2025. All origin21 Welcome Box¢s ¢hu￿h¢S have agrecd to become Welcome Plus churches. We will continue to invite othtr churth¢5 that proactively wclcome refugees and pwpl¢ seeking a5yluTh in their local communitics, ¥Gros5 vaTiOUS types of aceommod2tion, to join W¢lcom¢ Plus. To achteve ihis, we will ¢tsmmunicate the ongoing need to welcome and Supwt all refugees to churches via networks d¢nominat10Tr5. and local events in k¢y tr>wns citie We wtll develop the op￿rtUnIty that chI￿CheS h&ve to enable Refvgtt Integrati(￿. Discipleship and L¢ad¢r5hip by providing Gross cultural resources and promoting b¢st PEa¢ti¢¢ in Ch￿rCh cornmunittes. We aim to d¢velop Network News emails to support and ¢￿￿￿¢ meaningfully wtth churehes in the Network. Additionatly. we will enhantt the Welcome Plus model to rnake *¢ accessEI)le for chur¢h¢5 to hotels and othrr typ¢s of arGotnmodation. and to ensure tt Is $usiainabl¢ for otl ¢hurche5. To grow o￿T Tefugee-fating work We will continue io d¢v¢lop¢)urrefvgee-facingw¢b5ite. fhtxlyourwe1¢om¢.0￿ by ￿dIng more re50urcts. Wewill a150 encourage refugees and wple seeking asylurn to %lf-Tefer to our Network church¢s through the web%te and Sl8n up for OUT mottthly Dew51etter. which Provides useful information for r¢fvg￿￿. We wtll promo* Find Your Welcome widely among churches. encourawng them to help retugees engage with r¢sourcas #nd opp)rtunitie5 available in their language and tsrtderst￿d how tts refer others to the NeNork. We will emsure that Find Your W¢l¢A)m¢ is wrdely uttlised. not just by refiA8ee$ in OUT N¢tWOTk church¢& E*rt also by refvgees ttnd asylum seeke¥s hotels and other ac¢0Mm￿tIons, as well &s by other service wovidc¥5. To improwt ovr sod storytelling We will tnhanee commuttication ab)uith¢ iEnPad W¢lcom¢Churches ishaviÈ)8a¢rossth¢ UKwth our5UPPOrteT5. We ￿11 share more storiesofwelcorne5 and th¢posiitvediffcretK¢sthey mokelo refugees and church communiti¢s through our S￿la1 media channel& media intetview& wmlcasty newsletters. and rcp)rts. To continue to $¥ccessfully sUp￿rt and administer th* UKHK projects We will conÈi#ueto support Hong Kong BN{O}vÉsa holders through a ran8¢ of r¢50urces. tncludin8the Wellbeing and Yoyth video& the Welcome Course, the Welcome Magazine. and the SkÈlls-tO-Work projects. Our tommilmentio mainthiningand expanding OUT Hong Kong network 8nd referr&l system ¢rtSYTe5that HongKongers can coniiett with their local commtJnitie4 providing ih¢m with th¢ b￿t possible opw)rtuntty fot SU¢(￿SfUl inte8ratton into life lh¢ UK. WLLCOMECHURCHES REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024- coNfiNUED To grow the Welcome Homts programm< contillui*g to t0￿P￿sSIo￿ale homeowners With ttfug¢¢s need We will ¢stablish 3 steady Stream of host refernls through our website by attracting compassionate landlords aTtd conne¢tingthem withtenants. We will enh￿CtoUrro￿eIs'¢Onnetl0J¥, by r¢finiTtgth¢ landlord-tenant rel8tiortship proctss. To incr¢as¢ awaT¢ne55 of Welcome Htsmes we will host regular webinars and ct¢ate ¢ngaging %)cial mdia content. Additionallyi we will expand our partnerships with hougltl8 QT8oTrl￿1O￿3 and councils across * UK. W¢ wi15 also develop the Welcome Homes Pw)etty Asw¢iatr illitiative. encouraging landlord$ to wntribute som¢ tsf th¢iT rental rtvcnue toward our mission. To grow ￿rttter$h1ps We will continueto cultivate and expandourparts)eYshipswith adtver5erange ofor8anis&tionsto fijlfil 0￿rmI&s1o￿ of supporttng the UK Chtsrth and thos¢ serking refuge and safety in the UK. By WOTking together. we aim to stren8then ourefforts, fostering a more compasstonate and tnfoThD¢d a￿rOach to welcomingand iE)t¢grating those in need. Fyndipg and Sustsinability As the numb¢rof ¢huTrh¢s th&t we sUPPOrtthrough the Weltome N¢tWQTk Contin￿eS to grow. SA) does the demAnd for resources and direct eonn¢¢ttons wilh T¢fug¢e& particularly in their nattve languwge5. To TTre¢tth¢5e increasin8 needs and to expand the Weltornc Churches team. we will focLLS m div¢r5ifying and strengthening our Inc￿￿¢ str¢atns. Thi5 inGlud&% securing trust funding. governmeryt gwts. and revenue from paid trdiDin8 progrdrns. We will also work to expand our l)ase of regular financial supwt trom irtdividuthls through the Story Chttng¢T5 aTr>paign ar￿ from chltrches thioLt8h th¢ Mi$5ion Partners Progrdmme. io WEILOME CHURCHES REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024- CONfiNUKD REFERENCE AI¥D ADMINISTRATIVE DKTAILS.. Charity Number.. 1177344 Registered Office.. Bridge Hou5¢ Rivefside Court Ptide Park Derby DE24 8HY Our Advisors Indewdtnt Exafftiner.. James Liptrott FCA Haincs Watts Chartefed Accountants Cliffe Hill House 22~26 Nottingham Road Stapleford Nottingha NG9 8AA Bankers.. The Co-owative Bank Setvice Team PO Box 250 SkcltneT5dale WN8 6wr TRUSTEES The iNJsw who servcd during the yearwere &8 follows:_ Tru5t¢¢5.' Mark Mumford Marion Knell (Chair ofTrustees from 23.4.23) Patrick Johnstone Al¢x Jone5 Andrew Reed {Resi8n¢d 23.4.23) H¢ndrika c￿ke Jonathan Dyson G￿rge H3ddad Nathaniel Jennings (Apwinted 4.10.23) i Saee (Ap￿l￿t¢d 4.10.23) Re$rKFn$Èble for day ¢0 day rurknÉng of the Charity: Emily ShepheThl (nee Holden) CEO Su¢ ButJer(Joint CEO until 12.1.241 WE￿0￿￿ CHVRCHES REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THli YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024- cop￿INuED GoverDlng J)o¢um¢ttt The Ch&ity WHS Set up by aTTUSt Deed &$ a charitable orga¢)is&tion registered with the Charity Commission on 27 Febfi￿ry 2018_ Appointmejht of Trustees #lld Trnitti And￿￿ Reed stepped down 18 Chair of Tnjstees #nd Marion Knell was appointed Is Chair of Truglees on 23rd April 2023. All trustees are given a cle&r role des¢ripti(kn upoTh appointment. and we discuss the Tol¢s and r￿ponSIbilitieS of a truste¢ &5 OUtlin¢d on the charity commission website. We will ensure ongoing training for tru5tee5 is carried out during th¢ yur. 0ry8ni$ation l Running of the Charity The Board of Trustees ￿t)Vethe$ at l¢ast f¢)ur time5 rKr year. At these meeting5, the di￿orS agree the Siraiegy, policies and areas of activity atld monitor performance and rÉsk. The mat￿¢￿£￿1 of day-to-day aciivities is d¢1¢gaI￿ io the Chief Executive Otyicerfs). The Trustees give their titne volunlarily and receive no benefits. Rel*ted Partitg aAd CoopÈr•¢ioR Ivith OtherOryAnisatitins CoolitlOnS.- Wel¢om¢ ChurGh¢s is gratefvl to the werships that hw¢ to shape and del%v¢r key projects this year. These incluik.. UKHK Coalition- OMF. COCM Memberships.. Wclcome Churches is 4 m¢mlxr of the following g¥oups= Ewan8di¢al Allianc NACCOM. Global Conneetions and MAP We are committ&l ts) wo1*ing Pam￿¢$hIp with others and have also beeti part of 4 number of workirt8 groups to respond to different issues sllch as ihe UK government's Nationality and Borders Bill and new refugee crtses. Risk Manageme•t The t￿￿te¢S periodically review importaDt area5 of financial rtsk. oth￿ are4s Ar¢ T¢gularly reviewed, such &% $ki114 poli¢i¢s and financial procedures. Trusttts. Respottsibi1stieS relation to the ￿'1￿8￿cIal Stxtements The Trustees are resp)nsible for PTeparing the Report of the Trtjstees gnd the Firsancial Statemet)ts att0rd8T￿¢ With applicabl¢ law and Unitd Kin8doFn Generally Ac£epted Accounting Prnctice. 12 WELCOME CHURCHES REPORT OF THE TKUSTE&S FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2O24- CONTINUED The law applicable to charittes in En8land and Wales the Charities Act 2011, Charity (Accounts attd Reports) Regulations 2008 Iheprovi5ion of the TTU5t Deed require Ihe Trullees ¢0 pr¢Pa￿ finw)¢ial 5tat¢rn¢nts for each riTwicial y¢aT which give Z4 true and fair view of the stsÈe of 4ffair5 of the Chartty and of (he incoming resources and application of resource4 Èncluding the income and expenditure of the Charity for the financial year. In prep&ring those finantlal statemeDts. the Tn]stees are requig&l to.. Sele¢t syitabl¢ accounting policies and &pply them eonsistenily Observe the methods ￿nd principles rn the aPPTopriate charities SORP Make jud8emet)ts arhd ¢stiFnat¢5 that are reasonable and prndeni Stste whether applicabl¢ accountlftg $tspdaTd5 have been followed. subject to any mat¢rial d¢partUTes that must be dÈsclosed and expl&in¢d in thc financial statments Prepare the firkanct81 statements on th¢ going COTtc¢m basi5 unle5S it is tnapproprri¥te to prtsurne that the (Tharity will continue in operation The Trustees are responstbl¢ for rnaÉntsining the proper accouniin8 records whirh disc1￿ with Teawnable accuracy at any timethe financial p)sition ofthe Charity andto enable ihem toensure that the financial statrments C4)mply wilh th¢ Charities Ac¢ 201 l. They are also responsible for $8feguarding the assets of the Charity at hence for takinB reasonable steps for the prev¢Thtion artd detection of ftaud 8nd other irr¢gulaTities. ThIsT£POrth￿ bernpr￿a￿l inaccordatlce withth¢ Ststem¢ntof Recommended Practi¢e.. AC¢0untaT￿ Reporting by Charities. ApprovedbythCB04rdofTn￿0n.......... .... and signd on its behalf by Chair 13 wE￿OmE CHURCHES Independent Ex#miner's r¢port to the TTUStees of Wtltomt Chur¢h*s I report on the charity trusrees ott my examin*ion of the accounts of the company for th¢ ye¥r ¢ndcd 31 March 2024. Re5poAsibilitkes and B#sl$ (pr Report AS the chartty's trustees of the Tntst you wre r¢spDns%ble for the preparation of the at¢ountS in W¢COTdance with the requirements of the Ch#ritie% Act 2n1 I I'the Act'}. I Tespwt of my examtnatton of your chÈrity' accounts as carried out under settion 145 of the Charities Act 2011 {'the 2011 Ad.). In caThying oyt my examination. I have followed the directions given by the Chartty Commrssion under section 14515)Ib) ofthe 2011 A¢L llldependtnt Examiner's Ststement I hav¢ ¢ompl¢t¢d rny ￿arnlnati0n. S confirm no ma￿$ bav¢ come to my attention connection with the examination givit18 m¢ Caus¢ to b¢li¢ve'.- 11 ACCO￿ni%￿g recoyds were noi kept in Yt5PeCt of the Company as required by s¢¢tiot> 386 of the 2006 Affj or 21 Th¢ aw)UDts rbot accord with those records: or 31 The accounts &> no¢ comply with the accouTrtin8 requirements of ￿l£>n 396 of the 2006 Act other than Arty requirements that the accounts give a'tru¢ and fairview. which is not a matter eonsidered as part of an indcptndent examin￿10n. I have rto ¢onc¢rn5 and h&ve come noother matt¢E5 ID Gonnc¢tion with the ex2min*ion to whieh attention should be drawn itt this r¢port in orderto enoble o pYop¢r ¥fidethavding of thc accounts to be reached. James L. trott FCA Haines Watts Chart¢Ted Accountants Clitye Hill House 22-26 Nottingham Road Stapleford NottiF)gham N09 8AA 14 WELCOME CHURCHES Statewent of ￿￿8￿¢1#1 Attivitits (including Income and Exptttdityr¢ Account) for the Year Ended 31 2024 Unrestricted Rtstritttd Fund5 2024 Total FuDds 2024 Unrestrlded Funds 21123 Restricted Funds 2023 Total Fund$ Note 2024 2023 IDCOlll¢ Grart Donation5 & L¢￿¢1¢$ 99,122 259.139 358261 90.503 356.213 446,716 Intome frouJ charitable actlvltl¢s: 16.656 13,508 30.164 20.674 3.997 24,671 Fundrni$iAg 39 39 Totsl IntoniiDg Resour¢¢s 15.817 27 647 388.464 112 348 472 558 Expendltyre Raising Funds Charitsblc Activities Support Costs 78.791 314 79,105 39,127 7J22 46.449 84.415 332,719 417.134 105.647 113,062 667.250 86.041 780,313 Total xpe4ditUT¢ 199.817 402.069 601.885 162226 760612 922 839 Net IneomtlExpendltkre Net Movement in Ftsttd 184,OtM>) 1129,422) (213.422) (49.879) (400.402) (450.280) Retonelllatlofft of Funds Tronsfer betweett fvnds (6.454) 6.454 Bmught Fomrd I April 2023 158.823 321557 480 380 208 702 721 959 930,661 Totsl Fund Balantes CAfritd Forw*rd 31 M#rth 2024 io 68.369 321557 wE￿OmE CHURCHES B•l#n£e Sheet AS At 31 M2r¢h 2024 21124 2023 Notes Fixed Assets Tangible Assets 2.461 4.473 Current knets Dcbtors Cash 4t bank and in hand Stock 16 17 16.944 269.614 10.724 496,723 291 612 507,447 Credi¢ors'. amouttts f￿1]￿8 due within one year 18 Net Cmrrent Assets {Liabilit1¢5) 264,497 475.907 Net A55ets 480.380 Unrestricted f￿* G¢n¢rnl Funds - Generdl PuYp)ses 68,369 158.823 Restricted FuDds 198,589 321,557 Totsl Cts8rity Fttxds io 266.958 480 380 Approv the Board of Trusttts on signed on lis behalf by.. Trustee. Chair of ruste 16 WELCOMK CHURCHES Notss forning p•rt of the FinantiAI Ststtmettts fffvr the Y¢*r EDded 31 MArch 2024 A¢tounting Politie5 The PT￿n¢lYal a¢¢ouptsng policies are summarised below. The#ccountiNg policieshave been applied ¢oHsister*tly throughout the persod. Basis of Preparation. in accojthce wilh applicable ch8Tity law Th¢ fLnancial statements have been in ateordanc¢ with the Accounting and RepoTtirbg by Charities; Sta*mcnt of R¢conirnctMJa PfacticeapplitsiiJl¢ tv ilirb P￿P￿rIT￿ thrirolwunts in accordaD¢¢ withth¢ Financlal ReporTing Stand8rd applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS1021 {effe¢tive l JanLTary 2019)- (Charities SORP (FRS102)). Assets and liabilities are inilially recognised at htstorical cost or transaction value unless oih¢rwi$e stated in the r¢levant a¢¢ounting policy note(sl. Welcome Chur¢h¢s meets the definiikon of a publi¢ benefit¢ntity under FRSIO2. GOING CONCERN The Tok$t￿ consid￿ that there are no material wKen8inti¢$ 4bout the Charity's ability to c￿tinUe as a going concern. Th¢ finallcsal stattFTrents are pjtsented in sterling (£). Incoming resoyr¢os All incoming ￿$oUT{*S 4r¢ included in the statememt of financial activities whett th¢ ¢b8rtty 15 ¢Tititla to the inc(kThe and the 8mount can be qtJ8ntitied with r¢a50nable accuracy. The following specific policies are applied to particular L*te8OTi¢S of income.. Voluntary income Is recesvedby way of#rnThts, donationsand gifts and is included in full in the Statement of Financial Activities when teceivable. Grants. wher¢ ¢ntitlement ts not ronditional on the delivery of a specific p¢rfoTTnance by the charity. are r￿ognIs￿l wh¢n the charity becomes un¢onditionally entitled lo the graat. Donatsd Servi￿ 8•)ds and facilities are recognised &$ income Whe￿ th¢ charity has control ov¢r the it¢En. orty ¢onditions associatcd with ihe donated have be¢n met. the ret¢apt of ￿onOMIC benefit from the use by the dlarity of ihe iterTr ks probable and that ¢conomir kn¢fit can be mvdsured reliably. (kn receipt, d￿81￿ servicesalld facilities arerecwis¢d on the bAsis ofthe valueofthe 8ifttoth¢charity which is the amount the chArity would have been willing to pay to obtain services or facilitie$ of equivalent e¢onomic b¢Th¢ftt on the open market; a ¢thT¢s￿*￿dlTrs amouni 1$ th¢tt Ttcogni8ed in ¢xtend%tUTe in the ￿rI￿1 of re£ekpt. Incoming resources from ¢hftritAble tr&ding 8CtÉvity are AecniiNtd fnr when earned In¢oming resources from gfanty where related to performance and SP￿lfi( deliverables are account for &s the charity ¢*ms th¢ right to consideration by its perform3rK¢. Debtors ar¢ i¢J¢Jud¢d to represent amolmts retognis&l Is outstsnding to the charity ÈÈ th¢y¢aT date. C*sh and bank baian¢cs statrd as the amounts h¢ld at the Charity Y￿r-￿d da*. 17 WELCOME CHURCHES Notss forning p2rt oftht Fin*neial Sts*¢meDts for the Yur Ended 31 M8ttb 2024-ContiRy¢d Resources expended Exp¢nditUTe is Teeognised on an accmal b&%1$ as a liability is incurred. Expenditsjre incltsdes any VAT which cannot be recoverf atld is reported as part of the ¢xpenditure to which t¢ relat¢s:. C4)sts of generatÈng fvrtds ¢ompri5¢ the costs associated with attra¢ting grAnts income and donations. Charitable expthditur¢ ¢(>mpris¢s those costs incurred by th¢ chirity th¢ d¢liv¢ry of its activitses and seTViC&S for its bencficiaries. It includes ￿th tO$ts that Can b¢ allocataj dir￿tlY to slleh a¢tivities and those costs of an indtr#t naturt n¢¢essary 10 5UPPOrtthem. Govtrnance & support Costs include th0￿ costs associated with medtng ¢h¢ ¢onstitutional and statutory r¢qujTem¢nts ofth¢eharityand in¢ludethe ITkdependent Examination feesand eosts linked toihestrat¢gic management ofthe ¢harity. All costs are allocatsl b¢tw¢¢n the expcnditure calegories ofthe SOFA ot) a bASi$ d¢sigllcd io Teflect the Use of the rtsource. Costs relating to a Panirular activity aTe allocated dire￿ly. others art 8PPOrtioned on an approptiat¢ ba515. Allotaiion of SupF¥)rt Costs- Support costs are thiw fundsons thal a5Si5t the work of the ch8tity do not dircctly undertake ch&rittble activities. Support costs include back office co$4 financ4 p¢r50nnel. payroll and 8overEJanGe costs which support the Charity. Thtseeosts have b¢¢n allocaied between cost of raising ￿ndS and expenditur¢ i)n Glwitable activitie& The basis on which support r4)st5 have been allocated are sei out in note 4. T8Dgible Fixed As8ets All fixed &85ets are c4pita]is¢d at ¢OSL wh¢r¢ considered appropriats to ¢8pitalis¢. Tho5¢ purthastd by yific 8iats and gr8nt$ have been written off fijlty in the yearof gift. Depreciation is provided * the following annual rates in order to writ¢ off each 85sd over tts eKimated usefvl life-. Office Equipment Unrestricted Funds Unrestric*d funds are donations atsd other incoming resources receivable or g¢Tr¢rated for the objects of th¢ Clwity without fvrther Specifi￿ purpose and ar¢ av8tlabl¢ as general fund5. Desigttated fijnds are unT￿trict￿ funds earnwked by the manag¢rH¢nt cownmittee for partiC￿lIr purrth¢s. Restrithed Funds Re5trictd fijnds are to be used for speeifi¢ pUr￿$¢S as laid down by the donor 8nd art subje¢ted to restrictions of ¢h¢tr expenditure imposed by the donor or throu8h the ￿MIS (>f appeal. Penslons The charity Op￿￿1¢$ a definryj colltribution pension scheme. The &8sets of th¢ 5Ghem¢ art held separately from Ih05¢ of thc charity in indeper￿ntlY administrat¢d fuNls. Contributions payable for the yearare shown in the statementof fit)ancial activiti￿. 18 WELCOME CHURCHES Notu forming part of the Stst*ll)*Dts fotthe Yearjl March 2024- CoDtiDu*d Deb Debtors re¢ognis￿ at th¢ settlernent amount owed to the Chatity or pr¢paid. Creditors CreditOTsand provisiorÈs 8re retogni$ed where th¢Charity h&$ a presentoblK8ation Tesulting from Y4pa5ttvent that will probably result in th¢ trnThsfer of fvnds to a third p8Jty, attd th¢ #mount d￿¢ to settle the obligation ¢&n b¢ tnea5ur¢d or estimated reliably. Ct¢ditors and provistons are nom)ally reeognjsed at theiT settlement #mount. ncial Instruments Th¢ Charsty has fEnancial &￿ts and finart¢ial liabilitiesof *kind that qualify &$ b&sic firtanc&81 inslrurn¢nts. Basic rinattcial in5trurn¢Rts are iaitially recognised at transaction value and sub5wuently measured 81 their s¢ttl¢tn¢nt valu of Estim&tion neert in The prepar#tion of accounts using generally occept£d a¢rounling principles requires manag¢m¢nt to rnoke es(imates and ÈSSLunptions affectthe report￿ amounis of assets and liabilitia% atthe date of the a¢eouni$ and the report￿ amounts of revenues and expenses during th¢ r¢porting period. The k¢y ¢5timat¢s and assumptkons used in the Fift￿￿141 S￿t￿llerbts are detaild in the a¢eounting wliri¢s. 2. DonAtIllllS 8nd Iwtl¢s 2024 Tot41 21123 Tot81 Unrestricted Restricted Govemrnent Gra#t Consortium Funding Grant Funding Church Donations General Donaiions 75.886 75,886 252.0 21KI 16,682 14.994 62,840 446 716 166.791 9,289 203,691 18.234 8.945 259 139 358 261 3. from Charit*ble ActivltSes 2023 Tolal Unreslrieted Restricted Totsl Other Income Panner Churches Events lficome Product Sales Income Investment Income 49 3.165 152 952 12.338 49 3.165 13.660 952 440 15,789 8,H2 13.508 16.656 30.164 24,671 19 WELCOME CHURCHFS Notes ffyrmlng part of tb¢ ViThxncial Statements for the Year 31 2024- Cothtinued Expenditore Unrestritted ExpeDditure R¢$tri¢ted Expenditsre 2024 Total 2023 Tothl Fundr8ising Costs Fundraising A¢uvities Staff Costs 47.819 30.972 314 48,133 30.972 22.095 24 78.791 314 79.105 46.449 Costs direetly allorHted to #ctivitie$ Staff Development &nd Recruitment Costs Webstte and Systems Costs Film, PR and Medi& Other Project Expendilur¢ Travel and Refr¢shTn¢nts Staff Costs Corttr¥¢tor Costs 1.138 155 12 405 5,654 T2.704 1.299 7.108 29.971 46,491 21.814 226,036 2,437 7.263 29,983 46.896 27,468 298.740 4J47 5.106 23.706 73.089 260.085 47.594 336.708 332719 780313 Support Costs Offiee Space D¢5ign Costs Office and phone Costs Insurance Bank and Card Charges rrustees. Expenses {meetitl8 costs) Stafycosts IT and SofiwBr¢ Costs Payroll and Professional Fee$ Audit artd Atcountins Fee Mis¢¢llan¢ous Expenditure Depr¢ciation for the P¢ri¢xi R&illoc*ion of support Costs 1.970 25 933 1233 2,113 767 70,618 6,844 920 2J88 1,466 2,012 5J39 275 652 7,509 300 1,585 1,233 2.135 767 70.618 13.555 920 3,018 1,995 2,012 8,650 388 2,580 1.302 1,867 571 60,271 9.854 830 4,818 2.727 2,219 22 6.711 630 529 69.036 96.077 20 WEILOME CHURCHES Notes forming p¥4rt ofthe finanthl St#temÈLts for the Year Ended 31 2024- Contittued 5. Staff Cost$ #nd Numbers 2024 2023 SalaTi¢S Pension Costs Employ¢r'5 National Insurance 357,611 17,226 25.493 400.330 378,015 18.650 AveTJgc number of paid full and part time employees In the year 13 Averag¢ nvmbtt within pension scheme 12 13 Total Temuneratiort of kty management personnel in the period £136,687 £137.754 No employ¢¢ reG¢1V￿ ¢tnolwnents of more than £60.OIK) it) th¢ year. 6. Tr*sttt Rem￿￿entIon #Dd Related Party Tr8n￿dIOnS No emolum¢nts w¢r¢ rt¢tved by the TEUStees either in their ¢apa¢itie$ as Trust￿5 or a5 memb￿5 of the B¢)ard ofTrvst¢¢s. There were expenses paid to Chariiy tru5t¢es from the funds of the Charity totalling £76712023.. £379). Gtfts were pftid to all twsters in the period totallin8 £100 (2023.. £nil). Tru5ttt gtving in the fJn8tt¢ial yur totalled £505 {2023.. £410). Ther¢ 8re othu r¢latd party transadions other th8n tho% disclosed in Not¢ 13. Y. T8xatioD As a Charity, W¢l¢om¢ Churches is exempt from tax on income gains falling within section 505 of the Tax¢5 Act 1988 or $256oftheTax&tiort (Ff Charg¢ableGain5Act 1992 to theextent that theseareapplied to itsctharitable objects. No chjrges have arisen in the Charlty. 8. TRigib]t Flxed Ass¢ts Equipmeat Balance Brought Forwth at l April 2023 Addttion$ 9.232 At 31 March 2024 DeptYti&tion R2lAn¢e. Rroiigbi F(￿ard at l April 2023 Charg¢ for the year 4.759 2.012 At 31 M8r¢h 2024 Net Book Val￿e At 31 Mareh 2024 At 31 Mawh 2023 2,461 4,473 There were no tat)8ibl¢ &8s¢ts donat¢d during the year were capitalised arME all assets are held for the fisrtherance of the ch￿ity'S objectives. 21 WELCOME CHURCHES Notes formiug part of the Flnxntlal stat*￿¢thts for tkn Year Ende4131 March 2024- Continued 9. Negligentt Illsurane¢ The Charity hold Trustee Indemrtity InsLEtan¢¢ ￿>d paid a premium of £gVI irt the year. Th¢ insurance cover is inclttded wtthin th¢ whole policy forthe charity which provides eov¢r of up to £250,0(KJ. 10. Analyw of Net Awts bttweeu fuhds Year Ended 31 March 2 GenerÈl Futtd R¢stricted Total Funds Tot81 Funds Vynd 2024 2023 Fix¢d Asscts Current Assets Current Liabilsties 2,461 93.023 2.461 291,612 27.115 4.473 507.447 198,588 Net Assets at 31 M&rch 2024 198588 80 31 March 2023 General Fulld Restricted Total Futtd$ Totsl Funds 2023 2022 Fixed A$sets CurF¢nt A55¢ts Current Liabiltiies 4.473 174.575 120.225 4.473 507,447 31.540 3,394 990.751 331872 Net Assets at 31 March 2023 158.823 321.557 930.661 11. Movements In F￿ad9 Year Ended 31 March 2024 Bglanee lo¢omiug Okntgolllkg blfivd t.&23 Resource5 Res0￿re¢S At31 March 2024 Trnnsfrn Restritt DL UHC Governm¢ntGran¢ Hospitality Pledge Afghan Emergency AppeA5 N&work Op¢rntions Time to Shirbe UK HK CoEJSQrtium WeltQTne CoTrf¢Tenc¢ Church Et)gagemen¢ Chur¢h Er)gag¢Enent 2 Cost of living support Cost of livi￿8 support 2 NI Conference NI Worker B¢n¢fact Trust Midlands Work¢r 29,933 17.275 231,738 75.886 88 38 99,146 50.861 120,735 19.229 19,972 5.858 18.364 26,994 {6.6731 35,000 (35.OLKI) 1,502 76,041 3,271 22,5 10.528 200 10,812 25,th1 58.888 24.874 9,960 5.658 (5161 6,673 7.552 6.673 2fi993 58.888 24,874 5.000 3.161 7.205 3.743 7.800 20.000 {5821 595 20.0(MI 6,620 198 589 670 321.557 WELCOME CHURCH&8 otes fonniTrg part of the Fittattti41 St4tements forthe Ye•r Ended 31 M4rth 2024- ContiAued I l. MoveThellts in Funds- colltlnued Year F￿ded BAlanee blfwrt 1.4.22 IDtoming Outgoing At31 M#rch 2023 Tr*Jsftrs Restrioted futsdy DL UHC Govemment Gyattt Ho$pitslity Pledge Afghan Emergcncy Appea] Network Operations Struetural Growth rrauma Training TÈme to Shine Communications Weltome to ChuT¢h Refugee5 Online UK HK Coll50rtiu Welcome Conferenee ur¢h Engag¢mcnt 256,927 ¥2.045 367,740 252.IM)O 478,994 65.370 139.783 14,51XI 9.189 29.933 17,275 231.738 3.781 14,500 9.189 13.732 5.772 9.960 5,458 200 23.997 5,658 23.997 23.007 760.612 26.993 321.557 721959 DL UHC t- A governrnent grdnt from DLUHC for helping new arrivals from Hong Kong int¢grate socially. educationally into WOTkplace5. Hos pi c- A grant for pmmotin8 rnditgl h05pitslity in the UKchurch. l - An Emerg¢w Ap{￿￿1 for supp)rt of Af8han refvgtrts from Kabul irb the evacuation. This included p]¥tiral logistical 5UPPOrt and providing wrap aTourMI care for Af8hons in hot¢ls promoLin8 intwation and social cohesion. A grant tor PTomotin8the Ope￿10n of the Welcome NeÉwoTk And the syst¢m$ supporting Ttmet ¢rt- A grdrhtto provideanopponkmity for an intern from a refvBee ba¢kgrowHltogain valuable expersence in ihe charity wor. UKHK Consortium- A grant for providtng a website mobili$Èng rhuTch¢5 to welcome new arrivo]s from Hong Kong. Wel Qokn- A gram for ruTrnin8 a W¢l¢om¢ Conference for reffiJ8ees ¢hurch¢s plus licket sales fnr the event_ rch En ement- A grant forfvnding the Htad of National Developtuert and d¢velopÉng the chts￿h Engagement T¢2m. Church E supw>rt. emettl 2- A grarf for furmling and expandin8 th¢ Chur¢h E￿g￿ementteaM and &wciated of Itvin - A grant supporting admin stsff running costs during the cost of living rrisi5. Cost of livin living ¢r55i5. su 2- A grant to cover eXp￿seS and trainin8 of Chr¢h Engagment staff durin8 the cort of Nl Conference- Funds rnisd for& conference in Northern Ir¢land. 23 WELCOME CHURCHXS Notes formiug part of the Trlnalltlal Ststeth*nts for the Year Ended 31 Mareh 21124- Continued I W rker- Furtds rais￿ to 5UPP(Kt a Church Engagement oam member in North¢m Ireland. Benefact Tr t- A 8rant towards the d¥pansion of the Church En8a8ement ¢eAm. Midlands Worker- Funds raised to support a Church Engagunent team membu iTh the MÉdlattds. 12. Donated Assets OtTice space was donated for the use of. Kerry Fee by Windsor Baptist ChLrth, B¢lfast (£40); Samuel Luak by Woodsid¢ Church, Bedford (£480): Patrick Purdy by Bdhat)y Church, Finaghy (£4401. and London meetings by Ewangelical Alliance l£lOOI. This gave a total of donated &8sets ov¢r th¢ yearof £1.060. J3. Relattd Party A £100 honorarium w&$ given to Nathartiel Jennings who is OTte of the TNstees for speaking at th¢ Equipped to Welcome conferenc¢ in Northern IT¢land. There were no other telat¢d party transactions other than those dtsclos¢d it) Not¢ 6. 14. P¢nsion Commitments The charity operates È defind contri￿tionS pcnsion Khetne. Th¢ ass¢ts are held ￿Para￿lY from those of the h8Tity in indep￿dentlY admintstered fut)ds. The pension ¢ost ¢haTg¢ rwreseThts contributions payable by the ¢hatity to the fuT￿5 and amounts to £32.308 (2023.. £345251. Ai the year end date an amowjt of £1,741 (2023.. £3,158) w&$ outstsnding, ￿Yabl¢ to she company scheme aft¢rthe year end dd*. 15. FinaDcial Commitments The Charity previously entered it)to a ihre¢ year service contract with Sales Foree. At th¢ y¢ar ¢nd the charity hos a furth¢r £5263 w¥nmitted spend over the next year. 24 WEILOME CHURCHES Not¢s fotthiag pftrt of the RnanelAI Statements for the Yexr End¢d 31 March 21)24- CoDtIDued 16. Debtors 21124 Trade debtors Prepayments Oth*X d¢btors 58 12.533 4,353 16.944 1.221 9.503 10.724 17. Cash at bank ADd ijh b8Dd Included within at bank atMI in hand are the following hlances held ttj fix￿ t¢rm d¢pDSit accounts. £36,IM)O in Santander 3 n￿lce account. l& Creditor5 2024 Trade crdi¢OTS Attruals Other credttOTS 13.283 6.247 7.585 27,115 9.972 11.302 10,266 31.540