ANNUAL REPORT AND sfATEMEKf OF ACCOUNTS The Trustees P￿sent their annual report and financial ststements for the period l January to 31" December 2023. l. Reference and Administrative Inforrnation. Charity name: Budleigh Syrian Community Sponsorship Charity regrstration number. 1179848 Charity address: 15 Stoneborough Lane, Budleigh Satterton Devon EX9 6HL Trustees: The trustees durin8 thi5 reporting period were: Joanna Ellsabeth Cant- Chair & Secretsry Sean Philip Crosby-Treasurer Julia Robb- appolnted 26 February 2021 for 3 year perfod Penny Harris- appolnted 26 February 2021 for 3 year period Siobhan Canham- appointed 15 December 2021 Marion Ley- appointed 19th May 2023 2. Structure Governance and Management The Charity is established as a charitsble incorporated organi5ation {CIOI and governed by a Con5tttution. It has a minimum of three and a maximum of seven TruS￿eS. During this period there were six Trustees. As per the ConstStution. apart from the first charity trustees. every new Trustee must be appointed for a terni of three years by a resolution passed at the properly convened meettng of the charFty trustees. In selecting individuals for appointment as charity trustees. the charity trustees must have regard to the skills. knowledge and experience needed for the affective administration of the CIO. The charty trustees manage the affairs of the CIO and for that purpose exercise all the powers of the CIO. 3. Objectives and Activittes Objects The objects of the Budleigh Syrian Communty s￿nSorShip as set in our Constitution are: -to relieve poverty. amongst those seeking asylum and those 8rdnted refugee status living in the Budleigh Salterton area by providing. interpreting /translating/advocacy/health/housing advice and cultural guidance, and any other assistance ￿qUIred to advance them in Itfe and support them to adapt. settle and live independently within their new community. -to advance the education of the public in general about the issues relating to refijgees and those seeking asylum Strategic Objectives To ensure we fuffil our objects we designed a two year strate8y12018-2020) which V￿ extended to 2022. with four key objectives.. l. The engage and equip sufficient community member5 to start and successfully run a Community Spon50r5hip project in Budleigh Salterton 2. To rdise the funds required to sponsor refi¥ee fomilies under the Communty SponSo￿hlp progrdmme 3. To become officially recognised as a Community SpK)nsorship group by the Home Office 4. To welcome and support rthgee familie5 to settle in the Budleigh Salterton area Activities After we Joined CHAR15. our application was a￿pted by the Home offi￿ and we began p￿paring the house and the garden for the familvs arrival in April 2022 Training volunteers and meetin8 the CHARIS safeguarding requi￿rnents which meant all the volunteers had to do extra safeguarding training. We have continued with regular sessions & 5UPPOrt with CHARIS Support for the famity during this period has induded: Inftirming and implementing benefits. Chasing child benefits Many l)ospitsl appointments and health checks. Both parents have significant health issues so these are ongoing. Arranging dental checkups and treatments for each member of the family. Visits to the job centre Informal English classes for both parents to supplement fomial lessons We supported Mohamad as he started a part time job in a lo(al mobile phone sIK)p and then supporknng him when the job finished Supporting Mohamad to take his Theory driving Test and supporting him as he worked tovrards his practical test. He has now passed his prachcal driving test. Swimming lessons for the child￿n & transporting them to the lessons We had a one year Celebration party that a number of the voluntéer5 and two other Syrian families attended Julia undertook safeguarding training to take over from Rachel when she left the Trustees. The family have gradually become more independent. They are now able to contstt the landlord d1￿ctlY themselves about any issues & manage their own finan￿5. Walaa has passed her theory te51. She has started volunteering in a Chartty shop which she enjoys. We have suggested various volunteering opp)rtunitÈes for Mohamad. but none have suited him to date. Mohamad has registered for a GCSE in Math5 course Public Benefft As we planned. implemented and reviewed the acttvitres for the year, the Trustees considered the Charity commissions. guidance on public benefit. The Trustees feel that we have ensured that the artivities undertaken have engaged well with the local communtty and provided ample opportunities for them to be involved and to learn from the aciivtties in line with our charitable objects. Volunteers The main support for the family has come from the core Trustees plus Brian Harris who has given excellent advice on benefits and liaised with the Job ￿ntre. David Wright, a friend. has gNen Mohamad driving prartise. A local Syrian family, who settled in Exmouth fve years ago. under another scheme have also given eX￿]Ient support. 4. Achievements and Performance In reviewing the year, the Trustees are pleased that the family are making good progress to settle in Exmouth and to life in the UK. The children particularly are thriving at school and flourishing. It has been harder for the parents to learn English and to become part of the community. There continue5 to be a F)osthve rapport amongst the volunteers. We have also been delighted by the suptK)rt given by the schools and medical pery)nnel to support the frdmily. There have been a lot of medical issue5 espe0a1￿ for the parents. In terms of the second objecttve of foising the funds required to sponsor refugee farnilTres under the Communty Sponsorship Programme. we consolidated the funds available and had more than the minimum £9,000 required by the Home offi￿ so we did not undertake any major fundraisirE as we feel we have sufficient funds available to support the family. In terms of our third objertive this vms fvlly achieved when we linked with CHARIS as our principal sponsor. we have built an extra layer of support. infomiation and back stopping tf there are any challenges where V￿ need additional support. The Project Manager had regular sessions with CHARIS to share any concerns. Our focus for 2023 has been to continue to stand alongside the family and support them while also gradually reducing our support so they have become more independenL This is being achieved. As our formal ￿lationship comes to an end we will continue to support the family as friends. When they have to move from their current address, they will need help and sUPPOrt to find another property. The Salvation Army only promised the accommodation for two years after which they will eventualty need the property back for the leader of their church in Exmouth. 5. Financial Review The charity has been successful to date in its fundrnising efforts and now has sufficient funds in place to support the mily. A copy of the FRS SORP 102 accounts is reqUI￿d to be submttted to the Charities Commission included in Annex I for further information. Policy on reserves The policy of the charity is to retain £2.IJXI as a reserve a8ainst unforeseen financial circumstances. The trustees consider this provides an adequate protection against potential issues which might arise. These reserves may only be released with the written agreement of a simple maiority of the trustees. The charity holds these ￿serveS as part of the main bank accounL No separate account És maintsined for this purpose. This policy is Subject to review every Six months army may be amended to refiect the evofving circumstsnces of the charity. No funds are in defictt. 6. Funds held as Custodian Trustee The charity does not hold any ft]nds as a Custodian Trustee. 7. Dedarations The Trustees declare they have approved the Trustees report above ?.?.z+ Penny Harris Julia Robb Date Siobhan Canham ,(,114 Phil Crosby Date Marion Ley Joanna Cant lylz |**Budleigh-Syrian Community Sponsortship**|**Budleigh-Syrian Community Sponsortship**|**Budleigh-Syrian Community Sponsortship**|**1179848**|| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Receipts andpayments accounts**||||**CC16a**| |**For the period**
**from**|01/01/2023|**To**|31/12/2023|| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
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**338**
**2.216**
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**4.994**
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**2.216**
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**4.994**
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**- 4.954**||**Previous Years**
**to the nearest £**| |Donations|**40**|||||**16.326**| |Gift Aid||||||**847**| |Home Office via Charis for FamilyTraining|**-**|||||**1.700**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|**40**|||||**18.873**| |||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
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**A3 Payments**||||||| |||||||**18.873**| |||||||| |Rental of meetingrooms||||||**276**| |Preparation & Printingof materials||||||**185**| |Insurance|**84**|||||**336**| |DBS checks for volunteers/trustees|**10**|||||**238**| |Purchase of laptopforproject/familyuse||||||**279**| |Removals of furniture||||||**100**| |Trainingfor volunteers||||||**270**| |Preparation of House & Garden||||||**482**| |CHARIS Administration Fee||||||**750**| |Translation Services|**96**|||||**1.825**| |Transport from Airport on Arrival||||||**977**| |Cash Support to Family||||||**2.000**| |HousingRent & Deposit|**250**|||||**840**| |Essential familymedical and dental aid|**338**|||||**615**| |Swimminglessons for children||||||**100**| |Drivinglessons|**2.216**|||||| |Documentation for CitizenshipApplication|**2.000**|||||| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_ **|**4.994**|||||**9.272**| |||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**||||||| ||**-**|||||| ||**-**|||||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||||**-**| |**_Total payments_ **
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**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||| |||||||**9.272**| |||||||| ||**- 4.954**|**-**|**-**|
**- 4.954**||**9.601**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**| ||**- 4.954**|**-**|**-**|**- 4.954**||**9.601**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 30/09/2024 1 ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
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approval| |||Philip Crosby|**22/08/2024**| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 30/09/2024 2