Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 01/04/2021 Period start date To 31/12/2021 Period end date
Charity name: REFEO (Refugee Education For Equal Employment Opportunities) Charity registration number: 1182800
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | REFEO aims to improve refugees’ integration within British society and support their financial independence. To achieve this change, REFEO: ● Give access to online accredited courses and mentoring to Refugees and Asylum seekers ● Give used laptops that are in good working condition to refugees and asylum seekers to help them with their educational and employment needs. |
| Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. |
Para 1.17 and 1.19 |
●Identification and purchase of online courses through our training providers to prepare refugees for employment and/or access to university ●Deliver laptops to refugees and asylum seekers ●Creation of online platforms (LinkedIN, Facebook and Twitter page) to share opportunities with refugees. |
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| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | The trustees confirm that they have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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| Policy on grant making | Para 1.38 | This year, we focused on giving access to online accredited courses to refugees and asylum seekers, distributing laptops to them to ensure they could take these courses, pursue their studies and/or have a laptop to support their search for jobs, this was particularly essential during the pandemic. We have delivered the following: ● 15 refugees took online accredited courses and benefited from |
| mentoring to help them with their courses and support other needs/challenges they faced ● 67 laptops were distributed to refugees and asylum seekers nationwide |
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| Policy on social investment including program related investment |
Para 1.38 | N/A |
| Contribution made by volunteers |
Para 1.38 | Our volunteers are involved in all the areas of our work: fundraising, partnership, IT, communications, mentoring. Their input is huge and means that we have increased capacity to service our client group. |
| Other |
Achievements and Performance
SORP reference
| Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. |
Para 1.20 | REFEO contributed to closing the digital gap for refugees and asylum seekers by donating laptops to 67 refugees and asylum seekers nationwide who used them to study online, obtained their diploma which brought them one step closer to employment. They also used the laptops to prepare their CV, cover letters and applied for jobs. By supporting 15 refugees to get access to online accredited courses and our mentoring programme, they gain a certificate/diploma recognised in the UK which brought them one step closer to employment. |
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Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
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| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | |
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| Other |
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
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| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | £4369 |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | Holding reserves enables REFEO to continue operating when funding is scarce. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | Trustees are in the process of deciding the amount of reserves that should be held in the reserves. |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | REFEO recognises the importance of holding reserves. As such we will set a specific amount based on the size of our charity. |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | None |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | We have no concerns and have increased our income which now reads £30,368 for the financial year 01/01/2022-31/12/2022 |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Fundraising from Trusts and Foundations The charity’s principal sources of funds (including Para 1.47 any fundraising) Investment policy and objectives including any Para 1.46 social investment policy
| adopted | ||
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| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | |
| Other |
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: |
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| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | REFEO’s governing document is a Constitution of a Charitable Incorporated Organisation whose only voting members are its charity trustees-Foundation |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | REFEO has been constituted as a CIO. |
| Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees |
Para 1.25 | Selection method for the new trustee was conducted in line with the governing document, indicating that any new individual appointment will be according to their skills, knowledge and experience and how they fit with what is needed for an effective administration of the CIO. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and Para 1.51 training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works
| Relationship with any related parties |
Para 1.51 | |
| Other |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | REFEO (Refugee Education For Equal Employment Opportunities) |
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| Other name the charity uses | |
| Registered charity number | 1182800 |
| Charity’s principal address | 83 St Paul's Way E34AJ, London |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole **year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Mariam Diakite | All trustees | |||
| Tiphaine Emmanuelle Camille Valois |
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| Axelle Hanae Alyssa Fidelin |
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| Natalia Equihua | ||||
| Mohamed Fagiri | ||||
– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
Additional information (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
| Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) |
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| Type of adviser Name Address |
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| Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) | ||
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
Other optional information
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
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Signature(s)
Natalia Equihua
Full name(s) Mariam Diakite
Position (eg Secretary, Chair Co-chair
Chair, etc)
Date
06.01.2023
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| REFEO Accounts |
All figure sin GBP | Total | Apr-2021 |
May-2021 | Jun-2021 | Jul-2021 | Aug-2021 | Sep-2021 | Oct-2021 | Nov-2021 | Dec-2021 |
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| Income | |||||||||||
| 1 | Public Donation / Online Campaign | 296.16 | - | - | 96.16 | - | - | - |
- | 200.00 | - |
| 2 | Matrix | 873.00 | - | - | 873.00 | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
| 3 | EECF | 3,200.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | 3,200.00 | - |
| Total | 4,369.16 | - | - | 969.16 | - | - | - |
- | 3,400.00 | - | |
| Expenses | |||||||||||
| 1 | Bank Fee | (72.00) | (8.00) | (8.00) | (8.00) | (8.00) | (8.00) | (8.00) | (8.00) | (8.00) | (8.00) |
| 5 | Insurance | (100.80) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | (100.80) |
| 6 | IT | (412.89) | - | - | - | (41.32) | (61.87) | (29.96) | (265.38) | - | (14.36) |
| 14 | Training | (162.45) | - | - | - | (59.95) | - | - |
- | (10.00) | (92.50) |
| 17 | Volunteer Expense | (43.91) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | (43.91) |
| Total | (792.05) | (8.00) | (8.00) | (8.00) | (109.27) | (69.87) | (37.96) | (273.38) | (18.00) | (259.57) |