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Company number: CE018159 Charity registration number: 1184348

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(A charitable incorporated organisation)

TRUSTEES' REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 (Unaudited)

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REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Trustees
	Co�in Fa�coner - Chair	(appointed � January ��)
	C�aud Wi��iams - Chair	(resigned � September ��)
	Sufina Ahmad
	Jami��a Hinds-Brough	(appointed � January ��)
	Mariam Ajibo�a
	Muhammed Akram Babar
	Joe� Carter
	Joce�yn James - Treasurer
	Andrew Noe�	(resigned �� September ��)
	David Wo�fe QC
Co - Chief Executives	Chrisann Jarrett
	Dami Makinde	(�ast day �� September ��)
Charity registered number	��
Registered office and	EC� Offices
operationa� address	�� City Road
	London
	EC�V �PY
Banker	Metro Bank
	One Southampton Row
	London
	WC�B �HA
Accountants	Charity Accounting Services	Ltd
	Unit B��, Trident Business	Centre
	�� Bickersteth Road
	London
	SW�� SH
Independent Examiner	Caro�ine Sharp FCA, DChA
	�� Canberra Road
	London
	SE� �PF

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TRUSTEES� REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

The Trustees are p�eased to present their report together with the financia� statements of the charity for the year ended �� March ��. Reference and administrative information set out on page � forms part of this report. The financia� statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting po�icies set out in note � to the accounts and comp�y with the charity’s trust deed, the Charities Act �� and Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financia� Reporting Standard app�icab�e in the UK and the Repub�ic of Ire�and (FRS��).

We Be�ong registered with the Charity Commission on �� Ju�y ��, becoming a new standa�one organisation. We Be�ong bui�ds on a project ca��ed Let Us Learn, which was previous�y hosted by Just for Kids Law. The project expanded beyond its initia� remit of campaigning for equa� access to higher education to fighting for the rights of young migrants in the UK, inc�uding higher education and tack�ing systemic barriers that prevent young migrants from �iving a fu�fi��ed �ife.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Lega� structure of the charity

The charity is constituted as a charitab�e incorporated organisation and its governing document is a written constitution dated �� Ju�y ��.

Recruit and induction of trustees

The Trustees are appointed by the members or the charity trustees and are recruited with regard to their know�edge ski��s and experience. At each AGM the �ongest serving one third of trustees must retire and may be reappointed. Trustees may nor serve more than three consecutive terms. There is a comprehensive pre-appointment briefing and a trustee induction process for new Trustees. Training is made avai�ab�e to Trustees as required.

Management and administration

During the year We Be�ong was administered by two Co-Chief Executives, Dami Makinde and Chrisann Jarrett based on the strategic direction set by the trustees. The board of trustees meets four times a year. The chair, treasurer and safeguarding �ead trustees a�so provide support to Co-CEOs as and when required. Charity Accounting Services provide book-keeping and accounting services to the charity.

OBJECTS AND ACTIVITIES

Objectives set out in the governing document

❏ to he�p young peop�e advance in �ife through providing support and activities which deve�op their ski��s, capacities and capabi�ities to enab�e them to participate in society as mature and responsib�e individua�s.

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❏ to promote socia� inc�usion for the pub�ic benefit by preventing peop�e from becoming socia��y exc�uded, re�ieving the needs of those peop�e who are socia��y exc�uded and assisting them to integrate into society.

Charity activities

We Be�ong works with and for young migrants, who are subject to a hosti�e environment in the country we and they ca�� home. We fight to end the hosti�e environment around immigration, ensuring barriers preventing fu�� integration for migrants are removed so that we can contribute to British society.

OUR ISSUES AND APPROACHES

Advocacy

The Cha��enge:

There are ��,�� chi�dren and young peop�e growing up in the UK without any forma� immigration status. The current immigration system is comp�ex and �engthy, and the cost of securing Leave to Remain has increased by �� since ��. Young peop�e who are socia��y integrated are exposed to the UK’s hosti�e immigration environment and �eft suspended in a protracted �ega� �imbo, �imiting their progression in �ife.

Our approach:

As we�� as fighting to get the most secure status possib�e for young peop�e to a��ow them to remain and contribute to British society; we work with young peop�e to he�p advocate their concerns to po�icy makers at the heart of par�iament.

Recognising that young peop�e in difficu�ty face significant barriers to persona� deve�opment, we seek to remove those barriers and support them in accessing their rights and advocating for change. This empowers each young person to become independent, confident, and ab�e to reach their fu�� potentia�. Our advocacy work has the fo��owing aims:

To foster re�ationships with par�iamentarians to aid our campaign goa�s ca��ing on the government to introduce a shorter and more affordab�e routes to sett�ement;
To raise awareness of how the current immigration system affects the �ife chances of young migrants, as we�� as their abi�ity to secure and maintain their status;
To work with young peop�e on a one-to-one basis and equip them with the too�s necessary to change the status quo and interact with the government so they are ab�e to initiate conversations with Members of Par�iament, using their own stories to humanise the debate around immigration.

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Strategic �itigation:

Our desire for justice �ed to a co��aboration with Is�ington Law Centre and Garden Court Chambers to produce case studies for a judicia� review on the ��-year route. The case studies consisted of young peop�e brought to the UK as chi�dren who have �imited form of status, who cou�d have been granted sett�ed status shou�d the home office decide to use ��. W� �� , �� .

Permission was granted for a fu�� hearing at the High Court for a future date. We are now in preparation for the fu�� hearing and submitted a further six case studies that are incredib�y moving and exceptiona��y powerfu� in giving snippets into the �ives of young peop�e.

A young person who wishes to remain anonymous stated the fo��owing:

�I �i�e�a�� d�� i�h �� ife �� a��e� I ca�� e�� f a �i�e �ha� i� ha� bee� ea�� f�� e� Ge��i�g f�ie�d� i� �� ea�� c�� ca�� fi� i�� ca�� ha�e a�� f �he e��e�ie�ce�� M� �� i� g�i�g �h��gh i� b�� i�� i�e �e� i� i� affec�i�g �e e�e�� i�g�e ��e�� g�i�g �� i� ge��i�g �he j�b I �a�� I�� a��a�� a��i�g ahead b�� I ha�e �� acce�� he�e �i�i�� e�e�� da�� I �h��d ha�e fi�i�hed ��i b� �� I�� eei�g �� f�ie�d� f��i�g �i�h �hei� �i�e�� I a� ��c� b�� I ��i�� ee� ��i�g� I ha�e�� d��e a��hi�g bad i� �� ife �� de�e��e �hi��

Student Finance

The Cha��enge:

The �� victory at the Supreme Court against the Business, Innovation and Ski��s was a step c�oser to thousands of young peop�e achieving their �ong-�ife dream of attending a university and obtaining a degree. Yet, many young peop�e sti�� face consistent cha��enges with Student Finance Eng�and despite meeting the Long Residency Criteria. The barriers we work to cha��enge is the restrictive criterion that young peop�e with precarious status experience, which pena�ises students who have resided in the UK since chi�dhood. The Student Loans Company requests extensive documents to prove �ong residence e�igibi�ity despite Home Office e�igibi�ity criteria which is granted based on the evidence of continuous stay in the UK. This becomes a difficu�t process for those who:

Received their first and �awfu� status after �eaving sixth form or co��ege . As they wait for their status to be granted, they are unab�e to ho�d a bank account, drive, rent, work and in some cases use the NHS. Therefore, they incur gaps where they are unab�e to provide �ega� documents to prove their �ong residence e�igibi�ity.
Move houses mu�tip�e times in a short time frame and as a resu�t �ose documents a�ong the way. Young peop�e attending university after the age of �� can have minor gaps in their documentation to prove �ong residence. In such cases Student Finance Eng�and is unab�e to proceed with individua�s’ app�ication despite showing other c�ear evidence of their �ongevity in the UK.

Our approach:

Our Communities : We raise awareness of student finance ru�es in schoo�s and communities, ensuring that students, teachers and parents we come in contact with understand the stakes

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and begin to work towards gathering evidence and preparing themse�ves for what can be a trying period shou�d the app�ication to student finance not go according to p�an.

Co��aboration : We work a�ongside other organisations within the sector such as Access to Higher Education Working Group and Student Finance Vu�nerab�e Stakeho�der Group on finding so�utions to the po�icy issues.

Student Loans Company : We estab�ished a re�ationship with Student Loans Company (SLC), through their Funding Information Partners Manager, who is wi��ing to assist the young peop�e we work with who strugg�ed to access student finance despite being e�igib�e. Since making contact, we have successfu��y intervened in � urgent cases, with one young person being reinstated back into university after being kicked out because of student finance errors. Bui�ding on the fostered re�ationship with SLC, we’ve attended severa� meetings and we are direct�y inf�uencing po�icies.

A quote from someone we supported :

�O�� G�d �� ha� I ��d be d�i�g �igh� �� if I did�� c��e i�� c��ac� �i�h �� I�� bee� ��ch a ��g j��e� a�d I c��d�� ha�e d��e i� �i�h�� I h��e�� d�� h�� ha�� e d��e �� ch f�� e ��e� �he�e �a�� fe� ��h� a�d I�� g�a�ef�� f�� e�e��hi�g ��e d��e f�� e� Ma� G�d b�e�� i� ab��da�ce�� LK, 20 years o�d

For young peop�e who fa�� outside of the student finance ru�es, our support has had a positive impact, with � young peop�e receiving scho�arships in the �ast year.

Hamayoon, age �� says:

�I a� f��e�e� i� �� deb� f�� a�� he he�� ha� �� ided f�� e i� �� ed�ca�i��a� ��i�� I d� �� ha�e �he ��d� �� de�c�ibe h�� ha�� Kee� �� he g��d �� a�d I �i�h �� a�� he be��

IMPACT

Impact- Our Inf�uencing Work

As the Covid-�� pandemic hit we knew that our externa� campaigning efforts wou�d have to move on�ine so we focused our attention on bui�ding connections with par�iamentarians digita��y by uti�ising the power of storyte��ing. We have supported young peop�e to speak out and cha��enge the government’s ��-year route to sett�ement and campaign for a reform to ensure that our immigration system is fair and respects socia� integration.

We have empowered over �00 young peop�e to write to their MP’s and get them engaged in the democratic process.

The �-� re�ationship bui�ding with MPs has �ed to the concerns about the high cost of fees and We Be�ong’s aims being raised to the Home Secretary, Priti Pate� in par�iament . Since then, we have been in touch with the Home Secretary’s department and have he�d frequent meetings with Senior Civi� Servants working on creating a better immigration system for young peop�e that have made the UK their home.

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We a�so wrote a �etter to the Prime Minister Boris Johnson high�ighting our concerns about the immigration system which was co-signed by �� young peop�e with �ived experience of the immigration system. A�ongside this �etter we created an on�ine petition which was aimed at Boris Johnson asking the government to introduce a shorter more affordab�e route to sett�ement. This petition was shared a�ongside a short campaign video where � young peop�e spoke about their �ives in the UK and the impact of the immigration fees that’s pricing them out of status in a country they ca�� home. The video received over �,000 views on our socia� media channe�s .

We have gained cross party support for our Chasing Status Campaign. We hosted an event inviting MPs Tim Loughton and Laura Farris from the Home Affairs Se�ect Committee to speak at our Virtua� Par�iamentary Event which was �ed by young migrants who to�d their story of se�f to �� attendees . This �ed to five of our young peop�e being invited by Tim Loughton to give ora� evidence to the Home Affairs Se�ect Committee as part of Par�iament Week. Our questions and concerns were raised to the Immigration Minister Kevin Foster, the next day when he agreed to meet with us to discuss. In that meeting we were ab�e to speak about the barriers young migrants were facing in the UK using our stories of se�f as the cata�yst of change. The Immigration Minister �istened to our concerns and has promised to engage further with us. This was the beginning of working a�ongside po�icy makers, providing insight into the �ives of young peop�e and ensuring systems are in p�ace to address their concerns. We Be�ong has a�so submitted written evidence to the House of Lords Covid-�� Committee as we�� as providing ora� evidence.

Using the momentum from this we he�ped Meg Hi��ier MP, secure a debate in Par�iament on the extortionate cost of visa fees. We Be�ong members from across the country sent our briefing to Members of Par�iament and urged them to attend the debate and speak out against the injustices they face. Our briefing was referenced by � MPs in the debate and �ed to the immigration minister speaking out in favour of working with We Be�ong to address the issues of the �0-year route.

Leadership Programme

We aim to bui�d generationa� �eaders who can become change agents and �ead in their respective fie�ds. We achieve this through our �eadership academy, faci�itated by the We Be�ong’s CEOs which has been high�y recommended to young peop�e who want to:

Be equipped with too�s to enhance their �eadership ski��s;
Meet new peop�e who have �ived experience of the immigration system;
Gain confidence as �eaders and discover more about themse�ves.

We’ve conducted two virtua� �eadership programme �eadership programmes in the financia� year ��/��, and graduated �� young peop�e, some who have stated the fo��owing about the programme:

�I a� ��ea�ed �� ha�e �a�e� �a�� i� �hi� c��e� Thi� c��e ha� he��ed �e �� ide��if� �� e�g�h� a�d de�e�� he� f��he� b�� a�� a��ed �e �� acce�� ea��e��e� a�d e�b�ace �he��

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�I �ea��ed �ha� �he�e i� ��e� i� ��e�� a�d ��e ha� �he �igh� �� ha�e i� a� ��e �i�he� a�d �� a��e� h�� ega�i�e i� a��ea�� he�e i� a��a�� a �e��e �f ��i�i�i�� a��ached a�d ��e ca�� e�� h� i� i��i�ed b� i��

To enhance the programme, the emerging young �eaders are paired with senior mentors and are given opportunities to ask questions, �earn and absorb as much information as possib�e. The senior mentors often act as connectors for the young cohort and encourage them in their chosen career paths and ambitions.

Sufina Ahmed, a senior �eader said this:

�The ��g�a��e ha� a��ed �e �� e�� e�e�a� �e��e a� diffe�e�� i�� i� �hei� �eade��hi� j��e�� Whe�he� �he� a�e ��i�� d�i�g� fi�i�hi�g �hei� ��die�� i� �he ea�� age� �f �hei� ca�ee�� e�� a��i�ed i� �he UK a�d b�i�di�g a �e� �ife f�� he��e��e�� he� ha�e a�� bee� �a��i��a�e ab�� achie�i�g �hei� d�ea�� Each ha� �h�� e�i�ie�ce a�d de�e��i�a�i�� i� �a�agi�g �he cha��e�ge� �he��e faci�g� a�d a �ea� ��i�i�� i� ��i�g �he ��i�ie� �ha� �hi� ��g�a��e ��e�� hei� e�e� �� Each ha� ��e� ab�� he �e��e �f c��i�� ha� �he ��g�a��e ha� ��ided �he� �i�h� a� �e�� a� �he i��a�ce �f ha�i�g a �e�� ha� �he� ca� ��ea� �� a ��e��e ba�i� �� e��e ��ecific i��e� a�d idea� ��e dee�� The ��g�a��e ha� a�� e�ed �hei� e�e� �� a ��e e��a��i�e defi�i�i�� f �eade��hi� a�d �h�� he� �ha� �he� ab��e�� ha�e �he ��i�� be �eade�� i� �hei� �� i�e� a�d ca�ee�� I fee� ��e�� i�i�eged �� ha�e �ee� �hi� ��f��d fi��ha�d �i�hi� �he ��g �e��e �ha� I ha�e �e��ed� I� ha� a��ed �e �� hi�� c�ea�i�e�� ab�� ha� �eade��hi� �ea�� e a�d �� he�� a�d h�� e ca� �� he�� a�ife�� a�d achie�e �hei� �eade��hi� d�ea��

Summit

It is our desire to connect young peop�e from across the UK, up�ift and amp�ify their voices as changemakers. Recognising the need for young peop�e to be equipped with too�s that aids their progression in the activism fie�d, we ho�d an annua� youth conference to teach, equip and network with young peop�e from across the wider sector. This year’s virtua� � day conference, tit�ed ‘Rise to the cha��enge’ focuses on three pi��ars rooted in our society today and within We Be�ong. The pi��ars - Menta� Hea�th, Activism and Digita� Storyte��ing - engages young peop�e through information sharing, upski��ing and the ce�ebration of amazing individua�s between �� years of age in the UK today. The pi��ars expand on the fo��owing:

Menta� Hea�th: Deve�oping so�utions for youth menta� hea�th
Activism : Hearing from young campaigners who have inf�uenced positive outcomes for peop�e.
Digita� Storyte��ing: Shifting the narrative and finding a ba�ance to humanise and share stories on�ine.

The event wi�� end with our first We Be�ong Awards ceremony on the fina� day of the summit, to recognise the hard work and dedication of our committed vo�unteers, schoo�s, and par�iamentarians.

This year, our core group members, who are committed vo�unteers are key in the success of the summit as their participation throughout the process has been integra�. Together we decided on creation of materia�s, choice of speakers, content for the various workshops, ta�ks

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and pane� discussions taking p�ace. We hope from attending the summit, young peop�e wi�� acquire in-depth know�edge on the �-pi��ars, gain confidence and fee� empowered to overcome the cha��enges they face either persona��y or within their communities.

The backdrop of Covid-�� eft a negative impact on many young peop�e’s menta� hea�th and mora�e and this summit was our answer to affect positive changes at a time that has been difficu�t for so many. Moreover, we hope to imp�ement �earnings from youth experts in different fie�ds, inc�uding our own members during the different sessions he�d.

Socia� media and website

One of the key deve�opments in our on�ine communications this year has been hiring a Digita� Communications Officer to de�iver on the fo��owing:

Increase in the number of young peop�e supported to speak out on�ine about barriers they face because of their immigration status
More young peop�e are �eading campaigns that aim for equa� and fair treatment for young migrants.
We Be�ong becoming a key p�ayer in po�icy reform to the UK’s immigration system.

In addition to this, as an organisation it has been exciting to engage young migrants on�ine, deve�op the organisation’s communications strategy, work on on�ine storyte��ing and fundraising. Doing so has required various exciting new cha��enges: p�anning and creating on�ine content that fo��ows socia� media trends, designing graphics and animations that inform and educate young migrants and par�iamentarians, updating our new website with fresh content and information, and he�ping to communicate our po�itica� campaigns.

Our series of month�y interviews ca��ed ‘Status Stories’ effective�y enab�es young peop�e to speak out on�ine about the impact of the ��-year route and the changes they hope to see within the immigration system. Thus, further engaging and empowering others to speak out about their difficu�t circumstances.

We use our overa�� on�ine content to generate individua� donors in support of our work. We create and share fundraising-specific content, socia� media ads and promoted content. With the he�p of a digita� mentor supporting our Digita� Communications Officer on fundraising, and the deve�opment of our strategy we expect to uti�ise this capacity to draw on more individua� donors. One of our high�ights from our focus on genera� pub�ic donations this year has been a generous donation from Reni Eddo-Lodge, the award-winning author of ‘Why I’m No Longer Ta�king To White Peop�e About Race’. Reni Eddo-Lodge shared her support for our work on both Instagram and Twitter, which saw our on�ine fo��owers grow.

At the beginning of every month, we review our socia� media and website and generate a report. For examp�e, between October and June, we have seen a �� increase in fo��owers on Instagram, and �� increase in fo��owers on Twitter. The report is used to track our growth, popu�ar on�ine content and our geographica� reach. We expect to see this increase in on�ine engagement continue in upcoming months.

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Awards (�0��)

Our �� awards inc�ude the fo��owing:

UK Youth Inspiring Hope Award: We were ce�ebrated as an innovative and adaptab�e organisation, who in response to Covid�� supported our young peop�e and made a rea� difference in their �ives.

Community Campaign of the year - UK Par�iament Award: We were ce�ebrated as an organisation that has campaigned for change in our community.

FUNDING PROCESS

We Be�ong submit funding app�ications either by open grant processes or by invitation from grantmakers. A�� fundraising prospects are noted in the Fundraising Pipe�ine after a scoping exercise to ascertain whether or not We Be�ong is a fit for the prospective funding priority with reference to the organisation's fundraising strategy which high�ights any potentia� gap in funding for specific projects. Once a prospective grant is on the Fundraising Pipe�ine it is then tracked from submission to assessment and fina��y through to decision.

FUNDRAISING

Quote from Catherine Hi��is, Esmee Fairbairn – ‘

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Quote from a member of the pub�ic - �I �ead a� a��ic�e i� �he G�a�dia� �hich �e��i��ed �he �� d�� a�d I �a� �� ed a�d i��i�ed �ha� I decided �� d��a�e��

��/�� financia� year has been promising for We Be�ong as we continue to engage a wide range of donor and Grantmaking organisations. The funding received has enab�ed us to embed our new way of working as we adapt our digita� de�ivery in the midst of the g�oba� pandemic. We raised £��,�� a �� increase from �0��/�0�0 revenue income. We continue to deve�op our fundraising strategy with an emphasis on individua� donors. On�ine donations from the pub�ic in this �ast year exceeded our target as we were ab�e to generate unrestricted income of £��,�� via CHUFFED and CAF Donate.

Though the pandemic has created new hurd�es which required us to shift priorities or de�ay the de�ivery of some of our programmes and activities, we were reassured and encouraged by the support of our funders who responded with increased f�exibi�ity through a range of

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unrestricted grants and top-up grants to support organisationa� deve�opment and digita� infrastructure.

For the first time, we were supported by Pau� Ham�yn Foundation, Rayne Foundation and a number of anonymous donors to provide sub-grants to young migrants to a��eviate the financia� insecurity caused by the pandemic through our Hardship Grants. We were ab�e to meet young peop�e at the point of need and provide a safety net to fi�� the gap �eft by other services. We approved �� grants, tota��ing an amount of ��,��.

We appreciate a�� our supporters; without them we wou�d not be ab�e to continue this purpose driven work.

ONGOING DEVELOPMENTS

Advocacy and Campaigning

We are working ever more c�ose�y with young peop�e with �ived experience to fight and dismant�e the Hosti�e Environment and to secure a fair, progressive immigration system that works for a�� of us. We continue to work with par�iamentarians across the po�itica�-spectrum raising our concerns about the issues faced by young migrants.

Over the past year we have �earned the fo��owing:

�. There is no substitute for �ived experience: it is important that young peop�e are inc�uded in strategy and po�icy conversations from an ear�y stage so that they are invested in the process. Te��ing one’s story might just be one tactic of raising awareness but it is not to be underestimated in a wor�d where civi� servants and ministers often operate on assumptions of ‘how the system is working’. The �ived experience of the young peop�e debunks these assumptions and rep�aces it with the ‘truth’.

�. We must �ead with va�ues: conversations around immigration in the UK are a�ready po�arising, our advocacy must therefore appea� to va�ues of fairness, justice and socia� integration. By �eading with these va�ues and engaging with MP’s by sharing the journeys of young peop�e we have been ab�e to bui�d trust, find commona�ity and work c�ose�y with MP’s and civi� servants.

�. Strategic a��iances: it matters who speaks about the issues in which we are campaigning, it is key to have members from across the po�itica� spectrum to speak about and endorse our ca��s for reform. The voices must be ba�anced so as not to make our recommendations a part po�itica� issue to which there wi�� be a �ot of opposition.

Comms and Narrative

We Be�ong have a �ong history of integrating communications support in a�� our advocacy and campaigns to amp�ify our work and to raise awareness amongst the pub�ic.

We have provided strategic comms training to members of our core group and invested in our key messages. Our comms has been carefu��y curated to ensure we rightfu��y expose the prob�ems of the current immigration system whi�st a�so offering so�utions and extend a

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friend�y offer to work a�ongside the government to imp�ement these changes. We were featured in the BBC Panorama programme ‘Am I British?’ where three of our young peop�e shared their experiences of our broken immigration system. This enab�ed us to start new conversation with MP’s and it a�so provided the momentum to move static conversations a�ong. [CJ�]

We have recognised that there is sti�� a �ong way to go but we have managed to win the hearts of members of the pub�ic through our externa� campaigning whi�st a�so maintaining good and he�pfu� re�ationships with senior civi� servants.

Governance

We have strengthened our board of trustees by recruiting a new Chairman, Co�in Fa�coner and an additiona� trustee, Jami��a Hinds-Brough. Both bring strong expertise working within the charitab�e sector. Co�in Fa�coner in particu�ar worked with the Foyer Federation and deve�oped the concept of ‘Advantaged thinking’ which asks organisations working with young peop�e to see them as having positive assets. Jami��a has experience working in regiona� government and pub�ic affairs, her expertise crucia� as We Be�ong deve�ops its advocacy.

We va�ue �ived experience and meaningfu� engagement of our three younger trustees. To that end we conducted an interna� ski��s audit of our current board members and created a deve�opment programme for younger trustees to shadow and work a�ongside the more experienced trustees. Deve�opment areas inc�ude, communication, governance, and financia� �iteracy, a�� contributing to the future aim of our board being fu��y representative of the organisation and the young peop�e we work with.

Engagement and Re�ationship Bui�ding

Beneficiaries (New C�ient Enquires)

There has been a significant rise in our beneficiaries in the �ast year as our database shows a record of �� new c�ient enquiries from �� geographica� �ocations across the UK. This is a �� increase from the previous year, meaning an increase in our visibi�ity through our outreach and socia� media work. We provide information, and invite young peop�e on our journey to become active participants and change makers. This inc�udes severa� �-�-� meetings, writing to their MPs, attending our gatherings, becoming members of our core group and comp�eting our �eadership academy.

Core Group Members

The pandemic exacerbated the difficu�t situations our core group members were in. With some fur�oughed and unab�e to work, and others at university strugg�ing to sett�e into a new norma�, our engagement with our core group took a hit as many �ost the motivation to stay and keep fighting for the injustice we a�� faced. Determined not to give up, we he�d severa� meetings, engaged strategica��y on re-gaining the momentum and understood the importance of transforming the cohort by revamping the team and ensuring face to face meetings can sti�� occur.

Despite the inconsistency with the core team, we’ve worked a�ongside five core group members, by co-designing and faci�itating information sessions, raising awareness on the

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barriers to accessing higher education for young migrants in schoo�s and co��eges. This has been beneficia� to the target audiences and has resu�ted in positive feedback.

Institutions (Universities, Schoo�s and Co��eges)

We increased our engagement with universities by training staff who work with students with comp�ex status. Our two-hour training session is adaptab�e and supports staff to engage in group discussions, where common issues and best practice examp�es can be identified. Our aim is for a�� young peop�e with precarious status at universities to easi�y access accurate information and receive guidance on any issues they may face throughout the duration of their course. We have since trained � universities, benefiting over �� staff members. The training provides We Be�ong with further unrestricted income that supports our overa�� work. Furthermore, we hope to estab�ish at �east �� more scho�arships across UK universities and wi�� continue to work a�ongside facu�ties in achieving this aim.

We recent�y contributed towards a report for the Centre for Education and Youth, ca��ing for a change among decision makers within higher education situations and po�icy makers for students with precarious status and �ong term residents to be considered as home fees students. As part of a working group with the Universities of Sanctuary, we are seeking opportunities for further deve�opments in our co��aboration.

We have deve�oped strong re�ationships with over �� schoo�s and co��eges, �� of them agreeing to become part of We Be�ong’s network, and we continue to work hard to increase this. Over �� young peop�e in schoo�s have attended our information sessions, with schoo� teachers trained to identify prob�ems re�ating to young migrants. A�though we were physica��y unab�e to attend schoo�s during the pandemic, we were ab�e to continue our work each month, and communicate to students through a series of on�ine workshops .

FINANCIAL REVIEW

The Trustees report net income of ��,�� (��: ��,��) for the period under review. The income for the year was ��,�� (��: ��,��) and expenditure was ��,�� (��: ��,��). The fund ba�ance at the end of the period of ��,�� (��: ��,��) comprised unrestricted funds of ��,�� (��: ��,��) and restricted funds of ��,�� (��: ��,��).

RESERVE POLICY: The Trustees aim to have sufficient unrestricted reserves to cover the budgeted operating costs for �-� months.

The unrestricted reserve ba�ance at �� March �� was ��,�� (��: ��,��). Based on the budget for ��/�� this represents � months expenditure and therefore the Trustees consider that the va�ue of the funds at �� March �� meets these objectives.

RISK MANAGEMENT: `

The Trustees active�y review the major risks which face the charity on a regu�ar basis, with a risk assessment report avai�ab�e on�ine and high�ighted at every Trustee meeting. Financia��y the Trustees be�ieve that maintaining reserves at adequate �eve�s, combined

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with an annua� review of the contro�s over key financia� systems wi�� provide sufficient resources in the event of adverse conditions. The Trustees have a�so examined other operationa� and business risks faced by the charity and be�ieve that the systems in p�ace to mitigate significant risks offers the Trust adequate protection.

GOING CONCERN :

The Trustees be�ieve that by maintaining reserves at the �eve�s required by the reserves po�icy and by regu�ar�y reviewing the charity’s key financia� systems, they can ensure that sufficient resources are in p�ace to mitigate significant financia� risks. The Trustees have examined the operationa� and business risks faced by the charity, particu�ar�y the cha��enges resu�ting from the Covid-�� pandemic and be�ieve that confirmed income for the next �� months together with the reserves in p�ace offer the charity adequate protection to ensure its continuance as a going concern.

PUBLIC BENEFIT:

When p�anning our activities for the year, the Trustees have considered the Charity Commission's guidance on pub�ic benefit. Trustees are c�ear that there are identifiab�e benefits to the work that we do - some of these are identified be�ow;

Trustees are c�ear that these benefits are for a wide cross-section of the pub�ic;
Trustees are c�ear that those benefits re�ate to our aims.
Trustees are c�ear that those benefits outweigh any potentia� risks.

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STATEMENT OF THE TRUSTEES'S RESPONSIBILITIES

Trustees are required to prepare financial statements for each financial year, which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the CIO and the incoming resources and application of resources, including the net income or expenditure, of the CIO for the year. In preparing those financial statements the trustees are required to:

❏ Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
❏ Observe the methods and principles in the applicable Charities SORP;
❏ Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
❏ State whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
❏ Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and which enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act.

The Trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. The Trustees confirm that to the best of their knowledge there is no information relevant to the Independent Examination of which the Examiner is unaware.

The Trustees also confirm that they have taken all necessary steps to ensure that they themselves are aware of all relevant financial information and that this information has been communicated to the Examiner.

The Trustees are members of the charity, but this entitles them only to voting rights. The Trustees have no beneficial interest in the charity.

This report was approved by the Board of Trustees on 03 November 2021 and signed on their behalf by:

Jocelyn James Trustee and Treasurer

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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT EXAMINER TO THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of We Belong for the year ended 31 March 2021.

This report is made solely to the trustees as a body, in accordance with the Charities Act 2011. My examination has been undertaken so that I might state to the trustees those matters I am required to state to them in an independent examiner's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the trustees as a body, for my examination, for this report, or for the opinions I have formed.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of the CIO you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

I report in respect of my examination of the CIO’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner’s statement

Since the charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the ICAEW, which is one of the listed bodies.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

Accounting records were not kept in respect of the CIO as required by section 130 of the Act; or
The accounts do not accord with those records; or
The accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give as ‘true and fair’ view which is not considered part of an independent examination.
The accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Caroline Sharp FCA, DChA London SE7

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Notes Income from: Donations and �egacies � Charitab�e activities � Tota� Income Expenditure on: Charitab�e activities � Tota� Expenditure Net Income for the year Transfer between funds Net Movement in funds Reconci�iation of funds: Funds brought forward Funds carried forward ��	Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Tota� �0�� Tota� � months period ended �� March �0�0 � � � � ��,�� - ��,�� ��,�� �,�� ��,�� ��,�� ��,��
	��,�� ��,�00 ��,�� ��,�� ��,�� ��,�� ��,�� ��,��
	��,�� ��,�� ��,�� ��,��
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	(�,��) �,�� - -
	��,�� ��,�� ��,�� ��,�� ��,�� ��,�� ��,�� -

	��,�0� �0,�� ��,�� ��,��

A�� activities derive from continuing operations. There are no other recognised gains and �osses other than those stated above. Movements in funds are disc�osed in note �� to the financia� statements.

The notes attached on pages �� to �� form an integra� part of these accounts.

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BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2021

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Notes CURRENT ASSETS Debtors 9 Cash at bank and in hand: Total current assets LIABILITIES Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 10 Net Current assets NET ASSETS TOTALS 11 THE FUNDS OF THE CHARITY Restricted Funds 12 Unrestricted Funds 12 TOTAL FUNDS	2021 2021 2020 2020 £ £ £ £ 5,200 3,097 332,115 150,759 337,315 153,856 5,377 6,580 331,938 147,276 331,938 147,276 80,832 48,359 251,106 98,917 331,938 147,276	2021 2021 2020 2020 £ £ £ £ 5,200 3,097 332,115 150,759 337,315 153,856 5,377 6,580 331,938 147,276 331,938 147,276 80,832 48,359 251,106 98,917 331,938 147,276

		147,276
		48,359 98,917 147,276

Approved by the board of trustees on 3 November 2021 and signed on their behalf by

Jocelyn James Trustee and Treasurer

The notes attached on pages 19 to 29 form an integral part of these accounts.

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�. Accounting po�icies

Statutory information

We Be�ong is a Charitab�e Incorporated Organisation, registered with the Charity Commission for Eng�and and Wa�es. The registered office and operationa� address is EC� Offices, �� City Road, London EC�V �PY.

Basis of preparation

The financia� statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice app�icab�e to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financia� Reporting Standard app�icab�e in the UK and Repub�ic of Ire�and (FRS ��) - (Charities SORP FRS ��), The Financia� Reporting Standard app�icab�e in the UK and Repub�ic of Ire�and (FRS ��) and the Charities Act ��.

The financia� statements have been prepared to give a ‘true and fair’ view and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regu�ations �� on�y to the extent required to provide a ‘true and fair view’. This departure has invo�ved fo��owing Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financia� Reporting Standard app�icab�e in the UK and Repub�ic of Ire�and (FRS ��) rather than the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice effective from � Apri� �� which has since been withdrawn.

Assets and �iabi�ities are initia��y recognised at historica� cost or transaction va�ue un�ess otherwise stated in the re�evant accounting po�icy or note.

In app�ying the financia� reporting framework, the Trustees have made a number of subjective judgements, for examp�e in respect of significant accounting estimates. Estimates and judgements are continua��y eva�uated and are based on historica� experience and other factors, inc�uding expectations of future events that are be�ieved to be reasonab�e under the circumstances. The nature of the estimation means the actua� outcomes cou�d differ from those estimates. Any significant estimates and judgements affecting these financia� statements are detai�ed within the re�evant accounting po�icy be�ow.

The financia� statements are presented in ster�ing which is the functiona� currency of the charity and are rounded to the nearest ��.

Pub�ic benefit entity

The charity meets the definition of a pub�ic benefit entity under FRS ��.

Going concern

The Trustees consider that there are no materia� uncertainties about the charity's abi�ity to continue as a going concern.

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The Trustees do not consider that there are any sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date that have a significant risk of causing a materia� adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and �iabi�ities within the next reporting period.

Income recognition

Income, whether from exchange or non-exchange transactions, is recognised in the statement of financia� activities (SOFA) on a receivab�e basis, when a transaction or other event resu�ts in an increase in the charity’s assets or a reduction in its �iabi�ities and on�y when the charity has �ega� entit�ement, the income is probab�e and can be measured re�iab�y.

Income subject to terms and conditions which must be met before the charity is entit�ed to the resources is not recognised unti� the conditions have been met.

Income from government and other grants, whether ‘capita�’ grants or ‘revenue’ grants, is recognised when the charity has entit�ement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the grants have been met, it is probab�e that the income wi�� be received, and the amount can be measured re�iab�y and is not deferred.

A�� income is accounted for gross, before deducting any re�ated fees or costs.

Accounting for deferred income and income received in advance

Where terms and conditions re�ating to income have not been met or uncertainty exists as to whether the charity can meet any terms or conditions otherwise within its contro�, income is not recognised but is deferred as a �iabi�ity unti� it is probab�e that the terms or conditions imposed can be met.

Donated goods, faci�ities and services

Donated professiona� services and faci�ities are recognised as income when the charity has contro� over the item, any conditions associated with the donated item have been met, the receipt of economic benefit from the use by the charity is probab�e and that economic benefit can be measured re�iab�y. There were no such donations during the period in question. In accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS ��), the genera� vo�unteer time of trustees and vo�unteers is not recognised with any monetary va�ue.

Fund accounting

�) Unrestricted funds are avai�ab�e for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the genera� objectives of the charity.
�) Designated funds are unrestricted funds set aside by the Trustees for particu�ar purposes.
�) Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appea�.

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Recognition of �iabi�ities and expenditure

A �iabi�ity, and the re�ated expenditure, is recognised when a �ega� or constructive ob�igation exists as a resu�t of a past event, and when it is more �ike�y than not that a transfer of economic benefits wi�� be required in sett�ement, and when the amount of the ob�igation can be measured or re�iab�y estimated.

Liabi�ities arising from future funding commitments and constructive ob�igations, inc�uding performance re�ated grants, where the timing or the amount of the future expenditure required to sett�e the ob�igation are uncertain, give rise to a provision in the accounts, which is reviewed at the accounting year end. The provision is increased to ref�ect any increases in �iabi�ities, and is decreased by the uti�isation of any provision within the period, and reversed if any provision is no �onger required. These movements are charged or credited to the respective funds and activities to which the provision re�ates.

A��ocating costs to activities

Support costs are those functions that assist the work of the charity but do not direct�y undertake charitab�e activities. These inc�ude office costs, finance, personne�, payro�� and governance costs which support the charity's charitab�e activities.

Debtors

Debtors are measured at their recoverab�e amounts at the ba�ance sheet date.

Creditors and provisions

A�� iabi�ities are recognised as at the end of the financia� year.

Financia� instruments inc�uding cash and bank ba�ances

Cash he�d by the charity is inc�uded at the amount actua��y he�d and counted at the year end. Bank ba�ances, whether in credit or overdrawn, are shown at the amounts proper�y reconci�ed to the bank statements.

Pension

The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and the pension charge represents amounts payab�e by the charity to the fund in respect of the period.

Fixed assets

Items costing �ess than ��,�� are not capita�ised.

�. Liabi�ity to taxation

The Trustees consider that the charity satisfies the tests set out in Paragraph � Schedu�e � of the Finance Act �� for UK corporation tax purposes. According�y, the Charity is potentia��y exempt from taxation in respect of income or capita� gains received within categories covered by chapter � part �� of the Corporation Tax Act �� or Section �� of the Taxation of Chargeab�e Gains Act ��, to the extent that such income or gains

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are app�ied exc�usive�y on the specific charitab�e objects of the charity and for no other purpose.

Va�ue Added Tax is not recoverab�e by the charity and is therefore inc�uded in the re�evant costs in the Statement of Financia� Activities.

�. Comparison of prior period financia� activities

Notes Income from: Donations and �egacies � Charitab�e activities � Tota� Income Expenditure on: Charitab�e activities � Tota� Expenditure Net Income for the year Transfer between funds Net Movement in funds Reconci�iation of funds: Funds brought forward Funds carried forward ��	Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Tota� � months period ended �� March �0�0 � � � ��,�� - ��,�� �,�� ��,�� ��,��
	��,�� ��,�� ��,�� ��,�� ��,�� ��,��
	��,�� ��,0�� ��,��
	��,�� ��,�� ��,��
	- - -
	��,�� ��,�� ��,�� - - -

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�. Donations

Donations
Genera� donations Grants from trust and foundations AB Cha�i�ab�e T�� Pa�� Ha�� F��da�i�� OAK F��da�i�� J�� f�� Kid� La� E��e Fai�bai�� Be��a�d Le�i� Fa�i�� Cha�i�ab�e �� Tota� Donations	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Tota� �0�� Tota� � months period ended �� March �0�0 £ £ £ £ ��,�� - ��,�� �,�� ��,�� - ��,�� ��,�� ��,�� - ��,�� ��,�� - - - �,�� - - - ��,�� ��,�� - ��,�� - ��,�� - ��,�� -
	��0,�� - ��0,�� ��0,��

A�� donations in �� were unrestricted. Donations from Just for Kids �aw represented the net income received for the Let Us Learn project prior to We be�ong registering as a separate entity and taking over the project �

�. Income from charitab�e activities

ncome from charitab�e activities
Grants from trusts and foundations Ba�� Cadb�� T�� Be� � Je�� F��da�i�� F��d �f Tide� F��da�i�� U�b��d Phi�a��h�� T�� f�� L��d�� L��h Cha�i�� P�� Ne�� F��da�i�� PH E�e�ge�c� COVID G�a�� Workshop � Conference *2020 ana�ysis*	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Tota� �0�� Tota� � months period ended �� March �0�0 £ £ £ £ - ��,�� ��,�� ��,�� - - - ��,�� - ��,�� ��,�� ��,�� - ��,�� ��,�� ��,�� - - - �,�� - - - ��,�� - ��,�� ��,�� - �,�� - �,�� �,��
	�,�� ��,�00 ��,�� ��,0��
	*�,�0�* *1��,��* *1��,0��*

�� unrestricted income comes from Workshops and Conferences. A�� grants are restricted.

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�. Charitab�e expenditure

�a. Direct programme costs

Staff cost (note �) Communications Other programme costs Emergency Grant COVID�� Tota� direct programme costs *2020 ana�ysis*	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Tota� �0�� Tota� � months period ended �� March �0�0 £ £ £ £ ��,�� ��,�� ��,�� ��,�� ��,�� �,�� ��,�� ��,�� �,�� �,�� �,�� �,�� - ��,�� ��,�� -
	��,�� ��0,�� ��,�� ��,0��
	*�,��* *��,121* *�1,0��*

Covid grants were made to �� individua�s to cover emergency �ive�ihood costs.

�b. Supports costs

Staff training and recruitment Office rent Insurance Te�ephone � internet bi�� Printing, postage � stationery Trave�, accommodation � subsistence IT support and software Accounting service fee Equipment costs Other expenses Tota� support costs *2020 ana�ysis*	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Tota� �0�� Tota� � months period ended �� March �0�0 £ £ £ £ �� �,�� �,�� �,�� �,�� ��,�� ��,�� �,�� �� - �� �� �� - �� �� �� �,�� �,�� �� �� �� �� �,�� �,�� �� �,�� - �,�� - �,�� �,�� �,�� - �,�� �,�� �,�� �� �,�� ��
	��,�� ��,�� ��,�� ��,��
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Office rent
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�c. Governance costs

Trustees’ meeting costs and expenses Independent examiner fee	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Tota� �0�� Tota� � months period ended �� March �0�0 £ £ £ £ �� - �� �� �,�� - �,�� �,��
Initia� start-up cost	- - - �,��
Tota� governance costs *2020 ana�ysis* Tota� Charitab�e expenditure *2020 ana�ysis*	�,�00 - �,�00 �,��
	*�,��* *�,��*
	��,�� ��,�� ��,�� ��,��
	*2�,��* *��,0��* *11�,�21*

�. Staff costs and emo�uments

Wages and sa�aries Socia� security costs Emp�oyer's contribution to defined contribution pension scheme The average number of headcount of staff	�0�� �0�0 £ £ ��,�� ��,�� �,�� �,�� �,�� �,��
	��,�0� ��,��
	�.� �

No emp�oyee received remuneration amounting to more than ��,�� in the period.

The Co-CEOs form the key management personne�. The tota� remuneration to the key management personne�, inc�uding emp�oyers NI and pension, was ��,��.

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�. Trustees’ remuneration and reimbursed expenses

Trave� expenses reimbursed to four trustees for attendance at meetings	�0�� �0�0 £ £ - ��
	- ��

Neither the trustees nor any persons connected with them have received any remuneration from the charity or any re�ated entity.

One trustee received a hardship grant to meet essentia� needs of �� under the same terms and app�ication procedures as other grant recipients. The trustee was not invo�ved in the grant making process.

�. Debtors

Trade debtors Prepayments	�0�� �0�0 £ £ - �� �,�� �,��
	�,�00 �,0��

�0. Creditors: amounts fa��ing due within one year

Accrua�s Pension payab�e Trade creditors Net assets by funds At �� March �0�� Fixed assets Current assets Current �iabi�ities Net assets	Unrestricted £ - ��,�� �,��	�0�� �0�0 £ £ �,�� �,�� �� �� �� -
		�,�� �,��0
		Restricted �0�� Tota� £ £ - - ��,�� ��,�� - �,��
	��,�0�	�0,�� ��,��

��. Net assets by funds

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��. Net assets by funds (prior year)

At �� March �0�0 Fixed assets Current assets Current �iabi�ities Net assets	Unrestricted Restricted �0�0 Tota� £ £ £ - - - ��,�� ��,�� ��,�� �,�� - �,��
	��,�� ��,�� ��,��

��. Movement in funds

Unrestricted Funds Genera� fund Tota� unrestricted funds Restricted Funds Ba�� Cadb�� T�� Be� � Je�� F��da�i�� F��d �f Tide� F��da�i�� U�b��d Phi�a��h�� T�� f�� L��d�� Ne�� F��da�i�� L��h Cha�i�� P�� E�e�ge�c� COVID G�a�� Tota� restricted funds Tota� funds	Ba�ance � Apri� �0�0 Income Expenditure Funds transfer Ba�ance �� March �0�� � � � � ��,�� ��,�� (��,��) (�,��) ��,��
	��,�� ��,�� (��,��) (�,��) ��,��
	- ��,�� (��,��) - (��) �,�� - (��,��) �,�� - �,�� ��,�� (��,��) - ��,�� ��,�� ��,�� (��,��) - ��,�� ��,�� - - - ��,�� �,�� - (��) - �,�� - ��,�� (��,��) - ��,��
	��,�� ��,�� (��,��) �,�� ��,��

	��,�� ��,�� (��,��) - ��,��

A�� funds he�d at the end of the year are carried forward for use on the purposes stated be�ow in the next accounting period.

��. Movement in funds (continued) - purposes of funds

Barrow Cadbury Trust - To support We Be�ong campaigning work on issues re�ating to immigration; citizenship; higher education and support youth deve�opment. Further funds wi�� be received in �� covering the overspend in ��.

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Ben & Jerry’s Foundation Fund of Tides Foundation - Leadership Academy which inc�udes Leadership programme and Youth Summit. The transfer to restricted funds re�ates to expenditure incurred in the prior period which had not been a��ocated to the fund.

Unbound Phi�anthropy - Organising and Mobi�ising Immigrant Youth.

Trust for London - We Be�ong Chasing Status Project- Pathways to sett�ement.

Ne�son Fami�y Foundation - Leadership Academy which inc�udes Leadership programme and Youth Summit.

Lush Charity Pot - We Be�ong Vo�unteering costs.

Emergency COVID - Funded main�y by the Pau� Ham�yn Foundation and The Rayne Foundation to provide support during the COVID crisis. The fund supported �� beneficiaries with cash grants during the year. The ba�ance he�d as at �� March �� wi�� be used to make further grants in the next accounting period.

Prior year movement in funds Unrestricted Funds Genera� fund Tota� unrestricted funds Re��ic�ed F��d� Ba�� Cadb�� T�� Be� � Je�� F��da�i�� F��d �f Tide� F��da�i�� U�b��d Phi�a��h�� T�� f�� L��d�� Ne�� F��da�i�� L��h Cha�i�� P�� Tota� restricted funds Tota� funds	Ba�ance �0 Ju�y �0�� Income Expenditure Funds transfer Ba�ance �� March �0�0 � � � � - ��,�� (��,��) - ��,��
	- ��,�� (��,��) - ��,��
	- ��,�� (��,��) - - - ��,�� (��,��) - �,�� - ��,�� (��,��) - �,�� - ��,�� (�,��) - ��,�� - ��,�� - - ��,�� - �,�� - - �,��
	- ��,�� (��,��) - ��,��

	- ��,�� (��,��) - ��,��

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��. Re�ated party transactions

As detai�ed in the Trustees’ report, We Be�ong started as a project within Just for Kids Law (‘JFKL’). ��,�� was paid over from JFKL representing unspent funds as at �� June �� from the Let Us Learn project. The work of this project wi�� be continued and comp�eted by We Be�ong.

After We Be�ong was estab�ished as a separate entity, staff continued to be paid through the JFKL payro�� unti� September ��. Some other costs were a�so incurred by JFKL on beha�f of We Be�ong during the period Ju�y to September ��. These costs have been recharged to We Be�ong and are inc�uded as expenditure in these accounts (��).

Tota� costs recharged from JFKL to We Be�ong in the period to �� March �� were ��,�� comprising staff, set-up, and direct programme costs.

Sufina Ahmad is a trustee for both We Be�ong and Just for Kids Law but was not appointed unti� January ��.

One trustee received an emergency grant as disc�osed in note �.

Two trustees made unrestricted donations to the charity tota��ing ��. (��: ��)

There are no other re�ated party transactions to disc�ose for �� or ��.

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TRUSTEES' REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

TRUSTEES� REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Lega� structure of the charity

Recruit and induction of trustees

Management and administration

OBJECTS AND ACTIVITIES

Objectives set out in the governing document

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Charity activities

OUR ISSUES AND APPROACHES

Advocacy

The Cha��enge:

Our approach:

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Strategic �itigation:

A young person who wishes to remain anonymous stated the fo��owing:

Student Finance

The Cha��enge:

Our approach:

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A quote from someone we supported :

Hamayoon, age �� says:

IMPACT

Impact- Our Inf�uencing Work

We have empowered over �00 young peop�e to write to their MP’s and get them engaged in the democratic process.

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Leadership Programme

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Sufina Ahmed, a senior �eader said this:

Summit

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Socia� media and website

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Awards (�0��)

FUNDING PROCESS

FUNDRAISING

Quote from Catherine Hi��is, Esmee Fairbairn – ‘

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ONGOING DEVELOPMENTS

Advocacy and Campaigning

Comms and Narrative

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Governance

Engagement and Re�ationship Bui�ding

Beneficiaries (New C�ient Enquires)

Core Group Members

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Institutions (Universities, Schoo�s and Co��eges)

FINANCIAL REVIEW

RISK MANAGEMENT: `

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GOING CONCERN :

PUBLIC BENEFIT:

UPDATE ON FUTURE PLANS

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TRUSTEES’ REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

STATEMENT OF THE TRUSTEES'S RESPONSIBILITIES

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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT EXAMINER TO THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Responsibilities and basis of report

Independent examiner’s statement

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

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BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2021

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

�. Accounting po�icies

Statutory information

Basis of preparation

Pub�ic benefit entity

Going concern

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