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2023-03-31-accounts

Company number: CE018159 Charity registration number: 1184348

WE BELONG (A charitable incorporated organisation)

TRUSTEES' REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR FROM 1 APRIL 2022 TO 31 MARCH 2023

WE BELONG

Contents

Reference and administrative information 1
Trustees’ report 2-17
Independent examiner’s report 18
Statement of fnancial activities 19
Balance sheet 20
Notes to the fnancial statements 21- 30

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REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Trustees Colin Falconer - Chair
Jocelyn James - Treasurer (resigned 16th November 2022)
Omolade Adedapo
Sufna Ahmad
Mariam Ajibola (resigned 1st December 2022)
Muhammed Arkam Babar (resigned 1st December 2022)
Jamilla Hinds-Brough
Joel Carter
Maheraj Ahmed Lian (appointed 30th June 2022)
Buddika Perera- Treasurer (appointed 22nd March 2023)
Stewart MacLachlan (appointed 22nd September 2022)
Keshon Devonte Smith (appointed 2nd March 2023)
Chief Executive Chrisann Jarrett MBE
Charity registered number 1184348
Registered offce and EC 1 Offces
operational address 338 City Road
London
EC1V 2PY
Banker Metro Bank
One Southampton Row
London
WC1B 5HA
Accountants Charity Accounting Services Ltd
Spaces
6 Sutton Plaza, Sutton
London
SM1 4FS
Independent Examiner Caroline Sharp FCA, DChA
55 Canberra Road
London
SE7 8PF

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The Trustees are pleased to present their report together with the financial statements of the charity for the period ended 31 March 2023. Reference and administrative information set out on page 1 forms part of this report. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the accounts and comply with the charity’s trust deed, the Charities Act 2011 and Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland (FRS102).

We Belong registered with the Charity Commission on 10 July 2019, becoming a new stand-alone organisation. We Belong builds on a project called Let Us Learn, which was previously hosted by Just for Kids Law. The project expanded beyond its initial remit of campaigning for equal access to higher education to fighting for the rights of young migrants in the UK, including higher education and tackling systemic barriers that prevent young migrants from living a fulfilled life.

We Belong works for the fair treatment of young migrants in the UK and for the removal of barriers preventing their full integration. Our three key objectives are to foster relationships with decision-makers and advocate for young migrants; to raise awareness of the hostile environment and issues around access to higher education; and to empower young migrants to become change agents.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Legal structure of the charity

The charity is constituted as a charitable incorporated organisation and its governing document is a written constitution dated 10 July 2019.

Recruitment and induction of trustees

The Trustees are appointed by the charity trustees and are recruited with regard to their knowledge skills and experience. Trustees are appointed to a fixed 2 year term. Trustees may not serve more than three consecutive terms. There is a comprehensive pre-appointment briefing and a trustee induction process for new Trustees. Training is made available to Trustees as required.

Management and administration

We Belong is administered by the Chief Executive based on the strategic direction set by the trustees. The board of trustees meets four times a year, and has four sub-committees and working groups including the Risk sub-committee, the Safeguarding sub-committee, the HR working group and the Finance committee. The committees each have Terms of Reference approved by the board of trustees and meet quarterly or as required to support the CEO. The board Chair also meets regularly with the CEO to support delivery of the charity strategy and outcomes. Charity Accounting Services provide book-keeping and accounting services to the charity.

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OBJECTS AND ACTIVITIES

Objectives set out in the governing document

Charity activities

We Belong works with and for young migrants, who are subject to a hostile environment in the country we and they call home. We fight to end the hostile environment around immigration, ensuring barriers preventing full integration for migrants are removed so that we can contribute to British society.

EXTERNAL CONTEXT

We Belong remains the only organisation in the migration sector focussing solely on long term young migrants, a group often forgotten due to wrongly held assumptions on young people’s status and citizenship despite the length of time spent in the UK. Our issue is extremely niche in comparison to the rest of the sector who focus on refugees and asylum seekers. Post- Windrush Scandal we have been able to capitalise on the opportunity to work alongside policy makers as they change their internal practices and engagement with external stakeholders and communities. In 2022, the government announced a consultation on the Bill of Rights which threatens to dilute the Human Rights Act and the main basis for the residency of our beneficiaries. In addition, the Nationality and Borders Bill 2022 gives the Secretary of State the power to revoke citizenship based on public interest. The hostile environment will continue to impact the lives of our young people and their community due to the discretionary power and the reframing of what it means to really belong in the UK. Lastly, the negative narrative on migration continues with the government presiding over a department which continues to issue harsh legislation to address ‘illegal migration’ while not appreciating the number of children and young adults who will be caught in the crossfire as they intend to crack down on immigration in the UK.

OUR ISSUES AND APPROACHES

Advocacy The Challenge

There are over 332,000 children and young people growing up in the UK without any formal immigration status. In 2012, the UK Government introduced the longest route to settlement formally known as the ten-year route; young people are entering adulthood facing prolonged uncertainty on this probationary route. The young migrants We Belong support are often granted a limited form of status over a decade, due to high fees and complex laws. This decade is rife with difficulty and impacts a young adult's interaction with society and services, and impacts a young person's identity and sense of belonging.

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In June 2022, after four years of campaigning for a shorter more affordable route to settlement, We Belong managed to secure a major win to immigration private life rules. This change means that young migrants who entered the UK as children and were granted status on the basis of private life will now be on a five year route to settlement as opposed to a ten year route.

We Belong has a great task ahead to ensure young people, their families and civil society organisations interacting with young people who have precarious status are aware of their rights and entitlements and can regularise their status as soon as possible. Early intervention is necessary so that young people face fewer years in legal precarity.

The barriers to status still exist with young people unable to afford Limited Leave to Remain but also unable to get out of the loop and secure settled status due to lack of fee waivers for indefinite leave to remain. Sustained advocacy with a strong data focus will enable the organisation to present a compelling case to the Home Office to introduce fee waivers to address this insurmountable barrier. In addition, it is important that the home office sees these long term young migrants as a special cohort who should not be caught up in the ‘unintended consequences’ of blanket rules.

Our approach:

As well as fighting to get the most secure status possible for young people to allow them to remain and contribute to British society we work with young people to help advocate their concerns to policy makers at the heart of parliament.

Recognising that young people in difficulty face significant barriers to personal development, 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 able to reach their full potential. Our advocacy work has the following aims:

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Student Finance: The Challenge:

Seven years after the landmark Supreme Court judgement in the case of R v Tigere , we have tracked many young people who as a result of the intervention are successfully securing their student loans on the basis of long residence. However, we continue to support a large number of young people who are wrongfully denied student loans. Through fact finding and interacting with Student Finance England these errors are attributed to general lack of awareness of advisors on the rules of eligibility and resistance to approving student loans for young people with a limited form of immigration status. Advisors' reluctance comes from the fact that they act as gatekeeper simply ‘safeguarding public funds’ from those whose immigration status is questioned. This leads to young migrants being discriminated against at the assessment stage when engaging with the Student Loans Company (SLC). In addition, we continue to see SLC demand evidence that young people with limited leave will not be able to provide for example, bank statements and in some cases evidence of presence in the UK post 18 where a young person is going through the process of regularising their status.

Our approach:

Our Communities : We raise awareness of student finance rules in schools and communities, ensuring that students, teachers and parents we come in contact with understand the stakes and begin to work towards gathering evidence and preparing themselves for what can be a trying period should the application to student finance not go according to plan.

Collaboration : We work alongside other organisations within the sector such as Access to Higher Education Working Group and Student Finance Vulnerable Stakeholder Group on finding solutions to the policy issues.

Student Loans Company : We established a relationship with Student Loans Company (SLC), through their Funding Information Partners Manager, who is willing to assist the young people we work with who have struggled to access student finance despite being eligible. We have quarterly meetings with members of the SLC team ranging from customer services to senior management in our quest to provide training to advisors and simplify communications so that young people are clear on evidence criteria. In addition, we progress with escalations to SLC where migrant students are facing extended administrative or evidential delays.

Training to University Widening Participation Staff: we provide training to widening participation staff at universities so that staff are able to understand the types of status students may have; tuition fee eligibility; pre-uni interventions and post-uni support systems so that students with limited leave to remain are provided ongoing mental health and wellbeing assistance.

Case Study of a young person who has received support from We Belong with student finance:

We supported a student originally from India, who migrated to the UK as a child aged 3 with her parents. The student had been formatively educated in the UK and achieved highly, receiving offers from Russell Group Universities to study Human Social and Political Science for the 2022 academic year.

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Despite the student beginning her 10 year route to settlement in 2017, she experienced issues accessing student finance pertaining to evidence documents, which were the result of Home Office delays. The student expressed feeling overwhelmed and stressed by the inability to continue her education like her peers and found solace in the support We Belong provided.

The support consisted of advocating for her with The Student Loans Company and her chosen universities on her behalf. We Belong existing strong connections with the Student Loan Company staff, meant her case escalation time was faster than the normal processes. It further highlighted key learning for the SLC to take into consideration and was inputted as a case study into the training We Belong is yet to deliver to SLC staff.

The student was eventually granted her funding in October 2022, however due to the strain on her mental wellbeing, she decided to take a year’s break from education. Upon re-applying for student finance for the 2023 academic year, unfortunately the student is now experiencing the same issue as before. Nevertheless there is a great difference in her confidence to resolve the situation and be awarded funding as both the student and her guardian have expressed the gratitude and feelings of reassurance that We Belong can support her again with positive results.

Organisational Activities:

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IMPACT

Impact- Our Influencing Work

Summary of the New Private Life Rules: 5 year route to Settlement introduced 20th June 2022

Those who were either born in the UK or entered as children (below the age of 18), but are now young adults (aged 18 and over)

To educate our community we worked with our communications consultant and external producers to create two animation videos to ensure information on the new rule changes were accessible. We also published two evaluations on the campaign success and the tactics used over the 4 years of sustained campaigning, inspiring the sector and providing a space for ongoing reflection.

Success stories and quotes from young migrants now securing permanent residence:

Abdul, 26, came to the UK age 10:

“We Belong are fantastic! After years of constant worry and anxiety, I have finally been granted Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR). Getting ILR has changed my life in so many ways. Most importantly, I now have some sense of stability and I finally feel like I really do belong. I’m extremely grateful to We Belong for their help and support, and I certainly urge others who are eligible to apply.”

Sonia, 31, came to UK age 9:

“Thanks to the wonderful works of We Belong. After 22 years in the United Kingdom, I now have my Indefinite Leave. I would particularly like to say a huge thank you to Tania at the Manchester branch who

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constantly checked in on me during the one year of waiting for the Home Office's decision. It was comforting to have someone I could speak to about the process. It hasn't been an easy journey getting here, but I'm grateful that it's now over. I came to England when I was 9 and I am now 31, it's been a long journey. The previous work of the team under ‘Let us Learn’ was what made it possible for me to get Student Finance and now thanks to their continuous campaign and advocacy for young migrants, many like myself who are proudly British in culture, in speech and have our feet deeply rooted in the soil of Great Britain; having lived the majority of our lives in the UK, are now a step closer to officially becoming ‘Proudly British.”

Hasan, 24, arrived in UK age 8:

Even though I am fully integrated with my life in the UK, I felt that I could not call the UK my home until I was completely classed as settled in the UK. I felt so much pressure in my daily life because of this. We Belong helped me with an early ILR application and now, I can now continue with my life like an ordinary citizen and focus on my university and future, like buying my own house and starting an exciting new chapter of my life. Getting an early ILR has truly been life-changing.”

Leah, 24, came to UK age 4:

“Getting my ILR really feels surreal. I cannot believe I have settled status after 14 yrs of living in this country with anxiety & fear every year. I came across We Belong 7yrs ago & I know I wouldn’t have gotten to this point (& so soon) without God & their advice & advocacy. Literally means the world to me & my family & friends.''

We have committed to the following activities to implement the new immigration rules from June 2022:

1. Toolkit Training:

We Belong has been offering civil society groups and community centres working with young people with precarious status a free toolkit training to help guide them in understanding young people's rights and entitlements in light of the new immigration rules on private life.

We have provided training to 61 charity and community workers and 36 social workers.

2. Attended regular meetings with Home Offce Civil servants:

We are making sure to use the existing channels of communication so we can keep policy leads informed on how the rules are being implemented and let them know about any barriers that young people are facing when it comes to accessing their entitlements. This has led to successive operational changes being implemented as interventions on specific cases where the rules are being misapplied by case workers.

We have collated over 30 impact stories and have a database of 68 cases where young people are facing barriers to their settlement in the UK.

3. Established a three year partnership with Coram Migrant Children Legal Centre:

This partnership was established in September 2022 to address the high demand for free legal advice and representation for young people seeking to regularise their status this includes those applying for their first leave to remain, subsequent renewals and indefinite leave to remain. Since

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then we have recruited a Senior Case Worker at Coram who provides legal advice, support and guidance to our beneficiaries on the 5 year route to settlement.

In February 2023, we launched the We Belong Advice Clinic offering up to 12 sessions to young migrants three wednesdays per month. Since then, 24 young people have had expert legal advice to progress their cases and applications.

  1. Online information sessions to explain the rules, this was done in partnership with Islington Law Centre and our Senior Caseworker Smita Bajaria at Coram, 206 young people attended these sessions.

- Impact Student Finance Work

We have worked with 11 schools across London and Manchester and raised awareness of student finance barriers whilst engaging with 2,000 young people through assemblies, career fairs all supported by our Core Group of young activists.

We have also had impact in the following ways:

Quote from a young people who received a scholarship:

‘I am so pleased that I have been awarded a sanctuary scholarship and an unconditional offer for Nursing at King’s College London. Thank you so much for all the help and support during this whole process. I am grateful to the organisation and would love to support anyone else applying and assist in any future projects’- young person

Youth Engagement: Our Approach

We believe in providing opportunities for young people to lead and equipping them with the tools to thrive as they engage in activism. We engaged with young people in the following ways:

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In March 2023, the Core Group of 12 young migrants from across London and Manchester gathered together over a 3 day strategy Away Weekend to assess We Belong approach to advocacy and shape campaigning plans. The core group then developed a joint approach to implementing the new Out of the Loop Campaign due to launch in April 2023 with each city creating specific regional plans for the first 6 months of the campaign.

Schools Outreach: In August 2022 we created We Belong Schools Excellence Programme which aims to advance three pillars:

  1. Education: ensuring that young people are aware of changes in the external environment that will impact the migrant and youth community. Due to the nature of our projects our educational material will focus mostly on barriers to higher education and routes to regularisation.

  2. Empowerment: Investment in platform creation and the mobilising of young people to take the lead and be a part of the change they want to see.

  3. Employment: ensuring that as young people journey out of education and are free from immigration control, they have viable career options to build economic power. This requires stronger connections post-education options, industry and responding to needs so that young people are able to have access to employment opportunities.

Since the creation of the Schools Excellence programme, We Belong has worked with 2 schools in South London and engaged just over 380 students through the different workshops which focus on values based skills building skills and narrative storytelling. The feedback we have received has been immensely positive, with over 70% of students who have taken part in the sessions expressing the benefits they gained from We Belong support with their learning.

The following quotes are from students have taken part in the programme:

“I learnt from the workshop that there are values I didn’t know I possessed and I can achieve what I want by following my values”

“Writing down ambitions and working as a team for the workshop made me think deeply about my goals”

Leadership Programme:

9 young people have graduated from our Emerging Young Leaders programme contributing 144 hours to our CPD accredited course between October 2022-March 2023.

Impact: Youth and Community Engagement Across London and Manchester

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Case studies of young people we have worked with in Manchester:

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Over the course of the year, our Community engagement officer worked with a particular young person to upskill and empower him. Over the course of the year, he developed in his confidence and knowledge about his own personal circumstances and support available. He committed many hours to volunteering with We Belong, and he successfully co-facilitated training and information sessions. When he first came to We Belong in March 2022, he had never before spoken about his immigration status. As well as signposting him to external opportunities in accordance to his interests, the Community Engagement Officer encouraged him to sign up for the Emerging Young Leaders programme, which he completed remotely. This had a huge impact on his confidence, and he developed a keenness for telling his story of self to others. The young person’s diligence and commitment to the EYL programme led to them working with two members of staff to co-deliver the first Manchester EYL programme in early 2023. He inspired the other students, and was a fantastic ambassador for We Belong and the EYL programme. He was also keen to develop his knowledge of the immigration system and empower others. He also co-delivered the toolkit training, both in person and online on multiple occasions. In addition, he volunteered in the Manchester office on a weekly basis from October 2022 onwards, over a period of five months.

FUNDING PROCESS

We Belong submits funding applications either by open grant processes or by invitation from grantmakers. The executive team undertakes a scoping exercise to identify and assess prospective funders ensuring alignment with our work before adding them to our fundraising pipeline. Once a prospective grant is on the Fundraising Pipeline it is then tracked from submission to assessment and finally through to decision. In addition, trustees approved an 18-month Fundraising Strategy which further documents grants on the organisational radar, potential revenue, expenditure and approximate reserves.

FUNDRAISING

Sigrid Rausing Trust: Anna Shea, Senior Programme Manager

The Sigrid Rausing Trust has supported We Belong since 2022. The organisation is remarkable on many levels – not only their relentless pursuit of tangible impact, alongside a vision for longer-term, systemic change, but also their model of thoughtful pastoral care for the young people who are at the heart of the work. They have achieved remarkable successes in a short period of time, but rather than rest on their laurels, they have refocused their energies on ensuring that the legislative changes are both widely

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understood and properly implemented. I am very proud to support We Belong, and have no doubt that they will continue to empower thousands of young people across the UK.

The 2022/23 financial year saw an increase in multi-year grants from trusts and foundations as well as core unrestricted grants enabling the organisation to focus on sustaining projects and staff roles. We raised £470,585 (2022: £372,646) in total income, including a noteworthy grant from the National Lottery Community Fund covering 5-years of organisational expenditure focussing on developing the Manchester Chapter. The flexibility we saw throughout the pandemic continued as our relational funders welcomed changes to restricted submitted budgets enabling us to respond to need and reallocate budget lines. This year we saw income from workshops and conferences amounting to £2,373.

We were able to maintain our Covid-19 Emergency Grants and extend the Hardship fund throughout 2022-2023 making 22 grants for financial support to the amount of £6,754 (2022: 75 grants totalling £14,978). The decrease in grants is attributed to us changing our operations and only receiving grant applications from existing clients once a month, this has enabled the operations team to pace ourselves as we deliver this necessary service with limited resources.

We appreciate all our supporters; without them we would not be able to continue this purpose driven work.

Key Challenges and Learning

  1. The cost of living imposes additional financial pressures on our beneficiaries which in turn impacts their mental health.

We have responded to these challenges through our Hardship Fund as well as extended our mental health provision working with a new provider in Manchester and increasing the number of sessions young people have access to in London. We hope to respond to these ongoing pressures by creating designated funds within our Reserves Policy to ring fence these provisions for our beneficiaries, it is clear this is a necessary resource and one which must be sustained as young people face difficulty when going through the immigration system, the lasting impacts also being felt even when young people secure leave to remain, settlement and citizenship.

2. Gaps in provision and misinformation amongst service providers working with young people with precarious status.

One of the key learnings of this year has been regarding the general knowledge of youth workers and practitioners around the immigration system, especially in regards to young people who have precarious status, but who are not asylum seekers. There has been a lot of misinformation and misunderstanding about the specific demographic that We Belong works with. In community outreach engagements, when first engaging with practitioners, it is often assumed that we work with unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, and there seems to be little knowledge of the challenges facing young people who have lived in the UK since childhood.

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This has demonstrated how vital the immigration toolkit trainings are, in explaining what the specific issues are facing young long-term migrants, and how best to support them. This gap in knowledge has only been exacerbated as rules and policies change at a rapid rate. Our legal advice drop-ins for young people have also been invaluable in filling in gaps in provision.

The training we offer has also benefited the organisation by increasing our visibility in the North West as well as increasing the referral links into the organisations with more practitioners better equipped to identify status issues.

  1. Strategic approach to community organising in Manchester by embedding ourselves in existing networks.

We scope and approach organisations and grassroot groups who have specific offers that are of interest to We Belong are asking to access existing networks. This has led to We Belong being an official referral partner of the Migrant Destitution Fund. Not only has this enabled us to make direct referrals for the fund, but we have also been able to access networks within the migrant justice and poverty-action sector in Greater Manchester. Similarly, We Belong is now established as a member of Young Manchester, a network of organisations working with youth across the region. This leads to ongoing communication and access for our young people to receive holistic and diverse support depending on their needs. This will further enable We Belong to support the ‘whole journey’ of a young person and signpost and refer young people to trusted organisations within our growing web of networks.

Governance

We have strengthened our board of trustees by recruiting two experienced trustees Keshon Smith and Maheraj Lian who have a strong track record in working with the organisation. We also welcomed an experienced Treasurer, Buddika Perera and immigration solicitor and policy expert Steward MacLachlan. In November 2022, we conducted a Governance Review which has led to trustees prioritising the distinction between operational and strategic decision making as well as a refocus on succession planning. The latter focusing on the development of younger trustees, clarity on subcommittees and extended membership as well as the introduction of the role of Vice Chair, a position which will be offered to an existing younger board member.

ONGOING DEVELOPMENTS AND FUTURE PLANS

Advocacy

Our Advocacy and Campaigning must continue to activate and sustain the June 2022 win and safeguard it from the hostile environment suite of policies. We will continue to listen to our community and collate impact stories to monitor the implementation of these changes to ensure those eligible are able to access their new rights to settlement in the UK under this accelerated pathway.

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The current cost of securing settlement in the UK for the young people we work with is £2,404. Despite the win, many young people will not be able to secure this status without financial assistance or a home office issued fee waiver.

Michaela’s Story:

Michaela, 25, arrived in the UK at age 10, with her two siblings, who were then age 8 and 4. All three have all held limited leave for seven years, and are eligible for settlement under the new rules. Between them they have paid nearly £16,000 in Home Office fees. Michaela's parents recently told them they will no longer be able to contribute towards the cost of the three children's Home Office applications, which means Michaela and her middle sister, Olivia, will need to pay not just their own fees but those of their brother, David, who is in his second year at university. Michaela recently completed a master's degree and is doing a minimum wage job while she applies for graduate entry positions; Olivia is also in low-wage employment. If fee waivers remain unavailable for settlement applications, Michaela says she and her siblings will be stuck on the limited leave to remain loop indefinitely, as it will take many years before they can hope to save enough to cover their fees (which, at current rates, would be circa £7,800 for all three of them). The pressure of having to save up such large sums and prospect of making multiple repeat fee waivers and limited leave applications in the meantime is taking its toll on the two older siblings' mental health.

Emmanuel’s Story:

Emmanuel, 26, arrived in the UK at age 8. He has already spent eight years on limited leave to remain and is now eligible for settlement under the 2022 rule. He has already paid more than £4,600 in Home Office fees, which he has always previously funded himself, but his financial situation is increasingly tight and he will not be able to apply for indefinite leave without a fee waiver. Emmanuel works a full-time job in the week, plus a separate part-time job at the weekend to stay afloat financially. From his earnings, he contributes towards the cost of his wife's university fees and also his parents' Home Office fees.

In April 2023 we launched our Out of the Loop Campaign to address the lack of fee waiver.

Investment in Organisational Infrastructure

  1. We will be recruiting a Programmes Manager; Community Engagement Officer (London) and Operations Coordinator (Manchester). This is an attempt to invest in organisational infrastructure so that our young team benefits from strong managerial support, moving away from our flat structure and securing additional resources to achieve our implementation and outreach goals.

We have plans to reach, engage and support young people. We will collectively be able to continue to build community ties and increase the engagement of young people. In addition to expansion, we also have plans for a potential partnership with the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award over a 24 month period. This partnership will enable We Belong to build resilience, teamwork, and a sense of community with up to 15 marginalised young people annually by providing practical opportunities for personal development whilst gaining a nationally recognised achievement.

Over the course of the next year we will embed our networks across Manchester and the north, starting with renting our very own office space so that young people have a designated hub they can work from. Whilst we nurture a strong link with the London office, the Manchester Chapter will need to learn and discover what is needed as there are different

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requirements for the young people depending on location; we have noted that this chapter will need to have its own voice whilst working in cohesion with the London team across campaigns and aligned strategic work plans.

  1. We have also recognised the need to reinvest in consultancy support with the reintroduction of our yearly partnership with Principle Consulting advising on all things parliament. In addition, we have recognised the need to create an organisational wide youth organising strategy which focuses on engaging and empowering young people to commit to social change and activism. To do so we will be employing the expertise of a community organiser who will work alongside our Community Engagement Officers across London and Manchester as well as our Co-producers to influence best practice.

Empowering young people to lead

We believe in the benefit of youth organising and centralisation of young people with lived experience. The definition of youth organising we apply at We Belong is the following:

Grounded in racial, gender, and economic justice, youth organising is the process of engaging young people in building power for systemic change. Proximity to the issues is key, so lived experience is essential. There is a focus on the development of individual young people as well as the cohort within the community, which requires an asset-based approach and the building of skills. Youth organising includes the opening of space for those affected by injustice to come together as a community to critically analyse power relations and allocate responsibility. Adults play a role in youth organising by acting as co-facilitators, administrators, or allies. This approach has a ‘triple bottom line benefit’, positively impacting the community involved, individual leadership development of young activists as well as the issues they are working to change. We will be employing 10 Co-Producers across London and Manchester

By 2025 we hope to engage over 2,000 young migrants so they can become aware of their immigration status and pathways to settlement. This requires additional capacity, in line with our lived experience activism model as well as partnership working with allies. Thus, we plan to recruit Co-Producers initially in London followed by Manchester. Co-producers will be remunerated to work alongside our Community Engagement Officers. Once inducted we aim to advance these three objectives so that we can reach, engage and empower young people with precarious status:

  1. Improve young people’s individual outcomes:

  2. Upskilling and educating them on the inner workings of local authorities, schools and community groups

  3. Empowering them to speak in public about issues that matter to them

  4. Developing strategic skills as they collectively create a dissemination plan with a hyperlocal focus

2. Unlock potential so that young migrants can lead, build and sustain movements which will fundamentally change the nature of the migration sector, with:

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3. Influence systemic change

FINANCIAL REVIEW

The Trustees reported net incoming resources of £18,408 (2022: £55,526) on all operations for the period under review. The income for the year was £470,585 (2022: £372,646) and expenditure was £452,177 (2022: £317,120). The fund balance at the end of the period of £405,872 (2022: £387,464) comprised unrestricted funds of £344,535 (2022: £342,605) and restricted funds of £61,337 (2022: £44,859).

RESERVES POLICY:

A reserves policy has been established to provide guidelines and principles for maintaining an appropriate level of reserves to ensure the financial stability and sustainability of We Belong. The reserves policy is reviewed annually or as required, and compliance with the policy is reviewed on a quarterly basis with the board and finance subcommittee considering the fundraising strategy, risks, and any operational adjustments needed.

Our reserves policy requires that we retain free reserves in unrestricted funds sufficient to cover six months of normal expenditure. The following items should be excluded from reserves:

RISK MANAGEMENT:

The Trustees actively review the major risks which face the charity on a regular basis, with a risk assessment report available online and highlighted at every Trustee meeting. Financially the Trustees believe that maintaining reserves at adequate levels, combined with an annual review of the controls over key financial systems will provide sufficient resources in the event of adverse conditions. The Trustees have also examined other operational and business risks faced by the charity and believe that the systems in place to mitigate significant risks offers the charity adequate protection.

GOING CONCERN :

The Trustees believe that by maintaining reserves at the levels required by the reserves policy and by regularly reviewing the charity’s key financial systems, they can ensure that sufficient resources are in place to mitigate significant financial risks. The Trustees have examined the operational and business risks faced by the charity, and believe that confirmed income for the next 12 months together with the reserves in place offer the charity adequate protection to ensure its continuance as a going concern. The Charity has in place a three year budget to ensure future planning is secure.

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PUBLIC BENEFIT:

When planning our activities for the year, the Trustees have considered the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit. Trustees are clear that there are identifiable benefits to the work that we do - some of these are identified below;

STATEMENT OF THE TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES

Law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year, which give a true and fair view of the CIO’s financial activities during the year and of its financial position at the end of the year. In preparing financial statements giving a true and fair view the trustees should follow best practice and:

The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate 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 2011.

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 19 October 2023 and signed on their behalf by:

Colin Falconer Trustee and Chair 19/10/23

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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT EXAMINER TO THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of We Belong for the period ended 31 March 2023.

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:

  1. Accounting records were not kept in respect of the CIO as required by section 130 of the Act; or

  2. The accounts do not accord with those records; or

  3. 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 a ‘true and fair’ view which is not considered part of an independent examination.

  4. 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

Date: 20 October 2023

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

Notes
Income from :
Donations and legacies
4
Charitable activities
5
Total Income
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
6
Total Expenditure
Net Income for the year
Transfer between funds
Net Movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Funds brought forward
Funds carried forward
12		 Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Total 2023
Total 2022
£
£
£
£
227,184
-
227,184
194,042
3,373
240,028
243,401
178,604
230,557
240,028
470,585
372,646
228,627
223,550
452,177
317,120
228,627
223,550
452,177
317,120
1,930
16,478
18,408
55,526
-
-
-
-
1,930
16,478
18,408
55,526
342,605
44,859
387,464
331,938
344,535
61,337
405,872
387,464

All activities derive from continuing operations. There are no other recognised gains and losses other than those stated above. Movements in funds are disclosed in note 12 to the financial statements.

The notes attached on pages 21 to 30 form an integral part of these accounts.

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BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2023

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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
THE FUNDS OF THE CHARITY
Restricted Funds
12
Unrestricted Funds
12
TOTAL FUNDS		 _______
2023
2023
2022
2022
£
£
£
£
54,473
29,569
363,216
367,782
417,689
397,351
11,817
9,887
405,872
387,464
405,872
387,464
61,337
44,859
344,535
342,605
405,872
387,464		 _______
2023
2023
2022
2022
£
£
£
£
54,473
29,569
363,216
367,782
417,689
397,351
11,817
9,887
405,872
387,464
405,872
387,464
61,337
44,859
344,535
342,605
405,872
387,464
387,464
44,859
342,605
387,464

Approved by the board of trustees on 19 October 2023 and signed on their behalf by

Colin Falconer Trustee and Chair 19/10/2023

The notes attached on pages 21 to 30 form an integral part of these accounts.

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WE BELONG NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

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1. Accounting policies

Statutory information

We Belong is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. The registered office and operational address is EC1 Offices, 338 City Road, London EC1V 2PY.

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) - (Charities SORP FRS 102), The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.

The financial statements have been prepared to give a ‘true and fair’ view and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a ‘true and fair view’. This departure has involved following Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) rather than the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice effective from 1 April 2005 which has since been withdrawn.

Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy or note.

In applying the financial reporting framework, the Trustees have made a number of subjective judgements, for example in respect of significant accounting estimates. Estimates and judgements are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. The nature of the estimation means the actual outcomes could differ from those estimates. Any significant estimates and judgements affecting these financial statements are detailed within the relevant accounting policy below.

The financial statements are presented in sterling which is the functional currency of the charity and are rounded to the nearest £1.

Public benefit entity

The charity meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102.

Going concern

The Trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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 material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next reporting period.

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Income recognition

Income, whether from exchange or non-exchange transactions, is recognised in the statement of financial activities (SOFA) on a receivable basis, when a transaction or other event results in an increase in the charity’s assets or a reduction in its liabilities and only when the charity has legal entitlement, the income is probable and can be measured reliably.

Income subject to terms and conditions which must be met before the charity is entitled to the resources is not recognised until the conditions have been met.

Income from government and other grants, whether ‘capital’ grants or ‘revenue’ grants, is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the grants have been met, it is probable that the income will be received, and the amount can be measured reliably and is not deferred.

All income is accounted for gross, before deducting any related fees or costs.

Accounting for deferred income and income received in advance

Where terms and conditions relating to income have not been met or uncertainty exists as to whether the charity can meet any terms or conditions otherwise within its control, income is not recognised but is deferred as a liability until it is probable that the terms or conditions imposed can be met.

Donated goods, facilities and services

Donated professional services and facilities are recognised as income when the charity has control 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 probable and that economic benefit can be measured reliably. There were no such donations during the period in question. In accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102), the general volunteer time of trustees and volunteers is not recognised with any monetary value.

Fund accounting

Recognition of liabilities and expenditure

A liability, and the related expenditure, is recognised when a legal or constructive obligation exists as a result of a past event, and when it is more likely than not that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement, and when the amount of the obligation can be measured or reliably estimated.

Liabilities arising from future funding commitments and constructive obligations, including performance related grants, where the timing or the amount of the future expenditure required to settle the obligation are uncertain, give rise to a provision in the accounts, which is reviewed at the

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

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accounting year end. The provision is increased to reflect any increases in liabilities, and is decreased by the utilisation of any provision within the period, and reversed if any provision is no longer required. These movements are charged or credited to the respective funds and activities to which the provision relates.

Allocating costs to activities

Support costs are those functions that assist the work of the charity but do not directly undertake charitable activities. These include office costs, finance, personnel, payroll and governance costs which support the charity's charitable activities.

Debtors

Debtors are measured at their recoverable amounts at the balance sheet date.

Creditors and provisions

All liabilities are recognised at the end of the financial year.

Financial instruments including cash and bank balances

Cash held by the charity is included at the amount actually held and counted at the year end. Bank balances, whether in credit or overdrawn, are shown at the amounts properly reconciled to the bank statements.

Pension

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

Fixed assets

Items costing less than £2,500 (previously £1,000) are not capitalised.

2 Liability to taxation

The Trustees consider that the charity satisfies the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the Charity is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by chapter 3 part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively on the specific charitable objects of the charity and for no other purpose.

Value Added Tax is not recoverable by the charity and is therefore included in the relevant costs in the Statement of Financial Activities.

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

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3 Comparison of prior period financial activities

Notes
Income from :
Donations and legacies
3
Charitable activities
4
Total Income
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
5
Total Expenditure
Net Income for the year
Transfer between funds
Net Movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Funds brought forward
Funds carried forward
12		 Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Total 2022
Total 2021
£
£
£
£
178,907
15,135
194,042
230,114
8,025
170,579
178,604
187,475
186,932
185,714
372,646
417,589
95,433
221,687
317,120
232,927
95,433
221,687
317,120
232,927
91,499
(35,973)
55,526
184,662
-
-
-
-
91,499
(35,973)
55,526
184,662
251,106
80,832
331,938
147,276
342,605
44,859
387,464
331,938

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

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4
Donations
General donations
Grants from trust and foundations
AB Charitable Trust
Paul Hamlyn Foundation
Tudor Trust
Hollick Family Foundation
Esmée Fairbairn
Sigrid Rausing Trust
Anonymous Charitable Trust
Total Donations
2022 analysis
General donations
Anonymous Family Trust
Other grants
5
Income from charitable activities
Grants from trusts and foundations
Barrow Cadbury Trust
Ben & Jerry’s Foundation Fund of Tides
Foundation
Unbound Philanthropy
Trust for London
National Lottery Community Fund
John Ellerman Foundation
Blagrave Trust
Centre for Youth Impact
Workshop & Conference		 _________
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Total 2023
Total 2022
£
£
£
£
35,984
-
35,984
12,042
30,000
-
30,000
25,000
-
-
-
60,000
30,000
-
30,000
30,000
-
-
-
10,000
46,200
-
46,200
42,000
60,000
-
60,000
-
25,000
-
25,000
15,000
227,184
-
227,184
194,042
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Total 2022
£
£
£
11,907
135
12,042
-
15,000
15,000
167,000
-
167,000
178,907
15,135
194,042
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Total 2023
Total 2022
£
£
£
£
-
14,000
14,000
25,000
-
-
-
16,560
1,000
60,000
61,000
65,000
-
30,000
30,000
20,000
-
75,228
75,228
19,019
-
30,000
30,000
30,000
-
30,000
30,000
-
800
800
-
2,373
-
2,373
3,025
3,373
240,028
243,401
178,604

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

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2022 analysis
Unbound Philanthropy
Other grants
Workshop & Conference		 _________
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Total 2022
£
£
£
5,000
60,000
65,000
-
110,579
110,579
3,025
-
3,025
8,025
170,579
178,604

6 Charitable expenditure

6a Direct programme costs

Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Total 2023
Total 2022
£
£
£
£
Staff cost (note 7) 73,497
172,179
245,676
173,007
Communications 31,365
615
31,980
26,543
Other programme costs 45,229
7,122
52,351
28,011
Emergency Grants 6,754
-
6,754
14,978
Total direct programme costs 156,845
179,916
336,761
242,539
2022 analysis 53,754
188,785
242,539
22 Covid grants (2022: 75) were made to individuals to cover emergency livelihood costs.

6b Supports costs

Training and recruitment
Offce rent
Insurance
Telephone & internet
Printing, postage & stationery
Travel, accomodation & subsistence
IT support and software
Accounting service fee
Equipment costs
Other expenses
Total support costs
2022 analysis		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Total 2023
Total 2022
£
£
£
£
9,305
6,599
15,904
3,333
25,678
30,209
55,887
35,101
1,009
-
1,009
958
1,298
-
1,298
273
1,556
378
1,934
1,496
9,677
1,842
11,519
5,182
2,093
-
2,093
4,056
10,440
-
10,440
5,526
1,563
-
1,563
13,381
6,713
4,606
11,319
2,775
69,332
43,634
112,966
72,081
39,179
32,902
72,081

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

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6c Governance costs

6c Governance costs
Unrestricted Restricted
funds funds Total 2023 Total 2022
£ £ £ £
Meeting expenses 450 - 450 750
Independent examiner fee 2,000 - 2,000 1,750
Total governance costs 2,450 - 2,450 2,500
2022 analysis 2,500 - 2,500
Total Charitable expenditure 228,627 223,550 452,177 317,120
2022 analysis 95,433 221,687 317,120
Staff costs and emoluments
2023 2022
£ £
Wages and salaries 221,409 157,468
Social security costs 17,716 10,815
Employer's contribution to defned contribution pension scheme 6,551 4,724
245,676 173,007
The average number of headcount of staff 7 5

7 Staff costs and emoluments

No employee received remuneration amounting to more than £60,000 in the period.

The total remuneration to the key management personnel, including employers NI and pension, was £57,443 (2022:£65,901).

8 Trustees' remuneration and reimbursed expenses

Neither the trustees nor any persons connected with them have received any remuneration from the charity or any related entity. No trustees claimed or received payment for expenses in 2023 (2022: One trustee was paid £89 for travel and meeting expenses).

In 2022 one trustee was awarded a hardship grant of £300 under the same terms and application procedures as other grant recipients. The trustee was not involved in the grant making process. No such grants were awarded to trustees in 2023.

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

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9
Debtors
Trade debtors
Accrued grant income
Prepayments
10 Creditors: amounts falling due within one
Accruals
Pension payable
Trade creditors
HMRC Tax and NI payable
11 Net assets by funds
At 31 March 2023
Fixed assets
Current assets
Current liabilities
Net assets
At 31 March 2022
Fixed assets
Current assets
Current liabilities
Net assets		 year
Unrestricted
£
-
356,352
11,817		 2023
2022
£
£
4,051
20,895
37,614
-
12,808
8,674
54,473
29,569
2023
2022
£
£
3,200
4,410
1,223
1,050
1,276
272
6,118
4,155
11,817
9,887
Restricted
2023 Total
£
£
-
-
61,337
417,689
-
11,817
61,337
405,872
Restricted
2022 Total
£
£
-
-
8,886
397,351
-
9,887
8,886
387,464
344,535
Unrestricted
£
-
388,465
9,887
378,578

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

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12 Movement in funds

Unrestricted Funds
General fund
Total unrestricted funds
Restricted Funds
Barrow Cadbury Trust
Ben & Jerry’s Foundation Fund of
Tides Foundation
Unbound Philanthropy
Trust for London
National Lottery Community
Fund
John Ellerman Foundation
Blagrave Trust
Youth Impact
Total restricted funds
Total funds		 Balance 1
April 2022
Income Expenditure
Funds
transfer
Balance
31 March
2023
£
£
£
£
342,605
230,557
(228,627)
-
344,535
342,605
230,557
(228,627)
-
344,535
-
14,000
(14,000)
-
-
9,142
-
(9,142)
-
-
25,000
60,000
(60,000)
25,000
-
30,000
(27,163)
-
2,837
717
75,228
(57,868)
-
18,077
10,000
30,000
(28,836)
-
11,164
-
30,000
(25,741)
-
4,259
-
800
(800)
-
-
44,859
240,028
(223,550)
-
61,337
387,464
470,585
(452,177)
-
405,872

12 Movement in funds (continued) - purposes of restricted funds

Barrow Cadbury Trust- To support We Belong campaigning work on issues relating to immigration; citizenship; higher education and support youth development.

Ben & Jerry’s Foundation Fund of Tides Foundation - Leadership Academy which includes Leadership programme and Youth Summit.

Unbound Philanthropy - Organising and Mobilising Immigrant Youth

Blagrave Trust- Funding the implementation of the policy win for Chasing Status and the role of Policy and Public Affairs Officer

Trust for London- We Belong Chasing Status Project- Pathways to settlement

National Lottery Community Fund- We Belong Youth Voice Partnerships covering the Manchester Chapter.

John Ellerman Foundation - Funding activities empowering young migrants .

Emergency COVID grants - This is funded through a combination of unrestricted grants.

Youth Impact: The Centre for Youth Impact funded a survey on youth voice.

Anonymous Family Trust - For the delivery of Let Us Learn and Leadership Academy programmes.

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Prior year movement in funds
Unrestricted Funds
General fund
Total unrestricted funds
Restricted Funds
Barrow Cadbury Trust
Ben & Jerry’s Foundation Fund of
Tides Foundation
Unbound Philanthropy
Trust for London
Nelson Foundation
Lush Charity Pot
National Lottery Community
Fund
John Ellerman Foundation
Emergency COVID Grant
Anonymous Family Trust
Total restricted funds
Total funds		 Balance
1st April
2021
Income Expenditure
Funds
transfer
Balance
31 March
2022
£
£
£
£
251,106
186,932
(95,433)
-
342,605
251,106
186,932
(95,433)
-
342,605
(135)
25,135
(25,000)
-
-
-
16,560
(7,418)
-
9,142
25,000
60,000
(60,000)
-
25,000
18,013
20,000
(38,013)
-
-
16,440
-
(16,440)
-
-
3,987
-
(3,987)
-
-
-
19,019
(18,302)
717
-
30,000
(20,000)
10,000
17,527
-
(17,527)
-
-
-
15,000
(15,000)
-
80,832
185,714
(221,687)
-
44,859
331,938
372,646
(317,120)
-
387,464

13. Related party transactions

No trustees received grants from our Hardship Fund. (2022: One received £300).

One trustee received £126 (2022: £563) for working on the Emerging Young Leaders Alumni programme.

One trustee made unrestricted donations to the charity totalling £248 (2022: One trustee donated a total of £240).

There are no other related party transactions to disclose for 2023 or 2022.

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