Leeds Destitute Asylum-Seekers Support Charity Number 1190001
**Annual Report and financial statements for the period 1[st] July 2022 to 30[th] June 2023**
## **LEDAS (Charity Number: 1190001)**
## **Charity Information**
DIRECTORS: G Tober (Chair) S Brown J Willison (Secretary) T Pickles M Thornfield (Treasurer) P Lewis (appointed 22 Feb 2023) REGISTERED OFFICE: 20 Moss Gardens Leeds LS17 7BH REGISTERED NUMBER: 1190001 (England and Wales) INDEPENDENT EXAMINER: T P Lawler
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## **Trustees’ report for the year ended 30 June 2023**
## **Review of the year**
Throughout the year, the charity has provided accommodation and support to 11 destitute asylum seekers in two rented houses in Leeds.
These individuals have no recourse to public funds, and so are not permitted to work and have no entitlement to claim benefits. They are therefore at risk of becoming destitute / streethomeless.
We are able to accommodate 8 individuals at any one time, and have had full occupancy over the year, other than for an occasional night when two of our residents left the properties, and we were able to offer use of the vacant room to another destitute asylum seeker. Of the two residents who left, one was granted the right to remain and work in the UK.
As well as providing the physical building for the individuals to live in (with their own bedroom and shared use of kitchen and bathroom facilities) we have been providing the residents with food, household consumables, mobile phone top ups, a weekly delivery of a fruit and vegetable box, a monthly bus pass and a small weekly allowance for their personal needs. We are exceptionally grateful for the various funders who have made it possible to provide these. They have had a big impact on the quality of life of our residents and allow them to live with a sense of dignity, which is one of the key aims of the charity.
The charity has received further funding from various organisations (detailed below) and donations from a number of individuals over the year.
Although the net position for the year is a deficit, this is primarily due to the charity having been successful in achieving multi-year grants during the previous financial year. We therefore leave the year in a comfortable financial position, with the focus of applying for further grant funding during the coming year to start from early 2024.
At the end of the last financial year we had expected to be able to take on a further property, increasing our provision to 12 concurrent residents. Unfortunately these plans did not come to fruition, mainly due to unfavorable market conditions (the economy and the housing market) adversely impacting the potential benevolent landlords we were in discussion with. These plans are now on hold, although we hope that they may be revived at a future date.
The trustees wish to express their thanks to all those who have supported the charity over the year, whether financially, with donations of food, clothing or other items, or with offers of practical help and support.
## **Summary of current operations and activities**
We have rented two 4-bedroom properties in Leeds throughout the year, providing accommodation and services to 8 individual asylum seekers who would otherwise be street homeless.
We meet the residents every week and offer practical assistance and support.
The other main activity undertaken by the trustees over the year was fundraising, to cover the costs of running the charity
## **Reserves Policy**
The trustees have decided that the charity should hold reserves equivalent to 3 months’ forecast operating costs (£10,500).
## **Trustee appointments**
The charity is run by the trustees with a small team of volunteers. It does not employ any staff.
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The current trustees are those who founded the charity, with one additional trustee appointed during the year. Trustees are appointed for a 2 year term, and may stand for re-appointment.
## **Risk Management**
To manage the risks faced by the charity, the trustees have put in place a number of policies covering topics including safeguarding, health and safety and data privacy. Procedures have been established to cover how asylum seekers may be referred to the charity and subsequently assessed for the suitability of living in the charity’s accommodation. All residents agree to abide by the charity’s rules and procedures for living in our accommodation. These include rules relating to living in a Covid-safe environment.
## **Summary of grants received**
The following amounts were received during the year:
Sisters of the Holy Family of Bordeaux - £11,000 for accommodation and living costs The Brelms Trust CIO - £5,000 for accommodation and living costs Garfield Weston - £5,000 for accommodation and living costs Church Homeless Trust - £960 for mobile phone top-ups Allen Lane - £3,000 for accommodation
19[th] December 2023
_____________________________Dr Gillian Tober __________Date Chair of trustees
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## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF LEDAS**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 30[th] June 2023, which are set out on pages 6 and 7.
## **Responsibilities and basis of the report**
As the charity’s trustees, 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 charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act, and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent Examiner’s Statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which give me cause to believe that, in any material respect:
- the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act, or
- the accounts did not accord with the accounting records, or
- the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of the account 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 a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
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.
Name: T. P. Lawler BA (Hons) FCA
Address: 20 Park Wood Close, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 1QW
Qualification or body: Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (retired member)
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## **LEDAS (Charity Number: 1190001)**
## **Statement of Financial Activities (prepared on a cash basis) for the Year Period 1 July 2022 - 30 June 2023**
|**INCOME**
**June 2023**
**Restricted**
**June 2023**
**Unrestricted**
**June 2023**
**Total**
**June 2022**
**Total**
**Grants and donations from charitable trusts**
Allen Lane
Brelms
Church Homeless Trust
Garfield Weston
Sisters of the Holy Family of Bordeaux
Other
3,000
5,000
960
5,000
11,000
3,000
5,000
960
5,000
11,000
3,000
5,000
3,650
5,000
25,200
36,148
**Donations and fundraising**
Donations eligible for gift aid
Other donations
1,690
485
1,690
485
2,350
1,023
**Other income**
Gift aid reclaim
543
543
1,101
TOTAL
24,960
2,718
27,678
82,472
**EXPENDITURE**
**June 2023**
**Restricted**
**June 2023**
**Unrestricted**
**June 2023**
**Total**
**June 2022**
**Total**
**Properties and residents’ expenditure**
Rent and Landlords’ costs
Weekly allowances and phone top ups
Bus passes and travel
Utilities (Gas, Electric, Water)
Council tax
TV Licences
Resident health and welfare
Broadband
Other general expenses
21,534
11,859
4,150
6,934
906
317
673
179
188
21,534
11,859
4,150
6,934
906
317
673
179
188
21,543
11,460
2,454
4,273
458
319
574
216
**General**
**expenses**
**and one-off purchases**
Equipment and appliances
Insurance
Organisation membership fees
740
125
60
125
740
60
50
722
60
TOTAL
47,480
185
47,665
42,120
**Net surplus / (loss)**
**(22,520)**
**2,533**
**(19,987)**
**40,352**|**INCOME**
**June 2023**
**Restricted**
**June 2023**
**Unrestricted**
**June 2023**
**Total**
**June 2022**
**Total**
**Grants and donations from charitable trusts**
Allen Lane
Brelms
Church Homeless Trust
Garfield Weston
Sisters of the Holy Family of Bordeaux
Other
3,000
5,000
960
5,000
11,000
3,000
5,000
960
5,000
11,000
3,000
5,000
3,650
5,000
25,200
36,148
**Donations and fundraising**
Donations eligible for gift aid
Other donations
1,690
485
1,690
485
2,350
1,023
**Other income**
Gift aid reclaim
543
543
1,101
TOTAL
24,960
2,718
27,678
82,472
**EXPENDITURE**
**June 2023**
**Restricted**
**June 2023**
**Unrestricted**
**June 2023**
**Total**
**June 2022**
**Total**
**Properties and residents’ expenditure**
Rent and Landlords’ costs
Weekly allowances and phone top ups
Bus passes and travel
Utilities (Gas, Electric, Water)
Council tax
TV Licences
Resident health and welfare
Broadband
Other general expenses
21,534
11,859
4,150
6,934
906
317
673
179
188
21,534
11,859
4,150
6,934
906
317
673
179
188
21,543
11,460
2,454
4,273
458
319
574
216
**General**
**expenses**
**and one-off purchases**
Equipment and appliances
Insurance
Organisation membership fees
740
125
60
125
740
60
50
722
60
TOTAL
47,480
185
47,665
42,120
**Net surplus / (loss)**
**(22,520)**
**2,533**
**(19,987)**
**40,352**|
|---|---|
|
Equipment and appliances
Insurance
Organisation membership fees
TOTAL
**Net surplus / (loss)**||
||47,480
185
47,665
42,120|
||**(22,520)**
**2,533**
**(19,987)**
**40,352**|
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## **Balance Sheet at 30 June 2023**
|**Fixed assets**
**Current assets**
Cash at bank and in hand
**Debtors**
**Net current assets**
**Creditors**
**Total assets less current**
**liabilities**
**Net assets**|**June 2023**
**£**
**June 2022**
**£**
**Restricted**
**Unrestricted**
**Total**
0
0
0
0
29,851
0
17,828
0
47,679
0
67,666
0
29,851
17,828
47,679
67,666
0
0
0
0
29,851
17,828
47,679
67,666|
|---|---|
||29,851
17,828
47,679
67,666|
**Reconciliation of movement of funds to 30 June 2023**
|Opening balance 1 July 2022
Loss on financial activities
Closing balance 30 June 2023|£
67,666
(19,987)|
|---|---|
||47,679|
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