Northampto Town of Sanctuary Yr*thh GT Company Number: 14733127 Registered Charlty Number: 1192092 Northampton Town of Sanctuary Ltd (A Company Llmited by Guarantee) Financial Ststements and Trustees Annual Report For Year Ended 31 December 2024 15 St. Giles Street, Northampton, NN I IJA Chmi N¥Jnkn 1192092 Clxnparry House no. 14733127 Northarnpton I'OWN COUNCIL vo Northampto Town of Sanctuary YtyJif¢ Index Page Index Admlnlstratlon and Legal Structure Structure and Govornance Re8erve8 and Inve8tm•nt Pollcy Trust•￿ l Dlrectorn R•port Independont Examlner8 Report statem•nt ol Flnanclal Actlvlt Balance Sheet 10 Accountlng Pollcl 11 Notsa to the Accounts 12-14 15 St. Giles Stre¢L Northampton, NNI IJA Charity Numbèr 1192092 CoThyny House no. 14733127 Northampton TOTh￿ COUNCIL uo Northampto Town of Sanctuary Y¢>Jh Page 2 Administration and Legal Structure Charlty reglstered numb•r: 1192092 Roglstored Offlco: 32-36 Hazelwood Road, Northampton NN1 1LN Dlrectorsrrru8tse8: Jamal Alwahabi Nick Allen Rufia Ashraf (appointed 27.01.25) Aideen Fogaty (resigned 7.03.2025) Dr Graham Smith Danielle Stone Bank•rn: Bardays Bank PLC Company S•cr•tary: Danielle Stone Indopendent Examlner: Brenda Peers-Ross 29 Drift Road Chichester West Sussex P02 OPW 15 St. Giles Street, Northampton. NN I IJA Charity Numbar 1192092 C￿anY House no. 14733127 Northampton TOIN74 COUNCIL 200dwill Northampto Town of Sanctuary Page 3 The Directors of the Charitable Company are its trustees for the purposed of Charity Law throughout this report are collectively referred to as the trustees. Structure and Governance Northampton Town of Sanctuary Governance Statsment 2023 Th18 8eCtlon 8•ts out th• Northampton Town of Sanctuary governance arrangernents and the responslbilitles of Its management committee over the rnportlng perfod from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024. Legal FonrÈ and Con8tltutlon Northampton Town of Sanctuary l• a Charfty regl8terod wlth the UK Charlty Commlttee (Charlty Number: 1192092). Charlty Objects The charlty'8 obJect81'th• obJKts') arn: 1. The promotion of social inclusion for the public benetit amng people who are refugees and asylum seekers, socialty excluded on the grounds of their social and economic position, by promoting andlor cTrordinating, in partnership with voluntary, community and faith organisab'ons, setvices and facilits'es to assist them to adapt to lrfe in the UK and within a new community. 2. The promotion of equality and diversty for the public benefit by promoting activities to foster understanding and good relatsons between the general public, refugees and asylum seekers as people seeking sanctuary. R88pon8lbllltl88 The Constltutlon of Northampton Town of Sanctuary INToS} {agrwd on 28 October 2020) sets out the management of the Charity through a Chalr. Secretary and Tr•a8uror. Thue Indlvlduals are Supported by a wldar 'management group,. Th• Managwnent Group con818ts of the followlng indivlduals: Danielle Stone (Secretary . Graham Smith (Deputy Chair •Jamal Alwahabi (Trna8urer) • Nick Allen (Chair) • Jane Birch . Kate Adams • Paula Prlce • Farzana Aldrldge • Rufla Ashraf 15 St. Giles Street. Northampton. NNI IJA Chty Numbpr 1192092 Company House no. 14733127 Northampton TOIITh COUNCIL vo Northampton Town of Sanctuary Pago 4 Meetings are held to conduct business other than that which is considered at the Annual General Meeting. These meetings are open to interested parties to join. Raserves and Invegtm•nt Pollcles. Investment income - interest is broughl into account on a receivable basis. Reserve Poliw The current poliw is to maintain suffiaent cash fiow for known commttments. Our aim to build a three to six months running costs. Publ1¢ Benefft Northampton Town of Sanctuary in planning and delivery of activib'es gives serious consideration to the Charrty Commission general guidance on Public Benefit. Rl•k A8888•ment Northampton Town of Sanctuary does not believe rt is subject to any substsntial risk beyond the liabilities disclosed in its Annual Report. 15 St. Giles StreeL Northampton, TrtNI IJA Chwity Number 1192092 Company House rKJ. 14733127 Northampton TOIIW COL'NC.TI. Vo Northampto Town of Sanctuary Y￿h Page 6 Trustees Annual Report We began the year with good news from the lottery. We secured five years fvnding for full-time Coordinator for NTOS and funding for a Community Kitchen. We advertised, interviewed, appointed and had our first full-time worker in place by January 81h This took pressu￿ off the volunteers, who have been carrying the organisation for the last nine years, for which they were very grateful. We moved to cheaper offices with Volunlary Action Northamptonshire {VIN), in the middle of town and conts'nued our search for premises to tum into a Refugee Centre. Our partnership with VIN has grown and they kindly hosted some of our meetings and our advice sessions. The British Red Cross has continued to provide monthly, free advi￿ sessions on immigrats'on and asylum matters. They also take cases where there is no recourse to public funds (NRPFS). Demand for Ihis service grows year on year. We find the British Red Cross realty valuable as they support individuals and households with many related issues and support them over time. Our Se￿l¢e to the ￿Mmunity takes pressure off council services and gives them an estimated saving of £100,000 a year. The estimate is provided by a council officer working with refugees, asylum seekers. and NRPFS. Our volunteer ESOL teacher Liz left for pastu￿ n￿. We thank her very much for her commitment and dedication. We were lucky to find a replacement. John Round took up the challenge, using both the community space at the Grosvenor Centre and the library. He has between 5 and 8 students for each weekly session. This worker left us in September and Zeke. our youth worker, stepped up with our Trustee Jamal to fill the gap. Zeke was appointed as our full-time worker and started in January 2025. Funding from Northampton Community Foundation helped us set up KeepFit4Women, a women's yoga session for refugee groups. This was an integration project for refugee women to come together with other local women. We equipped the dass with yoga mats and other materials. Our annual Refugee Week was disrupted when the General Election was called. This meant we had to rearrange the event we host at very short notice. This was done. We thank New Life Church in Spring Boroughs, for accommodats'ng us at short notice. It proved to be a valuable networking occasion for our partners wrth input from United African Association and the Albanian Cultural Assodation. 15 St. Giles Street, Northampton, NN I IJA Ch*ty Number 1192092 Company HoLtse no. 14733127 Northampton TOIYN COUNCIL vo 200dwill ••r Northampto Town of Sanctuary Ytyjh Page 6 We were pleased to partner Delapré Abbey with an evening of poetry and talk with the Syrian Kurdish poet Amir Darwish. With Leam2Live (L2L), our youth group. we look for the development of leadership skills and give opportunities for young people to engage wth local groups and events. Young people look part in the EKI event as stewards. They played an important role in the Spring Boroughs Fesbval, again as stewards. They also took part in the Youth Summit, which is an annual youth led, youth conferen￿. Three young people participated in the emerging leaders course with NAYC. The 2024 Summer of Unrest following the tragic incident in Stockport. impacted our work. 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