Northampto Town of Sanctuary Company Number. 14733127 Reglstsrod Chaiity Number: 1192092 Northampton Town of Sanctuary Ltd (A Company Limited by Guarantee) Financial Statements and Trustees Annual Report For Year Ended 31° December 2025 15 St. Giles Street. Northampton. NNI IJA Charity Numt• 1192092 Coffpany House no. 14733127 Noithampton TOIFN COUNCIL v•
Northampto Town of Sanctuary Index Pag• Index Admlnistratlon and Lagal Structure stru¢turn and Governanco Reserves and Investment Poll¢y Trustees l Dlrectorn Report Indepondent Examlnern Report ststoment of Flnanclal Actlvltle3 Balanc• Sho•t 10 Aecountlng Pollcl 11 Note8 to th• Accounts 12-14 15 St. Giles Street, Northampton. Ftr41 I IJA Chanty Nnber 1192092 Company Housè no. 14733127 Northampton TQIYN COLTNCIL vo
•Jr Northampto Town of Sanctuary Page 2 Administration and Legal Structure Charlty reg18tered number: 1192092 Reglsterod Offlc•: 32-36 Hazelwood Road, Northampton NN1 1LN Directorsrrrust•O8: Jamal Alwahabi Nick Allen Rufia Ashraf (appointed 27.01.25) Aideen Fogarty (resigned 07.03.2025) Dr Graham Smith Danielle Stone Bankern: Barclays Bank PLC Company Secr•tary: Danielle Stone Independent Examlner: Brenda Peers-Ross 29 Drift Road Selsey Chichester West Sussex P020 OPW 15 St. Giles StreeL Northampton, NNI IJA Charity Numt*r 1192092 Company House rKJ. 14733127 Northampton TOI%N COL.NCIL vo
Northampto Town of Sanctuary Page 3 The Directors of the Charitable Company are 115 trustees for the purposed of Charity Law throughout this report are colleth'vely refeThed to as the trustees. Structure and Governance Northampton Town of Sanctuary Gov•rnanc• Statement 2023 Th18 •e¢tlon Sets Out the Northampton Town of Sanctuary govornanco arrangements and the r•sponsibllltie¥ of Its management commlttee over the r•portlng perlod from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 20 Legal Fomi and Constttutlon Northampton Town of Sanctuary 18 a Charlty rng18tered wlth the UK Charfty Commlttee (Charlty NUmr. 1192092>. Charlty Objects The charlty's objects q'the obJ•cts') are: 1. The promotion of social inclusion for the public benefit among people who are refugees and asylum seekers, socially excluded on the grounds of their social and economic position, by promoting andlor co-ordinating, in partnership with volunlary, community and faith organisations, services and facilities to assist them to adapt to ife in the UK and within a community. 2. The promotion of equality and dNersity for the public benefit by promots'ng activities to foster understanding and good relatsons between the general public, refugees and asylum seekers as people seeking sanctuary. Responslbllltles The Con8tltutlon of Northampton Town of Sanctuary (NTOS) (agreod on 28 Octob•r 2020) 8ets out tho management of th• Charity through a Chair, Secretsry and Treasurer. The8• Indlvlduals arn supported by a wlder 'managoment group.. Tho Management Group consists of the followlng Individuals: . Danielle Stone (Secretary) . Graham Smith {Deputy Chair •Jarnal Alwahabi (Treasurerl Nlck Allen (Chair) Jane Blrch • Kate Adams • Paula Price •Farzana Aldridgo • Rufia Ashraf 15 St. Giles Street, Northampton, NNI IJA . ritoLaJnii.:" 'I'JWW.l ilots.dk Chanty Numbw 1192092 Company House rKJ. 14733127 Northampton TOWN COUNCIL vo
Northampto Town of Sanctuary Page 4 Meetings are held to conduct business other than that which is considered at the Annual General Meeting. These meets'ngs are open to interested parts'es to join. Reserves and Investment Pollcles. Invesknent income- interest is brought into account on a receivable basis. R&serve Policy The current policy is to maintain sufficient cash flow for known commitrnents. Our aim to build a three to six months running costs. Publlc Benefit Northampton Town of Sanctuary in planning and delivery of activities gives serious consideration to the Charity Commission genefal guidan on Public BenefiL Rljk Assessment Northampton Town of Sanctuary does not believe it is Subject to any substantial risk beyond the liabilities disclosed in its Annual ReporL 15 St. Gil¢s Str¢¢t. Northampton. NNI IJA Chty Number 1192092 Company House no. 14733127 Northampton TOWN COUNCIL vo loodwill
Northampton Town of Sanctuary Page 5 Trustees Annual Report NTOS Coordinator This post was advertised. We had S applicants. 3 People were short listed and interviewed. Zeke was appointed and started full-time work with us on January 16th We knew from his volunteer work with L2L that he is a gifted youth worker. As coordinator he has kept his role with L2L and proved to also be a gifted project coordinator and administrator. Zeke brought in 16 new volunteers who he supervised and managed inlo a variety of role8 Within NToS*vents, L2L, ESOL, crafts. Engaglng Rofugo•8 Zeke helped us engage the refugee groups in the Town-ukraine. Afghan. Albanian. Iranian, Kurdish, Arabs. But there is more work to do in this respect Our biggest venture of the year was opening our Refugee CentrThe Sanctuary -in the middle of lown. We signed the lease for the premises in February and spent 6 months transforming a dilapidated office into a vlbrant centre. We were supported in this by many volunteers who cleared the space, and painted walls. Northampton College created a new office for us. Wickes supplied the kitchen. A fitter gave his ts'me to install it. The charity Jam sourced desks, tables and chairs for us. We were given a bookcase and books. We bought the flooring, heating and the alterations to the kitchen. We officially opened in September and welcomed friends and supporters. for a brief ceremony and ribbon cutting. This also gave us the opportunity to thank our sponsors, Wickes, Brackmills Bid, Northamplon College: and all our amaing volunteers. We now have a useable space that is welcoming and zoned lo meet different needs. We prOVed monthty free legal advice. weekly ESOL classes, community kitchen, a weekty drop in, access to IT and WIFI, a food bank and clothes bank. Asylums seekers and refugees now know where to find us and it is working well. 15 St. Giles StreeL Northampton. NN I I JA Char5ty Number 119xe2 Company House r. 14733127 NorthamptOTJ TOWY CODNCIL vo
••f Northampto Town of Sanctuary Page 6 Three hotels in the county are being used by the Home offi to house asylum seekers. The overwhelming number of the asylum seekers are single men. This is causing residents some anxiety. Trustees were invited to one of the Parish councils to discuss their situation. We talked about the need to offer ffiendship and get to know people and not allow "othering." The police have been rigorous in responding to resentS and allaying their fears. Nevertt)eless, the national media has picked up a story from Deanshanger and the social media trolls and bots have had a field day. Deanshangar people have engaged the resident asylum seekers offering weekly drop in, football, work on Ihe allotrnents. day trips and a Xmas paty. We are limited in what we can offer ourselves because of transport issues. We visited one of the hotels and offered to help the under 21 s access the L2L youth club. We ran several events in the year. Refugee week was in June and we ran a successful event in the Guildhall. We did our annual day trip to Hunstanton for 45 people and provided a Xmas party with games. presents and food. Fundlng We held a Barn Dance to raise funds on Feb 14th and raised just over £1000. Zeke successfully appl to Northamptonshire Sports for funding for L2L to cover the cost of the youth workers and sporting activities. We managed to gei funding for a bookkeeper. Vishal has helped with our dOCuntall0n, retums to the funders and with our next audit. We were grateful to receive £1 OCKI from CommSep4e- a credit union, toward8 the provision of food for L2L. Northampton Town Counc41 kindly granted us £90 to help with the refurbishments and the lottery kindly allowed us to use our underspend on refurbishments also. We need to develop a longer-tenn sustainability plan and this will be a focus for the year 2026. Thanks. Our thanks go to staff, Zeke, Blessing, Faseeh, Richenda, Musab, Vishal, Jamal And our volunteers Alex. Lily. John, Eris. Mendy.Aideen. 15 St. Giles StreeL Northampton, I IJA ',IlrJs Lik Chanty Nuithr 1192092 Crynpany House no. 14733127 Northampton TOTrry COI.NCIL 2oodwill
••r Northampto Town of Sanctuary Page 7 Presented and approved by the Board of TrusteeslDirectors at a committee meeting held on 23rd July 2026 and signed on their behalf. Danielle Stone TrusteelDirector 15 St. Giles Street, Northampton. KNI IJA Charty Number 1192092 Company House no. 14n3127 Northatnpton TOlVt COUNCIL COMMUMITY loodwill
Brenda Peers-Ross 29 Drift Road Selsey Chichester West Sussex P020 OPW Indapandent Examinerfs Report to the Trusto0s of: NORTHAMPTON TOWN OF SANCTUARY Registered Charity Numbor: 1192092 I report on the accounts of the company for the year eTrJed 31•1 Dwnber 2025, are set out on the attsched pages 9 10 14. Ro$po¢tlv• mponslblllllas of trusto08 and gxarninor The Iru$lee$ (who are also the directors of the ccffipany for Ihe pu of CpanY lawl art re8pon$ibb for the preparation of the accounts. The trustees consKler that an audit is nol requiréd for Ihls year urKler Part 18 of the C(xnpanies Act 20 (the Act) a1 that an indeFendent examination is needed. Page 8 Having 8atisfied myself that the company not subjed to an a(vJTrt under wnpany law and 18 eligible for independent ex8rnination, it is my responsibilty to.. examine the accrMJnts undw s•clion 145 of the Chariti88 Ad 2011: follow the procedures laKI down in the general Directions gi¥•n by the Charty Commission {under section 145(5)Ibl of the Acl. as amended.. arKI state whether matters have (xTh to my atténtion. Ba•1• of Ind•p•nd•nt •xamln•rf• sl•1offl•nl My examination was carried out in accordance with general Olrections given by the Ch8r Commission. An oxamination includes a re¥4 of the accounts'ng records kept by the charity and comparison of the accounts presenl&J with those record$. It also includes ConSefation of any unusual items or di8closure$ of the accounts and 8eekiNJ explanat>9 from you as trustees coneÈming any such matteT5. The prcKeduies undertaken do not provK4e all Ihe evidence that would required in an audiL aThJ conseqL• no t¥)inK)n is given as lo wthether the accounts present a Inte and fair view,. and report is limited to those mattern set oul in the statement below. Indop•nd•nt Examlnoe• •tat•m•nt I hav• completed my examination. l ¢onfimi that no matters have come to my attentKJn in connection with the eXaMinan giving me cau8e to believe that in any material respect". accounting reCOS were not kept in a¢cJydance with the Compani85 ¥¢dion 386 of the 2008 Act.. or the ac¢ounl$ do not a(xord with these reo)rd$.' or the accounts do not cxjmply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act ¢)ther than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair whith is not a matter consKlered as part of an independent examination.. or the accounts have not been prepared in accordance y1h the method8 and Princip3 of the Statemfjnt of Recommermlwj Praclice for ac£ounting and reporting by charitw appIable to charit preparing I1r accounts in accordance wrth the Financral Rérth'ng SL2ndard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021_ Brenda Peer5-Ross FM4AT. ACIE 28LhJuty 2026
NORTHAMPTON TOWN OF SANCTUARY LTD (Acompany LinrtJ By Guardrt8EI Pag8 STATEMENT OF FINAPKIAL *£TIWTIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 fECEMgER 7D25 Total 2024 I09 fmm: Den&tion6 and1gg8thv CharitBbkn •¢11¥$ Othgr irC Tot•1 In¢offl• 7,540 37, 2.055 47.161 7.540 91.258 24,555 57.821 82,176 24.B44 57.621 82.465 Exp•ndttur• on: Raisiw funds Ch¥rt•bk8 KtbvthB 71.152 .851 19,736 35.698 66,433 Tot•1 •xp8ndllur• 26.4•A 71.IS2 19.735 55 433 N•t Incomrf•xpwWXur•l 21.e62 117.4&)} 5,109 21,923 27.032 Tv•n¥f•rts1t•Tr luThl• 125n 257 7.$28 17,6281 Totsl brwO11 l¢Mrd 89,073 26.132 35,9 62.041 Total fundJ cinl•d f4xMrd 33.1 ,27$ Tha finwcil 4th¥It9 aDd bJ•M• rwrt•ed durlry th• y•ar.
NORTHAAIPTON TOWN OF SANCTUARY LTD P4•10 IA Cwnpany Limit By Guarantee) BALANCÈ SHÈET A8 AT 31 DECEIABER 2tr25 Comp• Numbor 14733127 Total CurrentA••et• l)ebtors C8sh 01 b8nk WKI hBNI Investment 279 742 94.522 33.927 90,121 ).874 34.3 95284 90.121 Cr•do Amwnts lalllna du• Wlhin on¢ y•or 1.28 11.2891 I7)) 11.9B91 11.0481 N•t ¢urrnnt••••l• Illl•bllrtlMI eo.174 35.101 93 89,on N•t •m•1[l•bIllI••I 93.zrfj 89.073 Ch•rty Fund• T•1 24 38,789 2025 80,174 Unre$trtctedfwth R8Strict•d Tot•1 chaffty fund11611j .174 ,17 89 073 SectTr477 ot itr• CpOn AL 21(kg. omp41 fththe r•]ukn•nwty OtthisAct rdab'r¥J to (rt$. x)f¥•s lo cornpary the tt12. SORP IFRS 102)8ifBth lknbv2019 UKwthrgetsr*1w Signwj on b•h•Nt>J tr• t•)wd ¢y InJth88 J•nal habi OirectorrUrt••
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