## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 1[st] April 2022 To 31[st] March 2023** ## **Charity name: West End Refugee Service (CIO)** ## **Charity registration number: 1192667** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The object[s] of the CIO are
(1) To advance the education of the public in
general, especially in the North of England,
about the issues relating to refugees and to
people seeking asylum or sanctuary.
(2) To advance education and relieve poverty
and financial hardship amongst refugees,
people seeking sanctuary and people refused
asylum in the UK, and their dependents.
(3) To provide facilities for training,
recreation or other leisure time occupation
with the object of improving the conditions
of life of those persons who have need of
such facilities.
(4) The promotion of equality and diversity
for the public benefit by promoting activities
to foster understanding between people from
diverse backgrounds.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|The CIO has not yet begun any activities. It
was set up as a replacement for the
unincorporated charity West End Refugee
Service (reg’d number 1077601) to give it a
different legal form but it has not yet been
possible to effect the transfer of assets (and
therefore activities) form the existing charity.
The charitable activities have continued to
be carried out by WERS (1077601) for the
preiod of this report.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|Trustees are aware of the Charity
Commisison’s guidance on public benefit
and apply those principles to the activities of
WERS (1077601). When this CIO becomes
the vehicle for carrying out those activities
they will have regard to that guidance in
relation to the CIO.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| ||SORP reference|| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|The charity does not make grants.| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|The charity does not make social
investments.| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|As the charity has not yet carried out any
activities, there has been no contribution
from volunteers.| |Other||| |**Achievements and Performance**||| ||SORP reference|| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|The charity is not yet operational and there
have therefore been no achievements to
report. All relevant achievements have been
carried out by WERS (reg’d charity 1077601)
which this CIO will replace.| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|That charity opened a bank account with Co-
operative Bank on DATE. It holds funds of
£100 which was an opening balance. There
has been no further movement of funds.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The charity is not yet operational and
therefore does not yet have a reserves
policy.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Nil| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|The charity is not yet operational and has no
expenditure or liabilities.| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|None| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|The charity is not yet a going concern but
will become one after the transfer of assets
from WERS (1077601).| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Initial trustees are the same as already
serving as trustees of WERS (1077601). As
the trustee of WERS (1077601) changem
the trustees of the CIO change accordingly.
Future trustee vacancies will be filled by
invitation or by advertisement and interview.
There are no persons or bodies entitled to
appoint trustees.| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|West End Refugee Service| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|WERS| |Registered charity number|1192667| |Charity’s principal address|St Philips Vicarage, St Philips Close, Arthur’s Hill, Newcastle
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**year **|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Les Roberts|Chair|1/4/22 – 6/12/22|| ||Tessa Sayers|Vice Chair|Chair from 6/12/22|| ||Chris Millman|Treasurer||| ||Mike Snow|||| ||Miranda Lee|||| ||Natalie Underwood|||| ||CharityMwaura||From 31/1/2023|| ||Georgina Wright||From 31/1/2023|| ||John Howard-
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Date 19th September 2023
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West End Refugee Service - (WERS) 1192667
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period 01/04/2022 31/03/2023
To
from
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Income 100 0 0 0 100 0
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
100 0 0 100 0
AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
Assets and Investments 0 0 0 0
- - - - -
Sub total 0 0 0 0 0
Total receipts 100 0 0 100 0
A3 Payments
Expenditure 0 0 0 0 0
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total 0 0 0 0 0
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
0 0 0 0
- - - -
Sub total 0 0 0 0 0
Total payments 0 0 0 0 0
Net of receipts/(payments) 100 0 0 100 0
A5 Transfers between funds 0 0 0 0 0
A6 Cash funds last year end 0 0 0 0 0
Cash funds this year end 100 0 0 100 0
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 25/08/2023 1 |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**|Signature
**Liabilities**
**Details**
**Details**
**Retained Assets**
**Cash at Bank and in Hand**
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Other**
**Details**
**Investment assets**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**100**
**0**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**100**
**0**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**0**
**0**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**-**
**-**
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**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
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**0**
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**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**N/A**
**0**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**N/A**
**0**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name
**Christopher Millman**
**Tessa Sayers**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**0**
**-**
**-**| ||||**0**| ||||OK| ||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**0**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**0**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**Current value**
**(optional)**
**0**
**-**
**-**
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**-**
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**When due**
**(optional)**
**0**
Date of
approval| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 25/08/2023 2 **Notes to the Receipts and Payment Accounts for West End Refugee Service - Registered Number: 1192667** |**For**|**the period**
**from**|**01/04/2022**|**To**|**31/03/2023**| |---|---|---|---|---| In accordance with he Charitable Incorporated Organisations (General) Regulations 2012 the following information is given by way of a note: a) particulars of any guarantee given by the CIO, where any potential liability under the guarantee is outstanding at the date of the statement of assets and liabilities - **None** ; and b) particulars of any debt outstanding at the date the statement of assets and liabilities which is owed by the CIO and which is secured by an express charge on any of the assets of the CIO - **None** . CCXX R3 accounts (SS) 25/08/2023 3