Maun Refuge (Registered charity, number 1195420) Financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2023 Page Contents Trustees, annual report Independent examiner's report Receipts & payments account Statement of assets & liabilities Notes to the accounts capLUS COMMUNITY ACCOUNTING Maun Refuge Trustees, annual report for the year ended 30 September 2023 Full name Maun Refuge Organisation type Charitable incorporated organisation Registered charity number 1195420 Principal address 70 King Edward Avenue, Mansfield, NG18 SAF Trustees Barbara Nestor, Chair Simon Hartley Jones, Secretary Robert Hill, Treasurer Bernard Ory, Vice-chair Clare Heyting Karol Grabowski (from 3010812023} Madeline Allsop (from 2410712023) Independent examiner John O'Brien, employee of Community Accounting Plus, Units 1 & 2 North West, 41 Talbot Street, Nottingham, NG15GL Governance and management The charity is operated under the rules of its constitution adopted 6 August 2021. Trustees are appointed annually by the Board of Maun Refuge members. Maun Refuge has policies that govern our principles and practices.. they include policies on behaviour, equal opportunities, financial control, health and safety, personal boundaries, safeguarding children and adults, reserves, supervision and volunteering. DBS checks are carried out as required and volunteers have regular supervision and support meetings. The charity has five trustees who are responsible for its governan￿ and risk management. The trustees constitute Maun Refuge's main decision-making body, all of whom are also volunteers contributing to the work of the charity. There is one paid staff post (Project Manager) and duties are undertaken by two people as a job-share. Maun Refuge liaises with the district and county local authorities, local and national service providers, educational and health establishments, community and voluntary services, etc., in order to best serve the interests - personal, educational and social - of Syrian refugees and asylum seekers in Mansfield. Maun Refuge Objectives and activities For the public benefit to relieve the needs of those seeking asylum and those granted refugee status and their dependents living in Mansfield and the surrounding area, in particular.. a) to advance their education and training so as to advance them in life and assist them to adapt within a new community,. b) to preSe￿e and protect their physical and mental health,. c) to provide facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life of those persons who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infinmity or disablement, financial hardship or social and economic circumstances,. and d} to relieve their financial hardship. Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit Maun Refuge supports Syrian refugees who were brought to Mansfield under the government's Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme. The charity augments the basic shelter and access to services provided by the local council. We do this by befriending, through cultural orientation, by working to encourage Mansfield people to be welcoming and by promoting community cohesion. Public benefit statement The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit, 'Charities and Public Benefit,. Summary of the main achievements during the period Staff We have employed one FTE Project Manager since 2019 and the post was shared by two people. During this year after one job-share staff resignation to take up a new post, we only briefly managed to replace the job-share Project Manager post, so decided to use the services of a Consultant until such time as our staff needs could be suitably met in compliance with our funders, requirements. This has meant that some work has not been done according to our plans, but volunteers, Trustees and some of the Syrian refugees themselves have stepped up to carry on the activities and support work. Our partners We have continued to work in liaison with the district and county local authorities, local and national service providers, educational and health establishments, community and voluntary services, etc., to best serve the interests-personal, educational and social of Syrian refugees, asylum seekers and other displaced people in Mansfield. Our Funders During this year we have relied largely on funding from the National Lottery Community Fund, Mansfield's Community Fund and many others to provide for our core funding and project work. Funders have been sympathetic to our refocussing on 'any diSpla￿d people,. Maun Refuge was set up to support Syrians but now reaches many more and all the Syrians are pleased to support the newcomers. Maun Refuge What we have done We have particularly tried to address the stresses created by Covid and lockdown such as isolation and the rising cost of living. The refocussing of our work to include supporting asylum seekers represents a major change of direction for which we will re￿1ve a year's funding from the UKSPF grant. Continuing activities have included ice-skating and woodcraft for children, swimming for both women and men, plus summer visits to the seaside and The Deep in Hull. Educational needs have been a high priority this year.. two young Syrians are now at university in Manchester, we have continued to provide successful ESOL classes and bespoke support in other subjects and areas of need such as health and safety, food hygiene, car rna1ntenan￿, IT, fraud awareness, cake decorating, etc. Citizenship Outside the scope of the main funders has been the effort to help with the prohibitive costs of citizenship applications for the Syrians - a high priority for them. Currently 24 Syrians have achieved citizenship thanks to hard work and their own fundraising. Maun Refuge has provided a portion of the costs from a special citizenship fund - money raised locally by the trustees, volunteers and friends. Website We apologise that our website (www.maunrefuge.org.uk) is currently out of date. It will be updated soon. The charity's policy on reserves Over time, we aim to build up reserves totalling £6,000 (as per our Reserves Policy), equivalent to 2-3 months running costs. The reserves will cover the consequences should we need to close the Charity. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees.. Signed Barbara Nestor, Trustee Date 2310412024 Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Maun Refuge for the year ended 30 September 2023 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Maun Refuge (the charity) for the year ended 30 September 2023. Responsibilities and basis of report As the trustees of the charity 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 2011 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 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 charity as required by section 130 of the Act., or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records. 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 understsnding of the accounts to be reached. Signed John O'B ' c, FCCA, FCIE Employee of Community Accounting Plus Date 2410412024 Maun Refuge Receipts & payments account for the year ended 30 September 2023 2022 2023 Total Total Unrestricted Restricted Funds Funds Funds Funds Receipts Grants & donations Loan repayment Sales & fees Opening transfer Totsl receipts 47669 333 731 33039 81772 1483 66067 67550 1483 66067 67550 Payments Citizenship Payment Events Equipment Hospitality Insurances & Website Legal & Professional fees Office Rent Printing, Postage and Stationery Room hire Telephones & Intemet Purchases Salaries, Nl arKI Pensions Sessional Workers Cultural trips Edwational Expenses OfficelGeneral Admin Teaching Teens on Trial Travel Uncategorised Expense Women's Swimming Total payments 10005 8606 532 8606 532 1165 189 353 222 2264 539 60 872 311 90 2027 118 212 1363 487 1165 189 353 222 2040 539 60 872 311 224 1330 201 862 17927 100 1115 3364 25 2015 704 1738 1000 1866 46549 1260 19625 602 740 126 27 4405 20885 602 740 131 27 5343 938 3083 3083 1664 43996 1664 47588 3592 35223 Net receiptsl{payments) Cash ￿ndS at start of this period Cash funds at end of this period (2109) 10516 8407 22071 24707 46778 19962 35223 55185 35223 Maun Refuge Statement of assets and liabilities at 30 September 2023 2022 2023 Cash assets Bank accounts Note 35223 35223 55185 55185 Liabilities Creditors 1334 (13341 907 {907) These financial statements are ac￿pted on behalf of the charity by: Signed Robert Hill, Trustee Dated 2310412024 Maun Refuge Notes to the accounts for the year ended 30 September 2023 1. Receipts & payments accounts Receipts and payments accounts contain a summary of money re￿iVed and money spent during the period and a list of assets and liabilities at the end of the period. Usually, cash received and cash spent will include transactions through bank accounts and cash in hand. 2. Grants & donations Unre8trlcted Restrlcted Totsl Hilden Trust W H SoLrthall Trust The National Lottery Community FUTr Sundry grants & donations 12000 3000 42330 8737 66067 12000 3000 42330 10220 67550 1483 1483 3. Funds analysis Openlng Recelpts (Payments) balance clo￿ng balance Restricted funds Pop-ups W H Southall Trust Active Notts Citizenship Fund Community Champions Education Classes Welcome to Mansfiekl Plus Running Costs 522 (243> 279 3000 2464 (2016) 448 3503 (9552) 2651 313 (293) 20 6000 (3506) 2494 10000 42367 {20481} 31886 1905 12000 7905 6000 24707 3000 8700 Unrestricted funds Gereral 10516 10516 3592 (3592) 8407 8407 1483 The Pop-ups fund comprises funding towards occasional authentic Syrian pop-up restaurants staged throughout the period at a central Mansfield location which offers a kitchen and adjoining loungeldining area. The W H Southall Trust comprises funding towards relieving poverty related disadvantage. Maun Refuge The Active Notts fund comprises funding towards programs designed to introduce our clients to sports activities - particularly refugee women who have cultural barriers to taking part in such activities. The Citizenship fund comprises funding towards supporting our Syrian families who have held Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR} status for twelve months and are eligible to apply for British Citizenship. The Community Champions fund comprises funding towards specific things which the charity needed for the Syrian families and its own on-going core costs. The Education Classes fund comprises funding towards classes run by the organisation. The Welcome to Mansfield Plus fund comprises funding towards supporting certain core activities. The Running Costs fund comprises funding towards staff fees and running costs. 4. Creditors Independent examination fee Salaries, Nl & pension (HMRC} Salaries, Nl & pension (NESTI 732 165 10 907 5. Trustees, remuneration Trustees received no expenses, remuneration or benefits in this period. 6. Related party transactions There were no related party transactions in this period. 7. Glossary of terms Creditors: These are amounts owed by the charity, but not paid during the accounting period. Restricted funds: These are funds given to the charity, subject to specific restrictions.