Maun Refuge (Registered charity, number 1195420) Financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2024 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 2024 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 (until 0110612024) Robert Hill (until 3010612024) Bernard Ory, Vice-chair Clare Heyting (until 0110612024) Karol Grabowski, Secretary Madeline Allsop, Treasurer 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 via website and social media appeal,. personal recommendationlapplications and interview. 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 preserve 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, infirmity 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 Our main activities continue to be the offer of information, advice, and language teaching, plus opportunities to meet and make friends locally through our partnerships with other local organisations. During this last year we have made a significant switch from supporting Syrian and other refugees to opening our services up to asylum seekers from 'anywhere'. Managing this change while 'keeping the peace, in Mansfield during a year of hotel arrivals and then closure has been challenging. It has always been one of our objectives to support asylum seekers from
Maun Refuge anywhere but local needs have made this more and more pressing over the last couple of years, hence our decision to significantly expand our service user base. The English language classes we run have been at a more basic level, according to need., the introductions to UK services such as health, banking, schooling and housing depend upon what stage in individual applications for'right to remain. asylum seekers have reached. This work can be complicated and varied.. we have benefitted from the voluntary support of longer- standing refugees particularly some Syrians and one Sudanese, in interpretation and translation, as well as the voluntary support of Mansfield people including our Trustees and other Mansfield organisations from the wide neOrk of concerned local charities and services. Our service users have come from Sudan, Iran, Kurdistan, Afghanistan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, etc., as well as Syria and Ukraine. Public benefit statement Opportunities to share their stories have been grasped by many refugees and asylum seekers, sometimes working with our local authority staff as well as sporting or cultural charities. We have facilitated swimming, cooking, running pop-up restaurants, etc. and very popular market stalls selling food. The wish to integrate is generally strong among our service users and we have taken advantage of this to provide opportunities to meet, to demonstrate skills, and to appreciate cultural differences. There are some impressive examples of success by refugees over the decade that Maun Refuge has been working with them. We had hoped to set an example of how a small town can benefit from and enjoy the new arrivals. Fingers crossed, we do believe this is happening now. The Trustees confim 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 In the year up to 30 September 2024, we have continued to support 35 refugees from the 'SVPRS' {Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme), plus about 30 other refugees who arrived under different schemes. Of asylum seekers, the numbers have been much higher- around 70. Fundraising.. restricted funds of approx. £47,000 (income) have been raised for salaries, teaching, IT and Room hire purposes and £30,000 for project purposes over the year. Citizenship.. we have continued to raise money from individual donors to pay a proportion of the Syrians, UK citizenship. Two families (10 people) will qualify in the year beginning September 2023 - October 2024. We have not committed ourselves to continue to raise funds for this purpose after these latest 0 families have succeeded.
Maun Refuge The main acts'vities of the charty being advice and advocacy we have had less time for events but we are hoping to hold more in the future. We are very grateful to our funders and supporters and hope that next year is as busy and successful as this on81 The ¢haritys 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 eq lj-l zr
Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Maun Refuge for the year ended 30 September 2024 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Maun Refuge (the charity) for the year ended 30 September 2024. 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 understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed John O'Brien MSC, FAIA, FCIE Employee of Community Accounting Plus Date 0310612025
Maun Refuge Receipts & payments account for the year ended 30 September 2024 2023 2024 Total Unrestrieted Restricted Total Funds Funds Funds Funds Note Receipts Grants & donations Sundry receipts Totsl receipts 67550 550 83655 165 83820 84205 165 84370 67550 550 Payments AdvertisinglPromotional Christmas Market Citizenship Payment Consultancy Educational Expenses Events Equipment Hospitality Men's Swimming Overheads Insurances & Website Legal & Professional fees Office Rent Printing, Postage arKI StstiorEry Room hire Telephones & Internet Purchases Salaries, Nl and Pensions Sessional Workers Cultural trips OfficelGeneral Admin Teaching Travel Women's Swimming Total payments 89 234 89 234 8606 4467 4467 250 131 532 1165 189 250 67 141 170 866 722 1444 2271 2025 63 824 209 2605 20441 8653 67 141 170 866 722 1444 2271 2025 63 824 209 2605 20441 13383 353 222 2264 539 60 872 311 20885 602 740 27 5343 3083 1664 47588 4730 791 791 4980 46082 51062 19962 35223 55185 Net ceiptsI[paYrnents) Cash funds at start of this period Cash funds at end of this period (4430) 8407 3977 37738 46778 84516 33308 55185 88493
Maun Refuge Statement of assets and liabilities at 30 September 2024 2023 2024 Cash assets Bank accounts Note 55185 55185 88493 88493 Other monetary assets Prepayments 850 850 Liabilities CreditOTS 907 (907) 1114 1114 These financial statements are acceptp.d nn bp.half of the charity by: Signèd Madeline Allsop, Trustee Date 29
Maun Refuge Notes to the accounts for the year ended 30 September 2024 1. Receipts & payments accounts Receipts and payments accounts contain a summary of money received 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 Unre*rlcted Restrlcted Total Mansfield CVS The National Lottery Community Fund Sundry grants & donatior6 30000 46880 6775 83655 30000 46880 7325 84205 550 550 3. Funds analysis Op9ning Roc9ipts IPaymgntsl balance Closing balance Restricted funds Pop-ups W H Southall Trust Active Notts CitiTrnship Fund Community Champions UKSPF Education Classes 2494 Welcome to Mansfield Continuation Fund 24549 Welcome to Mansfield Plus 7337 Running Costs 6000 46778 279 3000 448 2651 20 279 2450 18 9201 20 30000 (650) 1844 47170 (35981) 35738 100 (4616) 2821 3855 2145 46082 83820 84516 (550) (430) 6550 30000 U nrestricted funds General 8407 8407 4980 (4980) 3977 3977 550 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. UKSPF - provision of English lessons and to cover the salary for our case worker. The Education Classes fund comprises funding towards classes run by the organisation. The Welcome to Mansfield Continuation fund comprises funding towards supporting certain core activities. 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. Prepayments Rent Insuran 623 227 850 5. Creditors Independent examination fee Salaries, Nl & pension {HMRC) 768 346 1114 6. Trustees. remuneration Trustees received no expenses, remuneration or benefits in this period. 7. Related party transactions There were no related paty transactions in this period. 8. Glossary of terms Creditors: These are amounts owed by the charity, but not paid during the accounting period. Prepayments: These are ServIS that the charity has paid for in advance, but not used during the accounting period. Restricted funds: These are funds given to the charity, subject to specific restrictions set by the donor, but still within the general objects of the charity.