2025-08-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From Period start date 01/09/24 To Period end date 31/08/25

Charity name: Rochdale Action with Destitute Asylum Seekers and Refugees Charity registration number: 1195518

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	The relief of poverty amongst desttute asylum seekers and refugees by the provision of temporary accommodaton and support.
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	Provision of temporary accommodation and financial support to destitute asylum seekers (by way of cash grants) and provision of holistic support.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission Guidance on public benefit with regard to the objective of relief of poverty. The people the charity has helped are destitute, they have No Recourse to Public Funds, without the help of the charity they would have no means of supporting themselves, they have no other source of income. In some cases they would be homeless.

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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	Grants are only given to people who have No Recourse to Public Funds.
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38
		All the charity’s activities are undertaken by volunteers, there are no

Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	paid staff.
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 has an agreement with the Catholic Diocese of Salford whereby the charity has been given a licence to occupy an empty church property for the purpose of providing temporary housing for 3 destitute asylum seekers The charity continues to maintain this property and meets the full running costs of the property. There have been 3 guests accommodated during this period. One has been awarded Section 4 support following the submission of a fresh claim for asylum and has very recently moved out into Home Office (Serco) accommodation. Another has very recently moved out into alternative accommodation. Both will be replaced by other guests once some urgent refurbishment work on the property has been completed. Another guest has received his paperwork from the Home Office following a Subject Access Request and is currently seeking legal representation to pursue a fresh claim for asylum. All guests have been supplied with a weekly cash grant and have taken part in well-being activities. All the asylum seekers supported by the charity would otherwise have been street homeless and without funds. RADAR was nominated for an award by Forever Manchester at their annual awards ceremony in the “For Everyone” category.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	Our objectives were to equip the property and house three destitute asylum seekers. The house is fully equipped and we have housed 3 asylum seekers throughout the year
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	Grants totalling £4091 were received from NACCOM (The No Accommodation Network) and the Catholic Diocese of Salford.
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The charity had funds of £12,196 at the end of the financial year
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	The charity intends to hold in reserve funds equivalent to four months operating costs, to cover unforeseen costs, uncertainties about inflation and possible shortfalls in expected income.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£4000
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	The charity’s principal sources of funding were donations from individuals and organisations, fund-raising events, sponsorships and grants
Investment policy and objectives including any	Para 1.46

social investment policy adopted
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	The uncertainties about future inflation may mean that the running costs of the property are higher than the charity has budgeted for. The prolonged “cost of living crisis” may lead to lower donations than the charity has budgeted for.
Other

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	Charitable Incorporated Organisation
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	All trustees are appointed by the members. There are no ex-officio or nominated trustees.

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	Trustees have attended a number of training events including NACCOM Summer Northern Hub, knowledge exchange events and regular meetings of Rochdale Refugee and Asylum Seekers Multi Agency Forum.
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	Charitable Incorporated Organisation, Association Model i.e. with a voting membership other than its charity trustees. The charity is a member of NACCOM (the No Accommodation Network) and Action Together (a network linking local charities and community groups)
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51

Other		There are concerns about security in the current climate of hostility towards refugees and asylum seekers. This has led to the charity being more circumspect about publicising its activities and the location of its property.

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Rochdale Action with Destitute Asylum seekers and Refugees
Other name the charity uses	RADAR
Registered charity number	1195518
Charity’s principal address	13 Linnell Drive Rochdale OL11 5QP

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Barbara Mary Redmond	Secretary
	Derek White	Treasurer
	Christine Mary Mathewson
	Janice Hicks	Chair
	William Mark Sheerin
	John Wigley

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects

Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Janice Hicks Barbara Mary Redmond Position (eg Secretary, Chair Secretary Chair, etc) Date 8 Oct 2025

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