## **UK WELCOMES REFUGEES**
## **ANNUAL TRUSTEES REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
**FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2022**
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## **Contents**
- 1 Trustees’ Annual Report Page 03 2 Independent Examiner’s Report Page 09 3 Statement of Financial Activities Page 11 4 Balance Sheet Page 12
- 5 Notes to the financial statements Page 13
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**UK Welcomes Refugees**
**Trustees Annual Report 30 June 2022**
## **Trustees Annual Report for the Year ended 30[th] June 2022**
## **Reference and administrative information**
Charity Name: UK Welcomes Refugees Charity registration number: 1195770 Company registration number: 12679315 Country of registration Charitable company registered in England and Wales Registered office: 85 Waddington Road, Clitheroe, BB7 2HN
## **Trustees /Directors**
Mr M Wiggin: (appointed 30 June 2021) Chair Rabbi D Rich: (appointed 25 June 2021) Treasurer Ms N Sakr: (appointed 7 January 2021) Vice Chair Mr D N Jameson (appointed 18 June 2020)
## **Advisors to the trustees**
Mr A Al Rashid Dr M A Bari Mr G Passarlay Mr J Lam
## **Staff and Volunteers**
Mr D N Jameson, Acting CEO Ms N Daniel, Campaign and Strategy Lead Ms J Lam, Community Organiser for UK Welcomes Hong Kongers Ms H Chow UKWHK Ms S Wood, Finance/Operations Consultant
## **Independent Examiner**
Barker Barnes & Co, Chartered Accountants 9 Horseshoe Drive Romsey SO51 7TP
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**Trustees Annual Report 30 June 2022**
## **Introduction**
I am pleased to introduce this, our second Trustees Annual Report 2021-22. Over this year (1[st] July 2021- 30[th] June 2022), UK Welcomes Refugees (UKWR) has established the charity alongside refugee organisations accompanying displaced and resettled refugees within our communities who are in need of support and integration. UKWR obtained charitable status on the 9[th] September 2021, ably assisted in the fast-track process by Bates Wells Solicitors. The challenge of the past year has been to establish and settle-in the new charity. The trustees, staff and volunteers of UK Welcomes Refugees have risen to that challenge and the combined determination and efforts of all involved continues to enabled the charity to deliver its mission. I extend my appreciation and thanks to all who continue to support UKWR.
Externally, national and international forces continue to generate uncertainties and an increasingly difficult environment that confronts both spontaneous, irregular asylum seekers as well as for those refugees arriving through planned legal pathways. The onset of the Afghan emergency followed by the war in Ukraine led UKWR to re-establish previous links with senior civil servants at the Home Office, with the purpose of assisting newly arrived Afghans via our blended model of community support and adding our experience to the new Homes for Ukraine scheme. In addition, UKWR continued throughout this period to build alliances.
UKWR has focused on 3 major areas for the promotion of Community support and sponsorship. First, the charity has contributed to the wider development of sponsorship through its networks and membership of various development forums. Second, the charity has promoted the development of a Principal Sponsors network to advocate for the schemes funding and development. Finally, UKWR has developed a social integration model with Hong Kongers newly arrived in the UK. The Annual Report covers these developments in more detail.
I am pleased to share the progress the charity has made towards bringing about its mission ‘to secure the safe and good resettlement of those seeking sanctuary in the UK primarily through the promotion of Community Sponsorship and related initiatives which involve and encourage the active participation and leadership of Civil Society’. I wish to thank everyone at UKWR for their dedication to the charity - Trustees, staff and volunteers. The Trustees are also appreciative of the charitable trusts and individual donors who have supported our work during this period. Going forward, our priorities for the year ahead will be to advocate for the streamlining of the Community Sponsorship to enable its growth to assist the resettlement of more refugees and their families in need of protection.
Mark Wiggin Chair of Trustees
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**UK Welcomes Refugees**
## **Trustees Annual Report 30 June 2022**
## **Charitable Purposes**
The charity’s purposes as set out in the objects contained in the charities Articles of Association are:
- Support socially and economically disadvantaged communities by developing the capacity and skills of group and community members.
- Help identify and meet their needs to participate more fully in society.
- Promotion of the voluntary sector for the public benefit.
- Promote the efficiency and effectiveness of community capacity building of charities by growing, embedding good practice in and supporting such organisations.
- Work to relieve poverty and sickness among persons who are internally displaced or in migration or who are asylum seekers or refugees fleeing situations including (but not limited to) war, persecution and climate change.
## **Public Benefit Statement**
The Trustees confirm that they have complied with their duty under sections 4 & 17(5) of the Charities Act 2011 to have regard to the public benefit guidance published by The Charity Commission. The annual report includes a detailed description of the activities undertaken by the Charity during the year to further its charitable purposes for the public benefit. The Trustees have referred to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit when reviewing its strategy and objectives and in planning future activities.
## **Mission statement**
UK Welcomes Refugees mission is to secure the safe and good resettlement of those seeking sanctuary in the United Kingdom, primarily through the promotion of Community Sponsorship and related initiatives which involve and encourage the active participation and leadership of Civil Society.
## **Charitable objectives**
UK Welcomes Refugees are committed to supporting refugees by building a network of advocates in the UK. Our work supports refugees and the communities that receive them by promoting partnerships with civil society organisations, national institutions, community, and faith-based sponsors.
## **Review of the UKWR strategy**
The five key actions that UKWR is committed to have been acted upon and the summary is as follows:
_1. Securing funding to build the capacity of UKWR to convene and support Community Sponsorship partners to deliver a growth agenda to increase the number of refugees accessing safe and legal pathways to resettlement._
This has been part achieved in that grants for core activities and specific projects has been secured but funding to grow UKWR has yet to be secured.
Key events: on-going grant support from the main benefactor combined with success in securing temporary funding for the UKWR Hong Konger project has enabled the charity to deliver its main objectives. The voluntary contribution of time from trustees has been an important factor in sustainability.
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## **Trustees Annual Report 30 June 2022**
_2. Reworking the current model of Community Sponsorship beyond the UNHCR/Home Office iteration._
UKWR along with members of the newly created Community Sponsorship Alliance-UK have submitted recommendations to streamline the resettlement process and allow family reunification and naming to be included. Key event: UKWR has met parliamentarians to advocate for these changes.
## _3. Investing in the creation of a Principal Sponsors Alliance (PSA) to coordinate and advocate for support and improvements to the scheme._
Key event: In January 2022, the PSA was established by UKWR at an on-line meeting of 22 organisations followed up by meetings to establish the Terms of Reference. The aim of the PSA is to build the influence of sponsor organisations to advocate for improvements to the current community sponsorship scheme and for sponsors to be better resourced. In February 2022, members engaged with the Sponsorship Agreement Holders representative of Canada.
_4. Contribute to a movement that supports the role of civil society in the welcoming and integration of refugees under the scheme._
UKWR has been active in partnerships and membership of other networks with other voluntary organisations and charities to promote this goal. Key events: In May 2022, Mark Wiggin (Chair of Trustees & advisor to three Caritas organisations) attended a residential planning event organised by the Pickwell Foundation to establish the Community Sponsorship Alliance-UK organisation to represent the cross section of actors in this resettlement space. From August 2021, UKWR supported the initiatives of Caritas Social Action Network and the St. Vincent de Paul charity in advocating for reforms to the new Immigration and Boarders Bill.
## _5. Applying our learning to the wider migration community to shape good practice._
UKWR is a member and regularly contributes to good practice through the European SHARE network promoting community sponsorship in Europe and through the Global Refugee Sponsorship Initiative (Canada) and the International Catholic Migration Commission (Europe). Key event: In May 2022, UKWR participated in the Cologne Inter-Faith Conference on Community Sponsorship with the key note address and workshop on safeguarding.
These strategy goals were confirmed at the UK Welcomes Refugees governance and strategy training event (27[th] June 2022) held at the Royal Society of Arts, London.
## **Achievements and performance**
1. Establishment of the Principal Sponsors Alliance [PSA].
In November 2021, UKWR convened an introductory meeting of faith based organisations. This was in recognition of the central part FBOs have played in promoting and enabling Community Sponsorship. The event was attended by representatives of twenty-two organisations/groups. These included a number of Caritas and Catholic groups, the Salvation Army, Methodists, Church of England, Church in Wales, Quakers, and the Episcopal Church Scotland. Terms of Reference have followed and subsequent governance documentation developed to broaden membership to all
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## **Trustees Annual Report 30 June 2022**
community sponsor organisations. The PSA was formally inaugurated in January 2022 and established to facilitate:
- Sharing of information and solutions to issues arising
- Presentations by experienced practitioners and specialist speakers on specific aspects of resettlement
- Gathering and sharing of resources
- Liaising with other organisations such as RESET, Sponsor Refugees, and SHARE Network EU, to broaden support for members of the PSA
- Effectively advocating for the role and resourcing of civil society organisations in shaping UK resettlement schemes.
The PSA is now linked with the Global Refugee Sponsorship Initiative [GRSI] and the Sponsorship Agreement Holders Association [SAH] in Canada. UKWR/HK has also been in active discourse with the Scottish Faiths Action for Refugees and Cytûn (Churches Together in Wales), with a view to them becoming partners of the PSA.
2. UK Welcomes Hong Konger
In January 2021, the UK government introduced the British National (Overseas) Visa (BN(O)) scheme to enable people in Hong Kong with BN(O) status and their immediate family members to live, work and study in the UK. Embracing the Governments response to welcome Hong Kong BN(O) passport holders to the UK, the charity launched a pilot integration project to aid the welcome and resettlement of individuals and families from Hong Kong. Our UK Welcomes Hong Kongers project aimed to form a diverse civil society group echoing our vision for a more welcoming world for all. The primary aim is to organise local Welcome Groups in the towns and cities where Hong Kongers settle, and for these groups to become the focus for local agencies and services to offer support, advice and welcome. A series of web-based integration talks and social interaction workshops were held for groups of Hong Kongers who had recently moved to the UK. This pilot scheme was so well received that the work has to- and date benefitted over 200 people will continue, funding permitting, into next year with the aim of targeting a wider geographical area and number of beneficiaries.
Links with Hong Kong community organisations in Birmingham, Belfast, London, and Bristol have been established. In addition, in collaboration with the Chinese congregation at St Martin’s in the Fields, UKWHK has developed a “UK Cultural Integration programme”. The work focuses on developing volunteers to create community hubs to welcome and support Hong Kongers who are particularly concerned with integration into their new communities. As a result of the success and obvious need for our integration courses, it has been possible to turn an ad hoc arrangement into a firm partnership between UKWHK, Hong Kong Link Up, and St Martin’s in the Fields. Links with Hong Kong community organisations in Birmingham, Belfast, London, and Bristol have been established. The ‘Integration Models’ developed by UK Welcomes Hong Kongers has engaged over 200 people and is leading to the development of volunteer leaders as community organisers. In addition, UKWR secured a grant from the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government to enable the integration of newly arrived Hong Kongers by building a network of local organisations across the UK.
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## **Trustees Annual Report 30 June 2022**
In the year, UKWR developed a research project with academics and the Good Neighbours Church, England. In July 2022, the research project findings from the _‘Rise to the Challenges: Civic engagement and social integration of BN(O) Hong Kongers in the UK’_ was published. 586 valid questionnaires were received and of these, more than half (57.8%) were women, 40.6% men. The aim of this study was to explore the civic and community life of Hong Kongers in the UK and to understand the challenges they face and the approaches they adopt to meet these challenges in a ‘new’ society. The research found that the perceived trust of BN(O) Hong Kongers toward the government and community is rather strong, while their community participation is low. It noted the decline of interest in political activism amongst BNO arrivals and also the reduced interest and engagement in politics by young people. It concluded that due attention must be given to those who ‘actively’ mistrust the community, especially the younger groups. Society also has to learn to receive Hong Kongers beyond the initial welcoming stage, while mutual learning between Hong Kongers and their British counterparts must be actively fostered.
The study enabled a deeper understanding about Hong Kongers and their paths towards social integration. UKWR has used the results of the United Kingdom Welcomes Hong Kongers (UKWHK)` feasibility study to begin the development of an integration course for those arriving from Afghanistan, Syria, and elsewhere.
## 3. Advocacy and networking
In this our second year as a charity, UKWR has worked closely with the voluntary sector, the Home Office and government in relation to the welcoming of refugees and people seeking safety in the UK. Legal routes resettlement numbers have been low as most legal routes are very specific with few people eligible to apply and genuine refugees have very few pathways to access safety. Communityled welcome based on group forming and working together to bring a refugee family to the UK must first apply to the Home Office and then to their local authority to welcome a family. To date 300 groups have welcomes 852 refugees since the scheme launched back in 2016 and only 284 people have arrived in the last 12 months. Community Sponsorship is not fulfilling its potential, especially in comparison to the 33,000 people who arrived through Homes for Ukraine within the first 2 months of the scheme opening.
Contributing to the development of community sponsorship, UKWR continues to advise and support a consortium of community sponsorship providers developing a model of cooperation and collaboration that can be replicated elsewhere. UKWR also provides support through its membership of several national and local community sponsorship organisations. For resettlement to be successful in the UK Community Sponsorship movement needs to start speaking with one voice.
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UK Welcomes Refugees
UK WELCOMES
REFUGEES
Trustees Annual Report 30 June 2022
Finance Report
Financial Summary for the twelve months ended 30th June 2022 for the period I" July 2021 to 30"
June 2022.
Income
Grants and Donations
Investments
TOTAL
155.994
156.000
Expenditure
Fundraising
Charitable activitie5
Redundancy cost
TOTAL
7.517
112,106
15.610
135.233
Total Surplus for the year
20.767
It was noted at the AGM that it IS the policy of UK Welcomes Refugees to maintain a reserve for
direct costs of charitable activities equÉvalent to three months of average direct costs of charitable
activities. There are carried forward restricted and unrestrirted reserves of £59,814.
Approval and Signaturès
This report is prepared in accordance with the small companie5 regime.
This report was approved by the board signed on its behalt.
b-
Mr Mark Wiggin, Chair of Trustee5
Rabbi Daniel Rich. Trustee and Treasurer
l M.L Loi4
Date..
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**UK Welcomes Refugees**
**INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT Year ended 30 June 2022**
## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of UK Welcomes Refugees Charitable Company (‘the charitable company’)**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of UK Welcomes Refugees for the period ended 30 June 2022.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As trustees of the charitable company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the charitable company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006 and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011. In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the Charities Act 2011.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), which is one of the bodies listed in section 145 of the Charities Act 2011.
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:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by section 386 of the Companies Act 2006; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or
4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Charities SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice) 2019 (FRS102).
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT
Year ended 30 June 2022
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.
Charlotte Barnes FCA
ICAEW member
Barker Barnes & Co, 9 Horseshoe Drive. Romsey, S0517TP
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Registered Company= 12679315
Registered Charty- 1195770
|**UK Welcomes Refugees**
**STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
**Year ended 30 June 2022**|**UK Welcomes Refugees**
**STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
**Year ended 30 June 2022**|
|---|---|
|Notes
**INCOME**
Donations and grants
2
Investments
2
**EXPENDITURE**
Raising funds
3
Charitable activities
3
Charity set-up costs
3
**NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
**FUNDS BROUGHT FORWARD**
**FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**|**2022**
**2021**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**Total**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
13,697
142,297
155,994
197,600
6
-
6
3|
||13,703
142,297
156,000
197,603
-
7,517
7,517
9,049
-
122,616
122,616
146,867
5,100
-
5,100
2,640|
||5,100
130,133
135,233
158,556|
||8,603
12,164
20,767
39,047
7,463
31,584
39,047
16,066
43,748
59,814|
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UK Welcomes Refugees
UK JVELCOMES
BALANCE SHEET
Year ended 30 June 2022
REFUtEES
2022
Total
funds
2021
Total
funds
Notes UnrestTirted Restrirted
funds
funds
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash at bank
16.066
47,840
63,906
43.722
CREDITORS
Amounts due within one year
(4.092)
(4.092)
(4,675)
NET CURRENT ASSETS
16.066
43.748
59,814
39.047
NET ASSETS
16.066
43,748
59.814
39,047
FUNDS
Restricted income funds
Unrestricted funds
io
io
43,748
43,748
16.066
31.584
7,463
16.066
16.066
43,748
59,814
39,047
The company was entitled to exemption from audit under s477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to
small companies. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with
section 476 of the Companies Act 21KI6.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies
Act with respect to accounting records and preparation of accounts.
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to small companies
Subject to the small companies regime and in accordance with the Charities SORP FRSIO2.
These financial statements were approved and authorised by the board for issue-
Date of
approval
Signed on behalf of the boafd
TrLJStee / Director name
Mr Mark Wiggin.
ali of Trustees
Signed on behalf of the board
Trustee / Director name
RabbÉ Daniel Ri
Trustee and Treasurer
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Registered Chaiity- 1195770
**UK Welcomes Refugees**
**NOTES Year ended 30 June 2022**
## **Note 1 - Accounting Policies**
## **1.1 Basis of preparation**
These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value. The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP and with FRS102 and with the Charities Act 2011.
The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS102.
## **1.2 Going concern**
The Trustees have considered the charitable company’s financial resources. UK Welcomes Refugees is a newly registered charity and as such is actively working to secure the necessary funding to establish and sustain services. Further funding has already been secured and received into the bank after the balance sheet date. Furthermore, the trustees have approached the charity’s main grant making trust and donor to invite extensions beyond the current term of April 2022. The charity is actively seeking additional funding of £150k in the next financial year. The Trustees monitor the charity’s financial position closely and are prepared to take action to reduce costs and, if necessary, the range of services offered to ensure that charity continues to operate within its means.
The Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity is able to continue operations for the foreseeable future, including at least 12 months beyond the date of approval of these financial statements. Accordingly, the going concern basis has been adopted in preparing these financial statements.
## **1.3 Income**
## _Recognition of income_
Income is recognised in the _Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA)_ when the charity becomes entitled to the resources; and it is more likely than not that the charity will receive the resources; and the monetary value can be reliably measured.
## _Offsetting_
There has been no offsetting of assets and liabilities, unless required or permitted by the SORP (FRS102) or FRS102.
## _Grants and Donations_
Grants and donations are only included in the SoFA when the general income recognition criteria are met.
## _Interest receivable_
Interest receivable is accounted for an investment income and is recognised when receipt is probable and can be reliably measured.
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## **1.4 Governance and support costs**
Support costs have been allocated between governance costs, charity set-up costs and other support costs.
## _Governance costs_
Governance costs comprise all costs involving public accountability of the charity and its compliance with regulation and goof practice.
## _Charity set-up costs_
Charity set-up costs comprise legal fee incurred in obtaining charitable company status,
## _Other support costs_
Other support costs include central functions and have been entirely allocated to charitable activity costs, consistent with the use of resources.
## **1.5 Basic financial instruments**
Basic financial instruments (comprising cash and creditors) are recognised and measured in accordance with the requirements of FRS102.
|**Note 2 - Income**
Notes
**Donations and grants**
Donations
Grants from other charities
**Income from investments**
Bank interest|**2022**
**2021**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**Total**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
3,697
23,547
27,244
100
10,000
118,750
128,750
197,500|
|---|---|
||13,697
142,297
155,994
197,600
6
-
6
3|
||6
-
6
3|
||13,703
142,297
156,000
197,603|
Grant income includes a single grant of £118,750 (received in three separate payments of £46,875, £46,875 & £25,000) from a private charitable trust.
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## **UK Welcomes Refugees**
## **NOTES**
## **Year ended 30 June 2022**
|**Note 3 - Expenditure**
Notes
**Cost of raising funds**
Consultancy
**Direct costs of charitable activities**
Staff costs
6
Staff redundancy
Concert for hope
Marketing
Support costs
4
Governance
4
**Other costs**
Support - charity set-up cost
4
**Note 4 – Support costs**
Notes
**Governance**
Payroll costs
Independent examiner
5
**Charity set-up costs**
Legal fees
**Other support costs**
Finance and operations
Consultancy
Computer costs
Bank charges
Travel
Meeting room hire
Office costs
Insurance|**2022**
**2021**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**Total**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
-
7,517
7,517
9,049|
|---|---|
||7,517
7,517
9,049
-
81.116
81,116
121,822
-
15,610
15,610
-
-
-
-
500
-
1,901
1,901
6,697
-
22,459
22,459
16,928
-
1,530
1,530
920|
||-
122,616
122,616
146,867
5,100
-
5,100
2,640|
||5,100
-
5,100
2,640|
||5,100
130,133
135,233
158,556
**2022**
**2021**
**Charitable**
**Other**
**Total**
**Total**
**activities**
**Costs**
**funds**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
690
690
-
840
-
840
920|
||1,530
-
1,530
920
-
5,100
5,100
2,640|
||-
5,100
5,100
2,640
8,826
-
8,826
5,921
7,517
-
7,517
9,049
641
-
641
278
96
-
96
42
966
-
966
-
506
-
506
-
3,907
-
3,907
1,594
-
-
-
44|
||22,459
-
22,459
16,928|
||23,989
5,100
29,089
20,488|
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**NOTES**
**Year ended 30 June 2022**||
|---|---|
|**Note 5 – Independent examiner’s fees**
Independent examination of the accounts
Other fees: accountancy and related advice|**2022**
**2021**
**£**
**£**
840
800
690
120|
||1,530
920|
In common with many other entities of our size and nature we use our independent examiner to assist with the preparation of the financial statements and other related compliance matters.
|**Note 6 – Staff costs (paid employees)**
Salaries and wages
Social security costs
Pension costs (defined contribution scheme)|**2022**
**2021**
**£**
**£**
67,837
105,192
6,357
5,311
6.922
11,319|
|---|---|
||81,116
121,822|
No other benefits are provided to employees. No employees are paid more than £60,000 per annum. In addition to paid employees the charity incurred sub-contractor costs of £8,826 (2021: £5,921) for the ‘finance and operations’ function.
In addition there was redundancy costs of £15,610, which included a severance payment in recognition of cessation of post of £14,960 and support for wellbeing payment of £650. This payment was authorised and paid in July 2021, prior to UK Welcomes Refugees achieving charitable status.
|**Note 7 – Average employee numbers**
Charitable activities
**Note 8 – Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
Accruals
Taxation and social security
**Note 9 – Cash at bank and in hand**
Bank current account|**2022**
**2021**
2
3|
|---|---|
||2
3
**2022**
**2021**
**£**
**£**
840
800
3,252
3,875|
||4,092
4,675
**2022**
**2021**
**£**
**£**
63,906
43,722
63,906
43,722|
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www.ukwelcomesrefugees.org Registered Company: 12679315 Registered Charity: 1195770
## **UK Welcomes Refugees**
## **NOTES Year ended 30 June 2022**
|**Note 10 - Charity funds**
**Fund name**
**Type**
**Purpose and restriction**
Restricted grant income fund
Restricted
For use in the payment of
staff salary costs and
undertaking charitable
activities.
Not to be used for set-up
costs
General fund
Unrestricted
General purpose
(No restriction)|**Fund**
**balances**
**brough**
**forward**
**Income**
**Expenses**
**Fund**
**balance**
**carried**
**forward**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
31,584
142,297
(130,133)
43,748
7,463
13,703
(5,100)
16,066|
|---|---|
||39,047
156,000
(135,233)
59,814|
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**NOTES Year ended 30 June 2022**
## **Note 11 – Transactions with trustees and related parties**
## **Consultancy**
During the year the charity made payments totalling £15,034 (2021: £18,098) to Mr D N Jameson, trustee, in respect of consultancy services.
These payments were authorised by the board of trustees/directors. Mr Jameson has experience in growing and maturing a charity and this consultancy arrangement is deemed necessary by the board, until the charity is on a surer footing. The scope of the consultancy service is around fundraising and operational scale-up.
This arrangement was disclosed to the Charities Commission as part of the company’s application for charitable status and is therefore effectively approved by the Charities Commission when the company was granted charitable status on 9 September 2021.
The approved payment is a £350 daily rate for one day per week (although the trustee concerned does more work than 1 day a week unpaid) and is expected to continue for a limited time only, being 2 to 12 months beyond August 2021.
## **Other related party transactions**
Included in office costs of £3,907, there were expenses paid to a trustee, Mr D N Jameson of £1,052 (2021: £nil).
There were no other related party transactions.
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