**Charity number: 269769**
## **THE TASK FORCE TRUST**
**UNAUDITED**
**TRUSTEES' REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE**
**YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
## **THE TASK FORCE TRUST**
## **CONTENTS**
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|Reference and administrative details of the Charity, its Trustees and advisers|3|
|Trustees' report|4 -11|
|Independent examiner’s report|12|
|Statement of financial activities|13|
|Balance sheet|14|
|Notes to the financial statements|15 - 21|
## **THE TASK FORCE TRUST**
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE CHARITY, ITS TRUSTEES AND ADVISERS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
|**Trustees**|Lynne Brooke (Appointed on 8 March 2024)|
|---|---|
||Alexander John Randall (Appointed on 19 June 2023)|
||Tatiana Gren-Jardan (Appointed on 19 June 2023)|
||Michael Waggett (Appointed on 12 March 2013)|
||Emma Rogers (Appointed on 6 August 2020)|
||Anthony Steen (Resigned on 6 November 2024)|
|**Charity registered number**|269769|
|**Registered office and principal**|23 Erridge Road|
|**place of business**|London|
||SW19 3JA|
|**Accountants and Independent**|SMG Business Accountants Ltd|
|**Examiner**|85 Great Portland Street|
||First Floor|
||London|
||W1W 7LT|
|**Bankers**|Natwest|
||Western Avenue|
||Kent|
||ME4 4RT|
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**THE TASK FORCE TRUST**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
The Trustees are pleased to present their report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025.
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
## **Constitution**
The trust is governed by an original trust deed dated 27th March 1975 and a supplemental deed dated 29th August 1975. The trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, number 269769.
## **Officers and committee**
The statutory power of appointing new trustees applies to the trust. The original trustees of the trust were: Sir John Foster, Anthony Steen, Edward Mocatta and The Right Honorable Lord Goodman.
## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES**
The main objects of the trust are to educate young people of either sex, especially by teaching them the need for and the manner of rendering service to the aged and disabled. To render services to the aged and disabled with a view to the relief of poverty amongst them, or to the improvement of their conditions of life, where they are in need by reasons of age infirmity, disablement or social or economic circumstances affecting them.
## **Public Benefit**
The Trustees have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and have complied with their duty under Section 17 of the Charities Act 2011.
In planning our activities for the year, the Trustees kept in mind the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.
The Task Force Trust delivers public benefit through:
1. **Reducing social isolation and promoting social cohesion** By enabling people seeking asylum to participate in structured volunteering alongside local residents, including older people and those experiencing isolation, the Trust enables meaningful intergenerational and cross-community relationships. This work helps to reduce loneliness, strengthen community connections, and promote understanding and cohesion within diverse local communities.
2. **Supporting wellbeing and inclusion through meaningful volunteering opportunities** The Trust provides accessible opportunities for individuals, particularly people seeking asylum, to contribute positively to society while awaiting decisions on their asylum claims. Participation in volunteering supports mental wellbeing, confidence and a sense of purpose and belonging, while also enabling beneficiaries to develop skills, routines and social networks that support inclusion and integration.
3. **Delivering practical benefit to communities through environmental and community action** Through TFT’s Action Asylum project, volunteers undertake practical activities that directly benefit local communities, including environmental conservation, wildlife habitat restoration, community gardening, neighbourhood improvement schemes and community building initiatives. These activities improve local environments and shared spaces, delivering tangible benefit to the wider public..
The Trustees are satisfied that these activities provide a direct and tangible benefit to the public, fostering social cohesion and supporting those in need.
## **Chairman's Statement**
The Task Force Trust (TFT) was established in 1975, its purpose to involve young people in offering service, companionship and practical support, particularly to older and isolated members of society. Central to this was the belief that voluntary service provides mutual benefit: improving quality of life for those receiving support, while developing responsibility, skills, and civic engagement among those who give their time. In its first few years, TFT supported 15,000 young volunteers in London alone, raising funds to support this vital activity.
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## **TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
Over more recent years (since 2020), the Trust’s work has evolved to reflect the changing nature of community need in the United Kingdom. Grants from Michael Bishop Foundation, The National Lottery’s Community Fund and another charitable foundation which wishes to remain anonymous have enabled the development and growth of TFT’s ‘Action Asylum’ project: connecting asylum seekers with local communities and providing meaningful volunteering opportunities.
While intergenerational service remains a cornerstone of our work - with people seeking asylum regularly volunteering alongside and in support of older members of the community - the Trust now supports a much broader and more inclusive model of community engagement.
Action Asylum now brings together people of all ages, genders, abilities and backgrounds to volunteer side by side. Participants range from young children taking part in regular community improvement schemes with their families, to volunteers in their nineties contributing their time and experience within hospice and wellbeing projects. This breadth of participation reflects a genuine commitment to whole-community engagement and shared civic responsibility.
In terms of those supported and engaged through the Trust’s work, the ‘Action Asylum’ project now works with people seeking asylum while they await decisions from the Home Office, individuals who have been granted refugee status, and members of long-established local communities, including British citizens and people from other migrant backgrounds who have settled in the UK. Volunteers come from a wide range of professional and personal backgrounds, bringing with them skills and experience that enrich both the projects delivered and the communities in which they take place.
Through this evolution, the Task Force Trust has remained faithful to its founding principles while adapting its delivery to meet contemporary social challenges. By fostering inclusive, intergenerational and community-led volunteering, the Trust continues to promote social cohesion, reduce isolation, and enable people from all walks of life to contribute positively to the communities they call home.
The Trustees remain proud of the Trust’s heritage and encouraged by the depth and diversity of impact now being achieved through ‘Action Asylum’. We are confident that this work delivers clear public benefit and continues to honour the original charitable purpose upon which the Trust was founded.
## **Key Project Activities**
During the financial year from **1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025** , Task Force Trust continued to deliver its charitable objectives primarily through the **Action Asylum** programme, supporting people seeking asylum to contribute positively to their local communities through volunteering, environmental action and skills-based placements. The year marked a period of continued growth, consolidation and learning for the programme.
## **Engagement & Impact**
During the 2024-25 financial year, Action Asylum continued to deliver significant social, environmental and community impact across all six existing delivery cities (Liverpool, Portsmouth, Stockton-on-Tees, Wakefield, Leeds, and Cardiff). The project expanded to a 7th city Coventry on 1 July 2024.
In September 2024, the programme reached a major milestone, having engaged **over 2,000 volunteers** since the start of National Lottery Community Fund support (June 2022). This reflected the sustained growth and reach of the project, as well as the strong demand for inclusive volunteering opportunities that bring people together across migration status and background.
Action Asylum worked with people from **98 different countries** , alongside participants from across the UK, demonstrating the truly global and diverse communities involved in the programme. The project also operates on a deeply intergenerational basis. Participants have ranged from a two-year-old taking part in community litter-picks in Splott, Cardiff - proudly declaring “ _bad rubbish!_ ” as he collected litter with his mother, through to volunteers in their nineties, including those participating in the Butterwick Hospice project in Stockton-on-Tees.
Action Asylum is designed to build community cohesion as well as environmental and social impact. Our monitoring data shows that one in every three participants is a local resident who is not in the asylum system, volunteering alongside people seeking asylum and refugees. This mix of local residents and people with lived experience of forced migration is central to the programme’s success, helping to break down barriers, reduce isolation, challenge stereotypes and create meaningful connections between people who might not otherwise meet.
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Together, these figures and stories demonstrate that Action Asylum is not only a volunteering programme, but a powerful platform for community integration, shared purpose and collective action across the UK.
## **Examples of Impact from each of our 7 project cities**
These examples illustrate some highlights of how Action Asylum operated across seven cities during the period, combining environmental action, food security, skills-based volunteering and community integration through strong local partnerships.
## – Liverpool Food Growing for Destitution Support
## **Partners:** Asylum Link Merseyside, Dunbabin Allotments
In Liverpool, Action Asylum ran a thriving community food-growing project at Dunbabin Allotments, bringing together people seeking asylum and local residents every week from spring through to autumn. Volunteers worked side-by-side planting, tending and harvesting vegetables, learning from one another and sharing knowledge across cultures and languages.
All produce grown through the project was donated to Asylum Link Merseyside’s destitution programme, where it was used in the soup kitchen and included in food parcels for people with no access to public funds. The project therefore directly linked environmental action with food security and crisis support.
Beyond the practical outcomes, the allotment became a social hub, with shared tea breaks, multilingual “word of the day” conversations, and strong friendships forming across the season. It was a powerful example of how green volunteering can build belonging while meeting real community need.
_Liverpool Action Asylum volunteers at the allotment project - summer 2024_
## – Coventry Health Champions Programme
## **Partners:** Coventry Refugee and Migrant Centre (CRMC), University of Warwick
Action Asylum delivered its Health Champions Programme, providing skilled volunteering placements for people seeking asylum who had previously worked in medicine / healthcare.
Health Champions supported community health outreach across the city, including in asylum accommodation, public health events and university spaces. Volunteers helped deliver basic health checks, provide dietary and lifestyle advice, promote
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## **TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
smoking cessation and support people to understand how to access health services.
This programme allowed highly skilled individuals to retain and use their professional expertise while waiting for asylum decisions, while also strengthening links between refugee communities, universities and public health providers.
## Stockton-on-Tees – Butterwick Hospice Community Project
## **Partners:** Refugee Futures, Butterwick Hospice, Catalyst Centre
In summer 2024, Action Asylum volunteers in Stockton-on-Tees partnered with Butterwick Hospice to enhance the hospice’s outdoor spaces and bring colour, creativity and comfort to children and families.
Volunteers helped maintain gardens, refresh planters and paint a large murale celebrating Butterwick Hospice. Nurses from the children’s unit brought young patients outside to watch the mural being created, bringing moments of joy and connection into a challenging environment. One volunteer reflected:
_“Learning new ideas within the community with this project has given me more capacity, more volunteering work and more experience.”_
_Action Asylum SOT volunteers paint the murale at Butterwick Hospice - June 2024_
## Cardiff – Splott Road Community Clean-Ups
## **Partners:** Oasis Cardiff, Keep Wales Tidy, Splott Community Centre
In Cardiff, Action Asylum volunteers were regularly involved in a programme of community clean-ups in Splott, working alongside local residents and environmental partners to improve neighbourhood spaces.
Running through spring, summer and autumn, the sessions focused on cleaning green spaces, streets and public areas, improving local pride, environmental quality and community connection. Volunteers worked side-by-side with local people, building relationships and contributing visibly to neighbourhood wellbeing.
One volunteer shared:
- _“This volunteering has really made my mood better.”_
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The project demonstrated how regular, visible environmental action can support mental wellbeing, reduce isolation and strengthen local communities.
## Leeds – Hyde Park Picture House Volunteer Placement
## **Partners:** RETAS Leeds, Hyde Park Picture House
In Leeds, Action Asylum created a skilled volunteering pathway with Hyde Park Picture House, a community-run independent cinema.
People seeking asylum were trained to work alongside local volunteers, supporting ticket sales, customer service, refreshments, fire safety and also contributing to film selection. The placement gave volunteers confidence, UK work experience and a strong sense of belonging within a much-loved community institution.
Jos, Deputy Manager at Hyde Park Picture House, said:
_“I would like to express my sincere happiness for the wonderful support that Action Asylum volunteers have offered to the cinema, helping us to run and operate our community venue.”_
_Action Asylum Leeds new volunteers placed with Hyde Park Picture House doing their induction, May 2024_
Wakefield – Volunteering with Mencap Charity Shops
**Partners:** Wakefield District City of Sanctuary, Creative Art House Wakefield, MENCAP
Action Asylum developed a new partnership with Mencap, supporting people with learning disabilities, their families and carers.
Volunteers took on roles in Mencap charity shops in Wakefield and Castleford, working alongside local volunteers to support retail operations, customer service and community engagement. These placements gave people seeking asylum meaningful UK work experience while supporting a vital disability charity.
A Mencap support worker said:
_“We are delighted to be working with Action Asylum volunteers through Wakefield District City of Sanctuary and Art House, it is a great collaboration.”_
## Portsmouth – Southsea Green Community Garden
**Partners:** Portsmouth City of Sanctuary, Southsea Green, Soil2Cloth
In Portsmouth, Action Asylum volunteers played a central role in the Southsea Green Community Garden, a vibrant hub for climate action, food growing and community connection.
Volunteers supported planting, soil improvement and carbon-positive gardening techniques, helping improve biodiversity and green space in the city. The garden welcomed a wide range of community groups, creating a shared space for learning and connection.
The project also worked with Soil2Cloth, using flax seed grown on site to explore sustainable textiles and circular economy approaches, linking environmental action with creativity and education.
Through regular sessions across the year, the garden became a powerful example of climate action, inclusion and communityled regeneration.
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_Action Asylum Portsmouth volunteers in Southsea Green community gardens - watering plants May 2024_
## **Expansion and delivery**
A key development during the year was the **launch of Action Asylum in Coventry** (with our new refugee partner CRMC), increasing the number of active project delivery areas to 7 cities and extending the reach of the programme to more asylum seekers and local community partners. Across all delivery locations, asylum seekers and local residents continued to take part in a wide range of practical volunteering activities, including environmental conservation, food growing through community gardening, local charity support, health champions, beach cleans, tree planting, and community support projects.
Participants were supported to use and develop their existing skills, with skilled volunteers contributing to activities such as carpentry, food preparation, event support and health community initiatives, alongside broader environmental action. The project continued to demonstrate that people seeking asylum are eager and able to make a positive contribution when given the opportunity and support to do so.
## **Independent evaluation and learning**
During the year, Task Force Trust deepened its commitment to learning and evidence-based practice through an **independent evaluation partnership with the University of Nottingham** , led by Dr. Chris Stone. This work captured the impact of Action Asylum on participants’ wellbeing, confidence, social connection and community integration, as well as the benefits to local environments and host communities. The evaluation has strengthened the Trust’s ability to demonstrate impact, improve delivery, and engage funders and partners. The University of Nottingham’s evaluation was completed and published in January 2025.
Please go to our website and read the full report:
www.actionasylum.uk/action-asylum-evaluation-report-2025
## **Communications**
Public engagement and storytelling also developed significantly in the period. Through the **Refugees Rock** climbing club led by volunteers, the Trust supported the production of a short documentary film, _Finding Freedom_ produced by a refugee film maker, showcasing the experiences of refugees and people seeking asylum participating in outdoor and community activities. The film was screened at the Kendal Mountain Film festival in November 24, with our volunteer team being invited to the premier. This film helped raise awareness of the project and challenge negative stereotypes by highlighting contribution, resilience and shared humanity.
In March 2025, we began collaborating with the Daily Mirror on a national article showcasing Action Asylum. We also had success in the local press with stories featuring volunteers in action.
## **Challenging external environment - anti-migration protests**
The year was also marked by a challenging external environment, including rising periods of community tension and far-right hostility in some areas. Despite some disruption during the summer months, including the lead project delivery charity Asylum Link Merseyside (Liverpool) being directly targeted by far-right groups, the programme remained active across all areas and continued to engage participants throughout the year.
## **Supporting participation during a cost-of-living crisis**
The financial year took place against a backdrop of a significant cost-of-living crisis, with rising energy, transport and accommodation costs placing additional pressure on both asylum seekers and partner organisations. In June 2024, following
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**THE TASK FORCE TRUST**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
support and agreement with the National Lottery Community Fund, Task Force Trust implemented a 5% uplift in payments to all Action Asylum project leads and delivery partners to help reflect increased living and operating costs.
In addition, the housing contribution paid to partner organisations was increased to £150 per organisation per year, recognising the rising costs of rent, utilities and facilities required to host staff and support project delivery. These measures were designed to ensure that participation remained viable, that staff and partners were adequately supported, and that the programme could continue to operate safely and effectively during a period of economic strain.
## **Match funding & project expenditure**
During August 2024, Task Force Trust’s chairman at the time, Anthony Steen CBE, initiated efforts to secure match funding. In March 2025, the Trust successfully obtained £50,000 in match funding from another charitable foundation wishing to remain anonymous, with the first £25,000 installment received at the end of the accounting period. In December 2024, Anthony Steen retired due to poor health, and Lord Randall of Uxbridge assumed the role of Chairman, bringing environmental experience and key government links.
All Action Asylum activities during the accounting period were covered by the National Lottery Community Fund. The matchfunding funds expenditure will be shown in next year’s accounts.
The majority of project expenditure is detailed under the “Support to Charities” section. This primarily consists of payments to our seven partner charities, who host Action Asylum projects in Liverpool, Portsmouth, Stockton-on-Tees, Wakefield, Leeds, Cardiff, and Coventry. These payments cover project delivery costs, salaries, housing fees, project phones, and activityrelated expenses, forming the bulk of the year’s expenditure.
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
## **Principal funding sources**
The Charity is primarily funded by grants. Income for the year included the continuation of a multi-year (3 years) grant from The National Lottery Community Fund (TNLCF) (awarded in June 2022) and new funding secured from a charitable foundation which wishes to remain anonymous. This new funding is a two-year grant to support the expansion of the Action Asylum programme.
## **Grant Making Policy**
The funding received during this period was restricted specifically for the delivery and expansion of the Action Asylum programme. As a result, the Trust’s resources were dedicated exclusively to the Action Asylum network and its delivery partners. Consequently, the Charity did not provide funding support to any other organisations during the year and did not seek or accept applications for funding from the wider sector.
## **Reimbursement of Grant Payment**
During the year, grant payments of a total of £18,226 were made in error to a separate organisation. This matter was resolved within the financial year, with the former Chairman, Anthony Steen, personally reimbursing the full amount to the Trust. As such, there was no net financial loss to the Charity.
## **Acknowledgements**
The Trustees wish to express their sincere thanks, gratitude, and appreciation to all the Trust’s donors, The National Lottery Community Fund (TNLCF) and our other major funders. Their vital and ongoing support has been essential in enabling the Trust to continue the important work of Action Asylum.
## **Going concern**
After making appropriate enquiries, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. Further details regarding the adoption of the going concern basis can be found in the accounting policies.
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## **THE TASK FORCE TRUST**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
## **Reserves policy**
The Executive Committee regularly reviews the reserves of the trust to ensure that sufficient liquid funds are available to meet its ongoing obligations.
For the year ended 31 March 2025, the incoming resources are £197,307 and the resources expended are £167,413. The surplus of funds for the year is £29,894 and the starting funds was £104,043 giving a total closing funds of £ 133,937 of which £22,893 was unrestricted and £111,044 was restricted as at 31 March 2025.
## **Investment Policy**
The Executive Committee's policy at present is to invest in low-risk and reasonably liquid assets, so that funds are available to meet any unforeseen needs that may arise.
## **STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES**
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
The law applicable to charities in England & Wales requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
- make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
**Risk Assessment** The Trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, in particular those related to the operations and finances of the charity, and are satisfied that systems and procedures are in place to mitigate our exposure to the major risks.
Approved by the Trustees on 29 January 2026 and signed on their behalf by:
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## **THE TASK FORCE TRUST**
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE TASK FORCE TRUST ('THE CHARITY') FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
I report to the charity Trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31 March 2025.
## **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 2011 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 the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
Your attention is drawn to the fact that the Charity has prepared the accounts in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) in preference to the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice issued on 1 April 2005 which is referred to in the extant regulations but has been withdrawn.
I understand that this has been done in order for the accounts to provide a true and fair view in accordance with the Generally Accepted Accounting Practice effective for reporting periods beginning on or after 1 March 2015.
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 2011 Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 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.
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.
## **Use of our report**
This report is made solely to the Charity's Trustees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. My work has been undertaken so that I might state to the Charity's Trustees those matters I am required to state to them in an Independent examiner's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Charity and the Charity's Trustees as a body, for my work or for this report
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## Archibald Graham (FCCA, FRSA)
SMG Business Accountants Ltd - Chartered Certified Accountants
85 Great Portland Street, First Floor, London W1W 7LT
29 January 2026
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## **THE TASK FORCE TRUST**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCORPORATING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
||**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**_Total_**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**_funds_**
**2025**
**2025**
**2025**
**_2024_**
**Note**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**_£_**
**Income from:**
Donations and Legacies
3
1,754
194,385
196,139
_169,728_
Investments
5
1,168
-
1,168
_1,045_|
|---|---|
||**Total income**
**2,922**
**194,385**
**197,307**
**_170,773_**|
||**Expenditure on:**
Charitable activities
6
-
167,413
167,413
_130,080_|
||**Total expenditure**
**-**
**167,413**
**167,413**
**_130,080_**|
|||
||**Net income/(expenditure)**
**for the year before transfers**
**2,922**
**26,972**
**29,894**
**_40,693_**|
||Transfers between funds
16
-
-
-
-|
|||
||**Net movement in funds**
**2,922**
**26,972**
**29,894**
**_40,693_**|
||**Reconciliation of funds:**
Balance at 01 April 2024
19,971
84,072
104,043
_63,350_|
||**Balance at 31 March 2025**
**22,893**
**111,044**
**133,937**
**_104,043_**|
The Statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognized in the year.
The notes on pages 15 to 21 form part of these financial statements.
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**THE TASK FORCE TRUST REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 269769**
## **BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2025**
|||**2025**|**_2024_**|
|---|---|---|---|
||**Note**|**£**|**_£_**|
|**Current assets**||||
|Debtors due within one year|13|25,000|_-_|
|Cash at bank and in hand||110,733|_105,275_|
|**Total current assets**||**135,733**|**_105,275_**|
|Creditors: amounts falling due within one year|14|1,796|_1,232_|
|**Net current assets / (liabilities)**||**133,937**|**_104,043_**|
|||||
|**Total assets less current liabilities**||**133,937**|**_104,043_**|
|||||
|**Total net assets**||**133,937**|**_104,043_**|
|**Charity funds**||||
|Unrestricted funds|16|22,893|_19,971_|
|Restricted funds|16|111,044|_84,072_|
|**Total charity funds**||**133,937**|**_104,043_**|
The financial statements were approved and authorized for issue by the Trustees on 29 January 2026 and signed on their behalf by:
The notes on pages 15 to 21 form part of these financial statements.
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
## **1. Accounting policies**
## **1.1**
## **Basis of preparation of financial statements**
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) - Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 March 2015), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102.
The Task Force Trust meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102.
Assets and liabilities are initially recognized at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy.
## **1.2**
## **Income**
All income is recognized once the Charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably.
Donated services or facilities are recognized when the Charity has control over the item, any conditions associated with the donated item have been met, the receipt of economic benefit from the use of the Charity of the item is probable and that economic benefit can be measured reliably. In accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102), the general volunteer time is not recognized and refer to the Trustees' report for more information about their contribution.
On receipt, donated professional services and facilities are recognized on the basis of the value of the gift to the Charity which is the amount it would have been willing to pay to obtain services or facilities of equivalent economic benefit on the open market; a corresponding amount is then recognized in expenditure in the period of receipt.
Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognized at the time of the donation.
Income tax recoverable in relation to investment income is recognized at the time the investment income is receivable.
Other income is recognized in the period in which it is receivable and to the extent the goods have been provided or on completion of the service.
## **1.3**
## **Expenditure**
Expenditure is recognized once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and support costs which are not attributable to a single activity are apportioned between those activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Central staff costs are allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges allocated on the portion of the asset’s use.
Support costs are those costs incurred directly in support of expenditure on the objects of the Charity and include project management carried out at Headquarters. Governance costs are those incurred in connection with administration of the Charity and compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements.
Expenditure on charitable activities is incurred on directly undertaking the activities which further the Charity's objectives, as well as any associated support costs.
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
Charitable activities and Governance costs are costs incurred on the Charity's operations, including support costs and costs relating to the governance of the Charity apportioned to charitable activities.
All expenditure is inclusive of irrecoverable VAT.
## **1.4 Cash at bank and in hand**
Cash at bank and in hand includes cash and short-term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.
## **1.5**
## **Liabilities and provisions**
Liabilities are recognized when there is an obligation at the Balance sheet date as a result of a past event, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefit will be required in settlement, and the amount of the settlement can be estimated reliably.
Liabilities are recognized at the amount that the Charity anticipates it will pay to settle the debt or the amount it has received as advanced payments for the goods or services it must provide.
Provisions are measured at the best estimate of the amounts required to settle the obligation. Where the effect of the time value of money is material, the provision is based on the present value of those amounts, discounted at the pre-tax discount rate that reflects the risks specific to the liability. The unwinding of the discount is recognized in the Statement of financial activities as a finance cost.
## **1.6**
## **Financial instruments**
The Charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognized at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans which are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
## **1.7 Fund accounting**
General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the Charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.
Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the trust for particular purposes. The costs of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements
## **1.8 Taxation**
As a charity, the charitable funds are exempt from corporation tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is, in accordance with standard accounting practice, included in the cost of those items to which it relates
## **2. General information**
The Task Force Trust, an unincorporated organisation, was registered as a charity on 29 July 1975. It is governed by a declaration of trust sealed on 29 July 1975 and operates in accordance with its constitution. The trust's principal office address is 23 Erridge Road, London SW19 3JA
The financial statements are presented in Pound Sterling (£) which is the Charity''s functional and presentation currency.
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
## **3. Income from donations and legacies**
||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**|_Unrestricted_|_Restricted_|_Total_|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**funds**|**funds**|**funds**|_funds_|_funds_|_funds_|
||**2025**|**2025**|**2025**|_2024_|_2024_|_2024_|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|_£_|_£_|_£_|
|Donations|1,754|-|**1,754**|_100_|_-_|_100_|
|Grants|-|194,385|**194,385**|_-_|_169,628_|_169,628_|
|**Total income from donations**|||||||
|**and legacies**|**1,754**|**194,385**|**196,139**|**_100_**|**_169,628_**|**_169,728_**|
## **4. Grants receivable for core activities**
||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**|_Unrestricted_|_Restricted_|_Total_|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**funds**|**funds**|**funds**|_funds_|_funds_|_funds_|
||**2025**|**2025**|**2025**|_2024_|_2024_|_2024_|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|_£_|_£_|_£_|
|The National Lottery|||||||
|Community Fund (TNLCF)|-|144,385|144,385|_-_|_169,628_|_169,628_|
|Action Asylum Expansion Grant|-|50,000|50,000|_-_|_-_|_-_|
|**Total income from grants**|||||||
|**receivable for core activities**|**-**|**194,385**|**194,385**|**_-_**|**_169,628_**|**_169,628_**|
|**5.**
**Income from investments**|||||||
||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**|_Unrestricted_|_Restricted_|_Total_|
||**funds**|**funds**|**funds**|_funds_|_funds_|_funds_|
||**2025**|**2025**|**2025**|_2024_|_2024_|_2024_|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|_£_|_£_|_£_|
|Interest Income|1,168|-|**1,168**|_1,045_|_-_|_1,045_|
|**Total income from charitable**|||||||
|**activities**|**1,168**|**-**|**1,168**|**_1,045_**|**_-_**|**_1,045_**|
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
## **6. Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities**
||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**|_Unrestricted_|_Restricted_|_Total_|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**funds**|**funds**|**funds**|_funds_|_funds_|_funds_|
||**2025**|**2025**|**2025**|_2024_|_2024_|_2024_|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|_£_|_£_|_£_|
|Support to other charitable|||||||
|organizations|148,982|**148,982**|_-_|
_123,552_|_123,552_|_123,552_|
|Audit & Accountancy fees|3,351|**3,351**|_-_|
_2,762_|_2,762_|_2,762_|
|Consultancy|9,490|**9,490**|_-_|
_1,150_|_1,150_|_1,150_|
|Trustee Expenses|1,611|**1,611**|_-_|
_2,059_|_2,059_|_2,059_|
|Charitable Donations|-|**-**|_-_|
_-_|
_-_|_-_|
|Postage, Freight & Courier|90|**90**|_-_|
_57_|_57_|_57_|
|IT Software and Consumables|713|**713**|_-_|
_460_|_460_|_460_|
|Travel|3,176|**3,176**|_-_|_40_|_40_|_40_|
|**Total expenditure on charitable**|||||||
|**activities**|167,413|**167,413**|_-_|_130,080_|_130,080_|_130,080_|
## **7. Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities Summary by fund type**
||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**|_Unrestricted_|_Restricted_|_Total_|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**funds**|**funds**|**funds**|_funds_|_funds_|_funds_|
||**2025**|**2025**|**2025**|_2024_|_2024_|_2024_|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|_£_|_£_|_£_|
|Grant Making|-|167,413|**167,413**|_-_|_130,080_|_130,080_|
|**Total expenditure on charitable**|-|167,413|**167,413**|_-_|_130,080_|_130,080_|
|**activities**|||||||
## **8. Analysis of expenditure by activities**
||**Activities**
**undertaken**
**directly**|**Support**
**costs**|**Governance**
**costs**|**Total**
**funds**|_Activities_
_undertaken_
_directly_|_Support_
_costs_|_Governance_
_costs_|_Total_
_funds_|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**2025**|**2025**|**2025**|**2025**|_2024_|_2024_|_2024_|_2024_|
||**£**|**£**||**£**|_£_|_£_||_£_|
|Grant Making|148,982|13,469|4,962|**167,413**|_123,552_|_1,707_|_4,821_|_130,080_|
|**Total expenditure**|148,982|13,469|4,962|**167,413**|_123,552_|_1,707_|_4,821_|_130,080_|
|**by activities**|||||||||
## **9. Governance costs**
During the year ended 31 March 2025, the Charity incurred the following Governance costs:
£ 3,351 Accountancy fees (2024 - £2,762) included within the table above in respect of Charitable Activities.
## **10. Independent examiner's remuneration**
The independent examiner's total remuneration was £1,200 (2024: £510). Of this amount, £500 relates to the independent examination and £700 relates to the preparation of the financial statements..
## **11. Staff costs**
The charity has no paid staff and relies on the services of trustees and volunteers to undertake its activities. No staff costs were incurred during the year (2024: £Nil)
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
## **12. Trustees' remuneration and expenses**
During the year, no Trustees received any remuneration or other benefits (2024 - £NIL).
During the year, £1,611 Trustee expenses have been incurred (2024 - £2,059).
## **13. Debtors**
|**13. Debtors**|||
|---|---|---|
|**Due within one year**|||
||**2025**|_2024_|
||**£**|_£_|
|Prepayments and accrued income|25,000|-|
|**Total debtors due within one year**|**25,000**|**-**|
|**14. Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year**|||
||**2025**|_2024_|
||**£**|_£_|
|Accruals and deferred income|1,584
|1,020|
|Other creditors|212
|212|
|**Total creditors: falling due within one year**|**1,796**|**1,232**|
|**15. Financial instruments**|||
||**2025**|_2024_|
||**£**|_£_|
|**Financial assets**|||
|Financial assets measured at fair value|||
|through income and expenditure|110,733|_105,275_|
Financial assets measured at fair value through income and expenditure comprise cash and cash equivalent.
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
## **16. Movement of funds - current year**
|**16. Movement of funds**
**- current year**||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**Balance at**|||||||**Balance at**|
|||**01**|**April 2024**||**Income**||**Expenditure**|**Transfers**|**31 March 2025**|
||||**£**||**£**||**£**|**£**|**£**|
|**Unrestricted**||||||||||
|General fund|||19,971||2,922||-|-|22,893|
|**Total unrestricted funds**|||**19,971**||**2,922**||**-**|**-**|**22,893**|
|**Restricted**||||||||||
|The National Lottery Community||||||||||
|Fund (TNLCF)|||84,072||144,385||(167,413)|-|61,044|
|Action Asylum Expansion Grant|||-||50,000||-|-|50,000|
|**Total of restricted funds**|||**84,072**||**194,385**||**(167,413)**|**-**|**111,044**|
|||||||||||
|**Total funds**|||**104,043**||**197,307**||**(167,413)**|**-**|**133,937**|
|**- prior year**||||||||||
||||_Balance at_||||||_Balance at_|
|||_01 April 2023_|||_Income_||_Expenditure_|_Transfers_|_31 March 2024_|
||||**_£_**||**_£_**||**_£_**||**_£_**|
|**_Unrestricted_**||||||||||
|_General fund_|||_18,826_||_1,145_||_-_|_-_|_19,971_|
|**_Total unrestricted funds_**|||**_18,826_**||**_1,145_**||**_-_**|**_-_**|**_19,971_**|
|**_Restricted_**||||||||||
|_The National Lottery Community_||||||||||
|_Fund (TNLCF)_|||_44,524_||_169,628_||_(130,080)_|_-_|_84,072_|
|_Action Asylum Expansion Grant_|_-_|||_-_||_-_||_-_|_-_|
|**_Total of restricted funds_**|||**_44,524_**||**_169,628_**||**_(130,080)_**|**_-_**|**_84,072_**|
|||||||||||
|**_Total funds_**|||**_63,350_**||**_170,773_**||**_(130,080)_**|**_-_**|**_104,043_**|
- The National Lottery Community Fund (TNLCF) grant represents restricted funding received as part of a multi-year award (2022–2025). These funds are restricted specifically for the core coordination and delivery of the Action Asylum programme.
- The Action Asylum Expansion Grant represents restricted funding received to support the expansion of the project into new locations. The donor has requested to remain anonymous.
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
## **17. Analysis of net assets between funds**
## **- current year**
|**17. Analysis of net assets between funds**
**- current year**||||
|---|---|---|---|
||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**|
||**funds**|**funds**|**funds**|
||**2025**|**2025**|**2025**|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|
|Current assets|22,893|112,840|135,733|
|Creditors due within one year|-|(1,796)|(1,796)|
|**Total**|**22,893**|**111,044**|**133,937**|
## **- prior year**
|**- prior year**||||
|---|---|---|---|
||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|_Total_|
||_funds_|_funds_|_funds_|
||_2024_|_2024_|_2024_|
||_£_|_£_|_£_|
|_Current assets_|21,203|_84,072_|_105,275_|
|_Creditors due within one year_|(1,232)|_-_|_(1,232)_|
|**_Total_**|**_19,971_**|**_84,072_**|**_104,043_**|
## **18. Related party transactions**
During the year, grant payments totaling £18,226 were made in error to a Ukrainian organization. This payment was personally reimbursed in full by the then-Chairman, Anthony Steen, within the financial year. There was no outstanding balance regarding this matter at the balance sheet date.
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