2023-03-31-annual-report

SEEXERS WOIIEN ASSOCIAT.XOM PINANCIAL STATEII FOR.TttE YE.*R EIID 31. P•ARCH 2.013.

NANC14& ST4TEMEPITS FOR THE YEAR EMDED 31 JIA WOMEf4.ASSOCIA TIQN. .Cont£nts .. Charlty Infomi. &fon and Offke Trust2es' Repgrt Independent Examlnerf,&'kepDrt Statèment of F.inBnrièl AthvIt￿s Ba$ary￿,Shett . .ryrte& to the Flrffjnciql Stato￿. ents

FINANG￿ sfATEMENTSFOR TflE YNR EIVDEIJ 31 CU2023 Mrs. KhtOEtd kknalJlsÈ& Do.nald R. Mfry?h,ull FaA Mirt&bui! & c.& Chartered Accountarrts afftq Statutsry AudiTor tresceTtt Business p.ark Danskè Bartk .DonÈgall Sqtiare Wesk eELFAST t.rotTrac PlegeneratJDn fnlttthE 165-169 Donegall P•ss .NllQ7574

fv.ctAL srA TEMEN75 FO THE YEAR EftbE4>31 MA . Thè trustees who also att U tttJstee8 forthe dTarltablE - es <Jf the CQTnp2ny, tfre&&tthèTr annuaJ reportts9lmr IYFth.. thB Fbwiclal 5tateffl. ents fvr.the yoar end d.31 March 2023..

¢RP r th.è relief vrthe to advart¢¢ th¢ .eduEatyon Of tho bènèfictles by the proY]Sio tyant5 ffor educatitstl and resouFCèS to enabte, assist attd en langvag.. &kUls. trAiplog.3nd le&rnlngprogramm&through£oll . ts prtjmote cultural diyersity and r40al lamiopy by the prom, .bqtweon pdtsple from div¢rsé ba¢kgroullds ttr￿ .the indigenoL4 a sèhtirnertt in favoLÈf vf social ifttsgratknn ahd good rdatl&Ths - ￿ prDYlde.ralief tu refugoes worn￿ thFouoh.occess to gpeda wpllare beryefEts syènk aftd uhdeitartdiny of the S0Èial bolts the aÉlvantyt.IpMt tyt h¢altl) of thebenefi¢Jarles th.mugh tbe p. .the ah¥èncement of.the human rights through the oro.motion wumen by th& provlsknn ¢)f advlce. and ne￿55￿￿1emS suth as funIti￿e beddln rage the edtscati¢Jft of perons In gngl.lsh g,and tmiversittes., _- tlon gf Évltural octFvtTéS tfj foter unflerystanklln9 ad¥i¢e, 4od sYorWops of the vislon of me.tteal health wèi.1beino trauma ling services for treatment, f gop.d relatTons ond sorial engaye.ment eyents, AQHXEVEMEVTS - dtstnbute toys and Dther gAYis to..ttk uarfer-PE7viteued at - cookery workshops - provldèd. mènts.I heèlth ttalnlng and oth.er suth tralning wotks * Set up walking graup5 to,enable group rambles a[￿ hikes . dftgtrtyited prtstsi¥ions.SUah as foqd an<1 ba'￿ tteosslies to -.pmvid¢d advFte and a(J¥ocèry S¢rvi¢es . provrdvd cpmmunity engagement - purchased offi'o equipment IIA9 ImY￿dt￿5 aftd lamiies therkne the.DhJectiYes ere beln-g achieved in a very PDsknI Th¢re no.felated. parties th Tèpurt savB. the btratd. of trtl*es. RESULTS The wtplus for tho yeKwAs ¢HARifAFLE STATUS Tbe Ghafity Is att Uninc&rFiOrate& thanTable aSSOthatiotL It ts

(80 non lus) - mimiunamoyo - Yahoo! Mail http.Ilfr.mg40Jnail.yah(K).comlneoAaunch?.rand=31cvtlt148g7q NPRTHERN IRELMD. REFUGEES AND.ASRUMSEEKERS WOMEN ASSOCIATION FtNANCIA£ STA TEMENTS FOR fHE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 TRUSTEES, REPORT PUBLIC tsENÈFIt The dirèct benéfks flpwing from the psjrposes Éi) Ir(¢lude redLfrctd Iw¢Is ¢f Povèrty amorty Wotr4erl in North leaotn'g to/demnnstrated through feedback from the bene Iréfand who are refiJy#e¥or asyt.ufft Seéke ,Carri￿. out by the or¢JanisatfOTr, There IS-DQ harnT or prtv aries and through ￿gUlar evaluations/.sury.eys e b.enefrt arisffing from this purp05 (2> Indude th.e tnC￿?Se krtowledge of the Enqll_sh L,anguage, attess to eduotion, and employment opportunities amung rÈfiJgees arto asylum seeker5 women living tn Nortt5ern Ireland. The benefit can be derrtOn5trated th_rough the number tst partidpants that te￿$ter to atteftd ' college an.d universltles. trairjlng prcsgrams, and those that e Engltsh Languatye Glasse5, courses at" feedback frE)m beneficiarfes, There Is no harm or private b achleve accredlètion, and thr+JJgh evaluatlon and": (3) N)dyde, 4 greater [￿derStan(￿n9 arjd réspect ktween refu ' nefit arising frorn thi& purpose, t1￿5 fostering better Integra￿tsn and Community trhesion s and BsyluFn ekets woniEn and local p".eoplR Tnong viomen In Northem i.rdand, The bèoeftt catF be demonstrated by. sttowcasFng our diverse cuttural richnéss through specific refuge&s women cultural event celebratlon and through the parttcip3tiorJ of refuge& womEn to local cultural Events celebratlon. Tbere Is no harm or private benefit arlsing from thi5 pu.rpo (A) intlude the ability for refugees and asyltm sEekers wi)tne4 to betoffje Indgpehdent 3Thd fiJlll"thw'f 1ndly1d￿?1 needs through a better uriderstandtng of the welfare bene dpmonstrated by the feedba£k from beneficiaries and the r and accommodatlon system_ The bEnefft can be ular evaluation carrleLi out by the organisatiori. of beneftuarles who are able to financtally support themsel, .. ben.ofitariging.from..thls:.purpose .es and famlllPS, There Is n¢ harm .or prf￿te (S) Include reducTng the level of mental health trautha among eiugees an(J asylum seèkets, women living in Northern Ireland leading to better mental well-being and qdality of Ilfe, The beneftt cao be,demongtrated. through teedback flom benekciarlés. and evalttstion catried Iovt by thtybrganisatloD after mental héth awareness workshtJps and referréls. There is harni Or P. (&y' inchjde increaslng knowledge and Unde¢standing of <1541c a ate bénefit atising from thi5 purpose: speker& livlng In NtsrthÈrn Er¢.land leading'to the Il¥i_ng of a human rights among refugees and as¥ltsm rorm or type OF discrimlnatioD and Inequality faced In theitr w-abiding ¢itlzEri s life, and to the report of through feedback and the number of partlcipaits to. t)uman ally life. The b.eneftt be demonstt.ated Seminars, and evaluatlon of hate.and dkscrimlnation inoden n.ghts énd e¢uèlity commisslon events ahd Th&re is nD ha¢m ot private benéfit arising froh? this.ptsrpos repurted by bknefidaries to the organisatitsn.. Tllt ber¥eficlartes aré féfugee5. and: aS￿u￿ seeker5 women.. No . ydvate benefit whlth15 Inore than Fncidental to carrykng. %Wt tho nNAJ4QXAL kEVIEW & RESERVES ¥OLICY Reserves at 31 M?rch, 2023 %sere £1660. . Ihe due tp the yolur)ta'ry tTrat(IrÈ of the OPerar￿¥￿ It contlnues to activltiès to.en5ure it reaches as trjony people in.ne"ed as possibl with the fvnders appli,cable. ,Unttstrl¢ted &fnd¥ fvnds whi¢l7 are a¥ai1atile for ll at the .d f the geneal objÈctlY.es of the ehaTrity and which ha¥e not been Cretion of the ttvstees in furtheran¢e Deslgnated fundg comprise unrestricted funds ttsat have b.eEft se designated for other Purposes, asSde b.y thE tnjstees for particular

urp.0ses. The aim arid use of each degiyrtated fund is set out in the notes to the financial stateffjents..If

identsf(e¢ as suth, Restricté"d.fviids are fund5 whicb arè to be us rastrirtions impDsed by donuts or wbt.ch have been raised by the -d in accordance WAth Spéciflc mst of rfj15ing and admin15tftrJng s.uch lunds are char9ed against charity for parth'tular purposes. Th . e speufic fun XblpA¢r OF tOVXb-1g erson qonnected,Wlth thé orgaDiS?tlr)n y41'Dg a: purpjw. nvs a>re expaJ.dit.ure is ¥ery lo.w pand its charftafyle and fuhd rai,Sln¥ The profile of expenditure 49 as ayfeed The impatt af coranavlru5. restrtct¢ons meant thattbere had been board and a big.ger £QncÈQtr8t-￿rt on renJoQe athvitléL Now.b3ri redudiDn ikn physlcal meetings of. the oh thè charitvs Suatainability due to the low overheatl mo(kl and .tO fiorinal therp has beEn no" rmpact Increasi￿ ￿n& resources, Ihe trustees are satisfred thol.the charity can continue to endRavour to ach3eve its objectives. 3of3 2310412012 16:49

GOfNG CONCERN Th¢ trustee51

ith Yssttes 5y¢h as the Impatt Dt Covtd-1O., th+er the next"l2~ toncer.n. basls'ls appropriate. mt¥*h5, 3re&tksifieé thatthe golng. A$. stdE¥J above the • a>ntinues In. ts atr'empt to end rel objecttyes In the years fundets and pr45Jects t¢> fijrther its the %taty.tory au(JSt requirÈm&nt. NtsEPENWNTEXAMXNER statutoryAu41tor, offers hfft￿e￿fOr ra-apytynttneiit. 1gJune Xi23

SNPEPEND,EfiT SXAMTWER¥REPORTTQ TYE t4E14ttERS I.,kna￿ exan71ned the. flnancial statements on pages 7 ts 12, AthVltye5, BalaÈe.Sheet and.￿at£￿. notes bf 14OrtMÈrn TfeLand appfrLable ta•v and Charlties SORP IFRS IW and thEHCGOU -ch mprlse the statement of Flnanclal polirAes Set out . Y.Ite clRriVs. tru5te8s artr ￿$pOrjslh{e for the preparakn of a ourts. The Chart￿5 trusteE5 consider th.at. audk Is not required for this year under section 65 nf thE Clxrf - .Indeoftnd.pn¢ È¥affdttAtlèN Js p.eedAd.. ALt (Northern Irelandj. 2008 and tliat an tls. fny rttsponslb#lty t ¢tdtsres14id.d Énerol rf&rectians ~. state whethpr F4rticular matter& baR.LpnR.to myattention: My examinotlon was caffjed out In AC￿rdan.￿ witl) genern7. nsBfven by tre ChaTity Comm.1￿nn fvr Nl. .. Irelènd). 309&, An examha￿On Indudes a rRth. ofthe acLDufJtfty kep P￿sents￿ with thDts2 retèrd¥. It also luoludes. COIi5ideTrtion of bythe charity and o romparlson of the.accounts. V unusual Itets7s or dis¢l.osures Fn th£ atsDunts:, Pmrfdè all the evklence triat w(Juld be required in an at￿lt, ahtE v￿quentI¥ no OPThiort Isgn¢n a5 to V4hèther the accounts..pTrseni # .tn¥o. and lèlrf w.ew and.the reporti5.limj . io.thosR matters Set out ift tl¥e statement 1$ to state whether ènymoterial matters haye corne Jx> . 3thffion oivlny me ouse to b.0118V&" 2. Tb¥.the ￿￿oUnts not accpnl with aoxmn 4. Ttsat there 15 further informat￿1 neelfad tra pr unAeBtknthff9 of the 8CCDuntsto tsB TraLfie J hdy, o Comple￿ my examlttation has no Co￿er￿S ln ￿pe .mattÈrs that rÈ¢Ui¢* knin9. ts yoor att4nbo of the rnattÈFS l. to 4. Ilstkd abo¥,e and rgn fbr I.rd.4.Ttd, I have fDurtd ftp b4rtpred Accountants and StatutQry Av¢ltsr 19June.2013

IIORfAERNIRELAWDRERI6EESaWDASYLIIM.SEEKERS FIN.ANaA&STA.TEhlEJVTS FOR THE YEAR E8IDEP 31144 IYOMEttASSQC.IA7TQN htDeD 31, M_ARCM 2023 .total IncoD]e from.Charitsble Adivit Capttsk. grants amortlsed Bank:Interst 59,5 Wg'lklng supplies and m.?terials ODkFrtg SJJpplIes Aftd rftaterfais. Cultsral Events prortfrotiun_ai Q>sts Pmduction Costs rut0￿ ahd trèihlog Worksbops iJt. tier DlreotCharl1 abje Expenth-ture {1￿0.79> .Ch4fvtaty.l¢ a¢ll￿ties-S￿ppO.rt wsts Rent artd seFv4Q Charae In5urancp and l.tght Equiptheht repalrs dntT.l$fTtry. Telepho.ne, ?.rytl ZD.om Potag.e, sfionety ènd fyfft $uw)Ilts W?gtts artrt sala.rfes Staff penslon schfim Bank InterRsk Rnd.ohar9es Oqp.ro¢iatioYt 5IEndty expenSe# GoVernanCe.￿s￿ Atcounta.ncy & Audli Fets 3.6 .f93.9) (4V92) larto b#oughÈfurkMrd èt l AprH 20E2. Th¥hotès on pages. gao 12 fo partoft

HAIAWCE S.HEEf ASAT.3.1 Y4AffCH2023 rep?id expenses Grants.receivabk2 cash.at bank and on Iwna. .Llabllltle.: Re:venue utants d¢ferred Capltal 9r8rits deferred a¢truats. Net.Lurr¢ut As>&* For the flnAn.tial year in quesuoo the charlty was wttjtlerf.ts exe pttim ui4ler Settlop fj5 of the Ch4rittes A¢t The trust￿.￿¢￿￿￿￿1e￿9e thelr rpspGnslbility forcomplyfngwlth re¢Fiir4mentS pf thpAtt to .. Tht¥e,at¢oisnts have. bÈe"n 0￿par4d,1￿. atc¢>rtI¥n￿ wlth thè Ch.arl.tfre5 SORP (FRS 102). bphalf by Trustee, 19Juoe 2023

NORTHERN IRELA1￿ RERIGEES aNDASYLUH SÉEKER PIt￿Y￿￿. srAfÈMEIITSFOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 HAR .r4.FA ASSOaA.Tll>N NOTES TO THE FINAXCIAL srArÈMÈNts The follrjwlng accourttny'polides have been used consist£ntyin ft niaterlal In rdatlon to th.e £b4rttY$ financial.5iafeFnents. Irp9 wlth Iren￿ syhich are conldRréd Thè financial statements have been preoare# ift 4Th th 102.. As's<tS ahd liabllities ore inityally atéd In the releyAtrt.aE￿¢ffit1ng polky hut& th.e accounttng pDli¢es reoutred fy tive iletts Was rMuirA. Pruparatlon of theAc¢ounts on a Going Con. ¢¢h)p4hy reports -a,021 cash outffqw Tor the year ?hd will s¢¢ur& the Imfflèdwtè uf tt.compaoylor the lle%t.12 to going concern. e trQstees Wavé fotmulatÈd. a strdteg.y tltat 18 tuonths and on that b.a51s ¢hgnTry ts # tntoma is r4co9nlsed the compart¥ has 2ntltle.mEJrt to the t ts ptobable tttat the Income VUI bE TEoived 9ndthoamouTrt on "tnco1￿é rtofft guvernfftettt ahd bther gTrrfts. of a Teventse llatsj￿, Is tile funds, any performance ronditions atsecbed ts.tPFe grants. ha¥< any perform8n￿. coDdTtlons h4¥2 ty¢eTr. e thEasyred eliabl-. Qgllikd A¥hèn ¢ampany has entlElknieitt tu een mek il ig prpbable thrt the income Will be bje to 4Jiè.ftIDrfer, C.apltai yraftts arè amortlsed tn Iltté vdth the.deV￿la&Oll otth2 0 ltsnded b¥ Said grant ted a. the purrJr45ep.r btrn Donated profÈs¥ioMI ser¥tces and donatqf fiJlttes are Teeogni the Iten7 any conditiops as50datwl Wlth thv dooated item h4.ve be th¢ Chartles StsRP £FRS 102) gèneraFvolurtt2et time is not tecognis On rtsipt, dDrsated ￿ofesSionalSe￿viC￿.aHd doTrated facilittes a￿ to thè ¢harlty whid) is thè,amount the £harlty would hav.e Ite￿ wilti ppriod fyf foFeJPL IocoA)e wheftthe compary'ha& control vver nt, the t￿lpt QT, econtsm]£ berJeftt from the b￿d t￿￿bty.. In.d£cbr&&nc&wlth nised DA the basls uf thÈ v8lu£ of the gift to pay to otstain seryf.ces or faclllties of Intornst Racl¥able thtèrést ¢th tuhds hÉid deposlt is llldud￿ recefvable and afftount can bemeayurffd rellably try, the . the finan¢ial InstttutiOIL ndA¢couèJtlng Unre5tnrtÈd fumd#aré a¥allable trj tyer￿ OJJ £¢U&46e&thèt bJrther oflhe p0rpoEs of tompary. Oeslgnated amd> are unrestritted fiJnO4 of the cknklty that thé trthstees de ded at thétr dlstr£tloA tsj set aSido tts rora 5Pethfic purpos& RRstrlrted fuods are. dopations whlth the don tirtlrul aréa5 Dr thÈ ¢ompany% YOrk ho5 SPÉGifj¢d a￿ to b¢ sOl￿V.￿Se¢ ftir

pehditsite tnpcoverable Value Added"¥ E¥pentJit(re.'Is recognlsed ono Etsere ts B legal ur constryttive obl Is prc)bHble that settlemerttwill be rÈ4uFreeil arjd the amount of Exp￿dIt￿re Is dasslfied £idor the fdlowthg a£tiy"ty beadiAOs: - costs of raisiyjg funds tomprtse the costs )r o>mm - exppndlture on tharitable aLti¥iiles ittcludes th¢ purposes of the tumpany govetthnce and •lppBtt ￿Sts.￿El￿de all pther gattort to make p payment to a tmrd phrtyrt iTr e obliqatioAcan bB measured reliably. lif activitias LtndÉrtakert to furthér t ity for the wsend'iturE was Inctsrred. $.upport cpsts arE"dlx105ed 5eparatdy in the Statem_ent of Fban.¢E T•h9lbAe fl¥¢d Assèts?#rfrfqp&rdatlon Tangityle ft_xeé è¥5ets ¢o&tl'ng £200 or rnbre ate stated In the acco to,witB off tho cost of fixefl asse4 over ¢htyr esFim.aterf y5eful aiv_ ts at Drfgtnal tost less dÈPr2ElbtloA in Dt&r uslng th.e fvllowlag atwua.I r&e j Ft¥tures,..fittlng$.8nd.eqiiip.n)eDt: Dtb¥or& ahd accrued 4A¢Dme a￿ rectsgnlsÈd at thesetileKJfent aTri rp. ¥alyed.It the amvupt..prepaid. .due aifer discount 4¥fFe¢ed. p￿paYM￿t)ts Cash ak bamk and ta5h In hand. Indudes cash andsfwrt tm highly Tquid.Investments with a shurt. p￿tUrIty Dr three Credltorn and. Pptt¥isAoos Cre£fitors' Bnd prov15FvDs"arB rooognisert where (tie ro.m.pany h¢.$ a p that WHI probably result In thè transfer ol fijrods to a fhird party and m¢4¥ured gr estirii4Yte¢ rftltably , c￿lt0￿ provisions arè n after anv dLgc£UFrts. nt obligatyt7n resultlng frDin a P4lSt even e aft7ount dve to settle the .obligataon on . all re¢oinised.at thefr settlement arriothit The cortipanypnltr has financial assets aDd flhancial liabilitles ola ki Basic fiTrandal Instrumet7ts are inltially.reoo9ntsed & tTrDsartlon valu sèitlettyent ￿l￿e Mtith the e￿ptIofi ot baok loalts whlch are sobsequ that qvèlify as basie ftrtano'al l¥¥s¥uthent> and sub5equenkly mea5ur.ed qt th¢ir ntly measuréd 3t amortlsed cost.uslng Exenjptson frnm.preparfhg a whllowstatement a eompaA¥. grouDds th& the tsnlpatiy ou#llfiÈs as T:Me compafly Js Ilrhited by guarante& The membeT5 aye the tru5toe5 YhE IlabEIIty lThrespett oftho guafart&e, Is £1 ner member of the dHri that Is.thE con3miLeR as Ilsted qn pa9.e 2. 2 PEFXUT/SURPLUS FOR THE YEAR ¥$ STAT.ED.AFfER CH. RGING: A¢coufytaAty Fe Examlnation. PEes

NOXTHÈRMIRSLAND REFUGEES AND ASYLIIM SEEKERS fiINANCIAL srArEMFNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MA OMEN A￿OCIATy0rn NtsT£S TO.THÈ FINANCIAL sfATÈMENTS 3. TRtisrEES 4¥ FT4PLOYEES Nuttjbèr o1enwlo￿es ny Èxt1udin¥ tpJStees dui4N9 the ytat wès.: .number Thp rÈmuneratiith paid to thE +mplo¥eÉswas W?yes and Sèl￿rIè9 Pension <ontrtbotion"$ o ¢.nlplD¥¢ey had ethPIoyÈ¢ ber￿fits ih exÈég t•f £60,OQts t202 artivlttes In priwrtion Èo the relatsa &taffioo costs mcurred aod p&yabl.¢, , £*fl). PeJLSioF¥ ¢tsSts are allotstad tts re£harqR(I to. thp relBvanE fund Flxtures'& aL l Aprjl 2022 .Ad_tliÈlonS at 31 Malth 2023 EPRECIATION at I hprll 2022 t 3.1 m.arth alJ23 NÉt BQQK VALUÈ t 31 Mar¢tt 2¢23

h¥oftfHERN.XRgLArtD REFUGEES. AfvD ASYtUMSEEKERS FXNANCIALsfA TEMENTSFOR ThIE YEARENOED 31 MAR . NOTEsf Totst 4ri1oHn1 NardT 2023 (25,456) Cretht to StalRment of Fmanclal Acttvitle$ Oalin¢e Cash for Ktds (FatTriity Sup.po.rt). .hlattc>nal Lottery Ct>mmfy G_r¢ (comp io5tallatlon} fted Crosg, Natlonal Lottery Qntegratlon) Natloriai Lottery (Ltftt in Lvckdowh Proje .CFNI New NEpds Fund tFN.I Comlc, Relsef 111,932J (L4DQ> (42,.955) S9￿32 IhcltsdÈd ttsrrent nabllities J$ an 8mtsurt Llefe"ffed'in. tspect of gr ts re￿1Ve& for the putchase uf tlxed atsÈts: Arnourts received rD respect Df fixed assEti purchases ère fftatched with the ￿latett depreclation charges and Bre therefore wrttten rfft over the usefvl defdrred at, 21 P4arth 2023 was É1,411 (2022.: £1.580) and amo life of the asset (0D￿med. T.he amount I d fgt the year, u,30>..{21J22' 9: RE.LATED PARTY nTert were 0.0 r¢lqted party transactlons to not STATUTORY INFORMATXQM North¢m Ereland Refugpés 4ncF seek.ers W¢m.ek Ass.¢Giati Th¢,thprit.y's ffNI oliarlty eferencE tsn be. found on the compgn The.presentkon currenoy,Df the flnJnclal *atements is the p.oun info.rmaUon page. Steding {4-