Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 11
    • Good trustee age range: +3
    • Dynamic board: +3
    • Grant maker support: +11
    Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

    THE NORTH OF ENGLAND REFUGEE SERVICE LIMITED 

    North of England Refugee Service (NERS) promotes positive integration to support Refugees and Asylum Seekers across the region.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • Over half the Board have joined recently

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income
    £k
    Spending
    £k
    Surplus/
    Deficit
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    31/03/23*£695£683£13£0£182£1823.21330
    31/03/22£532£527£4£0£170£1703.91420
    31/03/21£600£492£108£0£165£1593.91220
    31/03/20£595£585£9£0£57£460.91440
    31/03/19£558£568£-11£0£48£4811150
    31/03/18*£563£553£10£0£58£571.2110
    31/03/17£555£528£27£0£49£461.1120
    31/03/16£589£612£-23£65£22£220.4120
    31/03/15*£688£745£-57£56£45£450.7130
    31/03/14*£789£888£-99£8£102£500.7100
    31/03/13£1,109£1,496£-387£5£383£2652.1460
    31/03/12*£1,109£1,496£-387£1£383£2652.1460
    31/03/11*£2,004£2,177£-173£7£770£6023.3640
    31/03/10*£2,211£2,257£-46£9£943£7724.1570
    31/03/09£1,907£1,844£63£6£989£8635.6510
    31/03/08£1,649£1,642£6£5£926£8286490
    31/03/07*£1,939£1,792£147£7£920£5573.7560
    31/03/06*£2,077£1,970£107£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/05£2,815£2,637£178£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/04*£2,785£2,750£35£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 26%
    Liabilities/Income: 9%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
    Reserves/Spending: 3.2 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
    Quick Ratio: 1.4
    Asset Split ?
    Established: 22 years
    (25 years as a company)

    www.refugee.org.uk

    info@refugee.org.uk

    07791945402

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    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Accommodation/Housing
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    GiG Classification
    • Services for refugees & asylum seekers
    How it operates
    • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides services
    • Sponsors or undertakes research
    Where it operates
    • Gateshead, Middlesbrough, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Stockton-on-tees, Sunderland,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • Other Defined Groups
    • People With Disabilities
    Who works here?
    • 13 employees
    • 30 volunteers

    Who's supporting them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    Henry Smith Charity£210,000
    DCMS£92,500
    Barrow Cadbury Trust£50,000
    Tudor Trust£42,000
    AB Charitable Trust£40,000
    Alan & Babette Sainsbury Charitable Fund£30,000
    Garfield Weston Foundation£30,000
    Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd£20,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to North of England Refugee Service
    £210,000 14/06/2023
    36
    towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of an organisation providing an integration and employment service for asylum seekers and refugees across Tyne & Wear.
    Alan & Babette Sainsbury Charitable Fund - Salary costs and its destitution fund
    £30,000 15/11/2022
    Towards salary costs and its destitution fund
    AB Charitable Trust - A grant to North of England Refugee Service
    £20,000 30/06/2022
    An unrestricted grant of £20,000. North of England Refugee Service supports people seeking asylum and refugees through asylum and employment advice.
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £30,000 06/05/2022
    Core
    Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to North of England Refugee Service
    £10,000 17/03/2022
    Core costs to help with recovery work in Sunderland following the impact of COVID-19
    Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to North of England Refugee Service
    £500 16/12/2021
    Activities to support Afghan refugees and asylum seekers
    Tudor Trust - Grant to North of England Refugee Service
    £2,000 10/03/2021
    as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
    DCMS - DCMS VSCE CMC Covid Funding
    £32,500 02/12/2020
    The Community Match Challenge is an £85M fund aimed at supporting the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) in their COVID response. Awards were made to philanthropists, foundations and ....more
    Barrow Cadbury Trust - COVID-19 - North of England Refugee Service
    £50,000 25/08/2020
    6
    To maintain services by replacing the Covid related funding shortfall
    DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
    £60,000 19/08/2020
    "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
    Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Improving safety at the Newcastle and Sunderland sites to provide face-to-face advice and guidance in response to the Covid-19 pandemic
    £10,000 23/07/2020
    Improving safety at the Newcastle and Sunderland sites to provide face-to-face advice and guidance in response to the Covid-19 pandemic
    Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - improving safety at the Newcastle and Sunderland sites to provide face-to-face advice and guidance in response to the Covid-19 pandemic
    £10,000 23/07/2020
    improving safety at the Newcastle and Sunderland sites to provide face-to-face advice and guidance in response to the Covid-19 pandemic
    Tudor Trust - Grant to North of England Refugee Service
    £40,000 16/07/2020
    12
    over one year as continuation funding towards core costs for a charity supporting refugees and asylum seekers in the North East of England
    National Lottery Community Fund - Focused English classes( ESOL)
    £9,740 03/09/2019
    12
    Focused English classes( ESOL)
    The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to North of England Refugee Service
    £17,000 16/07/2019
    purchase of computers and a smart board for a charity which works with refugees in the North of England
    AB Charitable Trust - A grant to North of England Refugee Service
    £20,000 27/06/2019
    A restricted grant of £20,000 towards delivery of asylum support from the Middlesbrough office and associated core costs. North of England Refugee Service works to support asylum seekers and ....more
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £20,000 08/05/2019
    Addressing destitution among asylum seekers and refugees
    Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Continuation funding of the running costs of a project providing an integration and employment servce for asylum seekers and refugees across Tyne and Wear.Yr1
    £46,100 01/04/2019
    Continuation funding of the running costs of a project providing an integration and employment servce for asylum seekers and refugees across Tyne and Wear.Yr1
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to North of England Refugee Service
    £139,800 13/03/2019
    36
    towards three years' continuation funding of a project providing an integration and employment service for asylum seekers and refugees across Tyne & Wear
    Tudor Trust - Grant to North of England Refugee Service
    £80,000 14/06/2018
    24
    over two years as continuation funding towards the director's salary at an organisation supporting refugees and asylum seekers across the North of England
    National Lottery Community Fund - Meeting expectations among ESOL students
    £8,626 24/05/2018
    12
    The group will run additional English for Speakers of Other Languages courses for asylum seekers and refugees, run by volunteer teachers and assistants.
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £20,000 24/01/2018
    Asylum Support Advice
    AB Charitable Trust - A grant to North of England Refugee Service
    £20,000 23/01/2018
    £20,000 towards core costs. North of England Refugee Service works to support asylum seekers and refugees through activities such as housing and advice, and to facilitate integration.
    Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Running costs of an integration and employment service for asylum seekers and refugees: continuation (Year 3)
    £46,300 01/04/2017
    Running costs of an integration and employment service for asylum seekers and refugees: continuation (Year 3)
    Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Running costs of an integration and employment service for asylum seekers and refugees: continuation (Year 2)
    £45,000 01/04/2016
    Towards Running costs of an integration and employment service for asylum seekers and refugees: continuation (Year 2)
    Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Running costs of an integration and employment service for asylum seekers and refugees: continuation (Year 1)
    £44,000 15/01/2016
    Towards Running costs of an integration and employment service for asylum seekers and refugees: continuation (Year 1)
    Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to North of England Refugee Service
    £69,299 16/12/2015
    36
    supporting refugees and asylum seekers across the North East. The grant will fund the salary costs of the Operation Manager and go towards volunteer expenses.
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to North of England Refugee Service
    £135,300 03/12/2015
    36
    towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of a project providing an integration and employment service for asylum seekers and refugees across Tyne & Wear
    AB Charitable Trust - Advice and Support for Refugees
    £10,000 26/06/2015
    £10,000 towards asylum support and move-on advice
    Tudor Trust - Grant to North of England Refugee Service
    £120,000 19/06/2015
    36
    over three years towards the director's salary at an organisation supporting refugees and asylum seekers, based in Newcastle upon Tyne
    Comic Relief - Regional Asylum Support Service
    £121,753 28/01/2015
    36
    After final refusal at the end of asylum process asylum seekers become destitute and can women in particular can become vulnerable to exploitation and abuse. Asylum seekers may also lose support for ....more
    Northern Rock Foundation - Grant awarded to North of England Refugee Service (Tyne & Wear)
    £2,500 18/10/2013
    To carry out a financial review, clarifying relationships between NERS and Northern Revive.
    Northern Rock Foundation - Grant awarded to North of England Refugee Service (North East)
    £50,000 05/03/2013
    CEO's salary during a transition period and fee for a consultant to help the Board to make an effective transition
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to North of England Refugee Service
    £90,200 12/09/2012
    36
    towards three years' salary of an Advice Worker to support the integration of refugees in Tyne and Wear
    National Lottery Community Fund - Manifesto Project
    £10,000 06/10/2011
    12
    This is a project by an incorporated charity in Newcastle upon Tyne. The group will use funding to run a series of forums with young people around the north east encouraging participants to think ....more
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (6)
    Current Trustees appointed

    Age Range of Trustees: 39-63
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/03/2002, number: 1091200
    • Registered at Companies House on 05/10/1998, number: 03643622
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Other Regulators
    • Care Quality Commission
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Complaints handling
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Conflicting interests
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Internal risk management policy and procedures
    • Investment
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; AR23: 104 days late, AR18: 55 days late, AR15: 116 days late, AR14: 4 days late, AR12: 363 days late, AR11: 239 days late, AR10: 18 days late, AR07: 184 days late, AR06: 52 days late, AR04: 65 days late,
    Main office

    2 Friar Street
    Newcastle upon Tyne
    NE1 4XA

    Objectives

    A) TO PROVIDE RELIEF FOR REFUGEES(INCLUDING CONVENTION REFUGEES,REFUGEE COMMUNITIES,PEOPLE WITH EXCEPTIONAL LEAVE TO REMAIN,ASYLUM SEEKERS AND EX-DETAINEES)AND MIGRANTS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP,SICKNESS OR DISTRESS,WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF AGE,SEX,RACE,NATIONALITY,POLITICAL OR RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS,AND IN ADDITION: B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH OF SUCH PEOPLE, AND C) TO PROVIDE THEM WITH FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    THE COUNTIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DURHAM, CLEVELAND AND CUMBRIA

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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