Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

FUNDACAO FOCUS ASSISTENCIA HUMANITARIA EUROPA 

Provide community-based disaster risk mitigation.Provide emergency relief support services/aid during and following natural and/or man made disasters
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
Established: 28 years

www.focus-europe.org

focus.europe@focusha.org

02075905499

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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
31/12/22£3,841£3,474£367£14£1,958£1,9586.8165
31/12/21£3,711£2,604£1,107£14£1,523£1,5887.3105
31/12/20£1,825£2,062£-237£6£434£4342.593
31/12/19£2,118£2,129£-11£13£719£7194.1116
31/12/18£5,587£5,006£582£4£772£7721.925510
31/12/17£4,405£4,738£-333£9£315£2080.52060
31/12/16£4,057£3,825£232£11£624£5181.61730
31/12/15£4,186£4,588£-402£100£392£3210.81780
31/12/14£3,264£3,809£-545£124£794£7332.31610
31/12/13£4,535£3,749£786£236£1,339£1,0403.31710
31/12/12£3,335£3,524£-189£144£553£5211.81890
31/12/11£2,161£2,218£-57£213£742£7123.91360
31/12/10£2,482£2,293£189£263£800£7874.11330
31/12/09£1,649£2,161£-512£210£611£54531140
31/12/08£1,474£1,671£-197£234£1,123£6804.9990
31/12/07£2,312£2,698£-386£222£1,319£9694.31280
31/12/06£2,587£2,655£-68£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£3,401£2,775£627£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£2,908£3,035£-127£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 30%
Liabilities/Income: 21%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 6.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 2.2
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Afghanistan, Portugal,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 16 employees
  • 5 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 32-48
  • RAHIM SHAMJI Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Ceo Dispute Resolution
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/04/1996, number: 1054174
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/03/1996, number: FC019123
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

THE ISMAILI CENTRE
1 CROMWELL GARDENS
LONDON
SW7 2SL

Objectives

(A)THE RELIEF OF HUMAN SUFFERING, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, RELIGION, CREED, SEX AGE OR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OF THE RECIPIENT IN THE EVENT OF NATURAL DISASTERS SUCH AS FLOOD, EARTHQUAKE, FIRE, FAMINE, HURRICANE, TYPHOON OR DROUGHT, CIVIL UNREST, MILITARY CONFLICT OR OTHER MAN-MADE, NATURAL OR PHYSICAL CATASTROPHE CAUSING DISTRESS, ILLNESS, INJURY, STARVATION, HOMELESSNESS, DISLOCATION,OR OTHER SUFFERING BY THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL, SURGICAL AND CLINICAL CARE AND TREATMENT; THE PROVISION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICINES, DRUGS AND MEDICAL, SURGICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL APPLIANCES AND EQUIPMENT; THE PROVISIOIN OF CLOTHING, FOOD, BLANKETS AND TEMPORARY SHELTERS AND HOUSING; THE PROVISION OF RECONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES FOR SANITATION, HYGIENE, WATER AND ENERGY; TRAINING OF EMERGECY VOLUNTEERS AND ANY OTHER LAWFUL ACT OR ACTIVITIES IN FURTHERANCE THEREOF; (B)PROTECTION OF LIFE, HEALTH AND PROPERTY (C)THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, AND (D)THE ADVANCEMEN OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED, IN PRACTICE INTERNATIONALLY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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