Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 8
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

SLOUGH REFUGEE SUPPORT

Slough Refugee Support is committed to helping asylum seekers and refugees in Slough and neighbouring areas to be safe, mentally and physically healthy, to achieve their rights and to settle with dignity in a new community. We do this by delivering immigration advice, assisting with access to public services, by giving 'outreach' support to refugee families, and through a range of other services.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£229£248£-19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£282£200£82n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£254£173£80n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£161£169£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£130£155£-25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£157£125£32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£148£113£36n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16*£114£133£-20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£96£131£-34n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£130£114£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£129£154£-25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£182£168£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£153£179£-26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£268£177£91n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£138£135£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£133£134£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£162£163£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£166£163£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£132£127£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£74£115£-41n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 25 years

www.sloughrefugeesupport.org.uk

srsinfo@sloughrefugeesupport.org.uk

01753537142

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Support for refugees & asylum seekers
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Slough,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£145,887
DCMS£92,712
AB Charitable Trust£35,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£10,000
Co-Operative Group£3,397
The Clothworkers Foundation£2,700
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Slough Refugee Support
£20,000 25/01/2024
An unrestricted grant of £20,000 for 3 years (This grant is renewable - year 2 of up to 3 years). Slough Refugee Support supports people seeking asylum in Slough by providing legal support, mentoring and casework.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Slough Refugee Support
£3,397 23/10/2021
We'd like refugee children to enjoy our garden and to provide them with toys and story books. Our garden is safe and monitored by staff and volunteers.
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Slough Refugee Support
£15,000 22/04/2021
An unrestricted grant of £15,000. Slough Refugee Support provides information and advice (including legal advice) to refugees, people seeking asylum and migrants in Slough, in addition to wraparound assistance and signposting.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 19/03/2021
Support and Active Engagement project.
National Lottery Community Fund - Transforming Lives
£145,887 11/02/2021
36
This project will support refugees to gain skills and integrate with the community. It will offer immigration and employment advice English classes advise how to register with doctors and dentists. This will be delivered through groups classes ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£6,000 13/08/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£86,712 03/07/2020
"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Slough Refugee Support
£2,184 17/06/2020
COVID19 - The grant will fund additional hours for a family support worker for refugee children and young people living in low incomes families, isolated due to Covid-19. Children and young people will feel less isolated.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Slough Refugee Support
£2,700 08/06/2020
COVID19 : purchase of IT equipment for a charity that works with refugees in Berkshire
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Slough Refugee Support
£10,000 27/06/2019
An unrestricted grant of £10,000. Slough Refugee Support supports refugees and asylum seekers, delivering a range of support, advice and practical help, through drop in sessions and various activity classes.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 05/12/2018
Transforming Lives
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Slough Refugee Support
£15,000 23/01/2018
£15,000 towards core costs. Slough Refugee Support supports refugees and asylum seekers, delivering a range of support, advice and practical help, through drop in sessions and various activity classes.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Slough Refugee Support
£7,598 13/11/2017
36
This project will provide a weekly creche for refugee children who have no access to outside space in which to play. Children will develop more confidence, improve their social skills and become more active.
AB Charitable Trust - Integration of refugees enabling rights/settlements
£10,000 30/06/2016
£10,000 towards core costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Purchase of 2 portable cabin for charitable work space and activities.
£10,000 15/06/2016
12
This charity will use the funding to purchase two portable cabins. This will create more operational space and will enable the organisation to support the increasing number of refugees and asylum seekers in the local area.
AB Charitable Trust - Friendly services enabling rights and settlements
£10,000 29/04/2014
£10,000 towards core costs
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Slough Refugee Support
£29,600 28/03/2014
SRS's Steps to Settlement programme provides support including advice, employment support , activities and help accessing services for refugees and asylum seekers in Slough assisting their settlement and integration into UK society.
AB Charitable Trust - Friendly services enabling rights and settlement
£7,500 22/01/2013
£7,500 towards core costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Steps to Settlement
£215,115 19/09/2012
48
This project aims to respond to the varied needs of refugees and asylum seekers in Slough, from food, shelter and healthcare to volunteering opportunities. The project will support effective community integration and encourage active citizenship by ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • DENISE SCOTLAND FCCA FMAAT Appointed: 2021
  • JEAN SUSAN KELLY (Chair) Appointed: 2018
  • LOUISE SPRACKLING Appointed: 2021
  • MOHAMMED HAMED Appointed: 2018
  • NIGEL WOOF Appointed: 2016
  • RAY BARKLEY
  • RUPERT YOUNG
  • REV CLIFF SHANGANYA Appointed: 2022
  • ZAKARYA AL SHARABI SAYEED Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/03/2000, number: 1079776
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR16: 50 days late,
Main office

Slough Refugee Support
28 Bath Road
SLOUGH
SL1 3SR

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES IN SLOUGH AND NEIGHBOURING LOCAL AUTHORITY AREAS, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SLOUGH AND OTHER NEIGHBOURING LOCAL AUTHORITY AREAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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