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Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 2
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

GLOUCESTERSHIRE ACTION FOR REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS

Promoting the welfare of refugees, asylum seekers and other migrants within and around Gloucestershire through the drop-in centre offering a 'safe space' activities, refreshments, information &advice on health, housing,benefits,immigration,law,education, career; Counselling provision for those effected by trauma;access to other agencies;food clothing,toys,furniture,household items& bedding.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • 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 and dynamic in terms of composition

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
31/03/24£1,341£1,241£100£0£640£6095.92570
31/03/23£1,264£1,137£127£0£540£5125.42050
31/03/22£947£810£136£0£413£3855.71746
31/03/21£534£518£16£0£276£2465.71638
31/03/20?£767£726£41£0£261£2303.81426
31/03/18£402£462£-61n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£440£363£77n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£305£251£53n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£172£196£-24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£191£177£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£213£175£37n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£190£167£23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£202£196£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£187£166£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£187£139£48n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£125£112£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£119£113£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£118£120£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£94£105£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£133£105£28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 95%
Reserves/Spending: 5.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 13
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 24 years

www.garas.org.uk

info@garas.org.uk

01452550528

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • General outpatient health-care services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire,
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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Gloucestershire Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers (GARAS)
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Gloucestershire Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers (GARAS)
£5,825 23/07/2020
Grant to Gloucestershire Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers (GARAS) meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Gloucestershire Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers
£7,200 03/07/2019
The World on Our Doorstep
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Gloucestershire Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers (GARAS)
£91,813 27/03/2019
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GARAS is requesting a contribution towards their core costs to provide support to asylum seekers arriving in Gloucester, and refugees once they have received their Leave to Remain.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Gloucestershire Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers
£14,000 28/09/2012
the salary and on costs of the UASC Liaison Worker, management, insurance, rent, rates, utilities, travel, training, outings, residential and consumables costs

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 11/12 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 50-77
  • DR CATHERINE ELIZABETH MONTGOMERY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
  • JOHN WALTER PRICE Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Retired Social Worker
  • LOUISE LIVESEY Appointed: 2024
  • MARIE-LOUISE MCDONALD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
  • MICHAEL GIBBON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Registered Mental Health Nurse
  • REVEREND CANON ADRIAN SLADE (Chair), Occupation: Retired Diocesan Officer For Social Responsibility
  • REV CHARLES CAMPBELL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Pastor
  • REV ROBERT CHARLES SIMPSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
  • SHEILA MIKLAUSIC B.ED, Occupation: Retired Teacher
  • SIMON TRAPNELL Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Museum Director
  • SUSAN OPPENHEIMER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired Local Government Officer
  • ZULEKHA RAJA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Teacher
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/09/2000, number: 1082388
  • Registered at Companies House on 04/07/2000, number: 04026398
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Trust Centre
Falkner Street
GLOUCESTER
GL1 4SQ

Objectives

TO RELIEVE SICKNESS POVERTY AND DISTRESS IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITH THE PARTICULAR AIM OF PROMOTING THE WELFARE OF REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS AND OTHER MIGRANTS IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE GLOUCESTERSHIRE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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