Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 9
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 20 ?

REFUGEE SUPPORT GROUP

The Reading Refugee Support Group is a charity that assists needy refugees and asylum seekers resident in Reading in order to help them overcome the challenges they face. The groups services include: offering advice and information; outreach, organizes recreational events; provision of material and practical support. The group is also involved in advocacy to raise awareness about its work.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • 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 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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£570£629£-58£36£243£1683.22550
31/03/22£564£504£60£31£302£2696.4980
31/03/21£447£339£108n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£377£340£37n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£332£332£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£218£210£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£157£112£45n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£90£78£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£71£57£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£56£60£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£118£109£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£74£81£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£120£118£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£139£145£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£100£105£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£93£96£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£99£99£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06*£92£74£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£58£73£-16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£77£78£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 43%
Liabilities/Income: 32%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 69%
Reserves/Spending: 3.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 1.6
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 21 years

www.rrsg.org.uk

info@rrsg.org.uk

01189505356

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Support for refugees & asylum seekers
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bracknell Forest, Hampshire, Reading, West Berkshire, Windsor And Maidenhead, Wokingham,
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
Lloyds Bank Foundation£102,250
DCMS£91,732
AB Charitable Trust£25,000
Quartet Community Foundation£500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Refugee Support Group
£25,000 20/04/2023
An unrestricted grant of £25,000. Refugee Support Group aims to improve the life of people seeking asylum and refugees through befriending, providing casework support and various activities including English classes.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Reading Refugee Support Group
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Reading Refugee Support Group
£50,000 07/12/2022
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Reading Refugee Support Group
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Reading Refugee Support Group
£500 01/02/2022
As requested by the fund holder towards the organisations work
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Recovery grant to Reading Refugee Support Group
£50,000 03/12/2020
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Reading Refugee Support Group, awarded under the Foundation's Asylum Seekers and Refugees funding stream. Part of the Covid Recovery Fund to support charities to emerge from the pandemic.
DCMS - DCMS VSCE CMC Covid Funding
£61,159 03/12/2020
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 grant making organisations to match funds raised on ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£30,573 05/10/2020
"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
National Lottery Community Fund - 25th Anniversary Celebration
£10,000 20/06/2019
12
The organisation will run a celebratory event to raise awareness, highlight the work they have done and sustain activities to support refugees within the community.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 26-65
  • ANDREA CLEAVER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Ceo Welsh Refugee Council
  • DOON LOVETT Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired
  • DR MARY RICHARDSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Associate Professor Ucl
  • HARRIET PARFITT Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Lawyer
  • NATALIE MARSDEN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Lawyer
  • SAMANTHA LEE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Marketing Director
  • SARAH VAWDA Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director
  • THABO MAKUYANA Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Care Worker
  • YASMINE SUMMERS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Executive Team Assistant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/06/2003, number: 1098058
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/08/2002, number: 04515238
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Fundraising Regulator
First registered: 12/23/2019, current status: Small charity
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
  • 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; AR06: 34 days late, AR05: 60 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from HEALTHWATCH READING on 12/07/2023
Main office

1st Floor above RISC
35-39 London Street
READING
RG1 4PS

Objectives

A) TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO REFUGEES, AND ASYLUM SEEKERS (INCLUDING THOSE GRANTED EXCEPTIONAL LEAVE TO REMAIN) AND THEIR DEPENDANTS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR RACE, COLOUR, NATIONALITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, SEX, MARITAL STATUS, SEXUALITY, SOCIAL CLASS, DISABILITY OR HIV STATUS, WHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND IN CONDITIONS OF NEED AND DISTRESS.B) TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OR SUCH REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS BY ASSISTING THEM TO ACCESS THE HEALTH SERVICES APPROPRIATE THEIR NEEDS.C) TO PROVIDE INFORMATION, ADVICE AND SUPPORT TO REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS IN ACCESSING TRAINING AND TO HELP ENSURE THAT THEIR CHILDREN RECEIVE THE EDUCATION THEY ARE ENTITLED TO BY LAW, INCLUDING LANGUAGE SUPPORT WHERE NEEDED.D) TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS IN OBTAINING SUITABLE EMPLOYMENTE) TO HELP REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS ACCESS GRANTS AND SERVICES OF ALL KINDS FROM OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS.F) TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT ISSUES AFFECTING REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BERKSHIRE/READING

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
Charizone

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