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Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

THE LONDON CHURCHES FUND FOR DESTITUTE ASYLUM SEEKERS 

The charity provides small grants to organizations within Greater London that are meeting the welfare needs of destitute asylum-seekers and refugees. Allocation is prioritised to member organizations of the London Churches Refugee Network, non-members may also apply. This ecumenical fund relies on donations from individuals, churches and other charitable foundations to relieve this form of destitu
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Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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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£51£54£-3n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/12/21£55£46£9n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/12/20£42£37£5n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/12/19£34£34£0n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/12/18£29£32£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£32£34£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£36£29£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£28£22£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£19£17£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£20£18£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£16£16£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£15£15£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£15£11£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£9£12£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£19£14£4£0£0£0n/a00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 17 years

www.help4refugees.co.uk

john_mur2947@btinternet.com

02088516580

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Services for refugees & asylum seekers
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 3 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/10/2007, number: 1121108
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
15 returns made; all on time
Main office

13 PULLMAN MEWS
GROVE PARK
LONDON
SE12 0EA

Objectives

1) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL AND OTHER HARDSHIP AMONGST REFUGEES AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM IN THE GREATER LONDON AREA AND THEIR DEPENDENTS; EITHER DIRECTLY OR BY MAKING RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO ACHIEVE THE SAME OBJECT.2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ABOUT THE ISSUES RELATING TO REFUGEES AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GREATER LONDON AREA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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