Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 1

Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -3

SHEFFIELD CONVERSATION CLUB

To help refugees and asylum seekers practice English in a friendly, supportive environment and to promote their social inclusion in Sheffield and its environs by; helping people to develop their English through conversation and informal English classes and by social and recreational facilities and events.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

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
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
30/04/23	*	£5	£3	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/22		£0	£1	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/21		£1	£0	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/20		£3	£4	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/19	*	£5	£5	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/18		£2	£4	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/04/17		£6	£6	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/04/16		£4	£6	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/04/15		£7	£5	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/04/14		£3	£4	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/04/13		£9	£5	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/04/12		£7	£5	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 13 years

www.conversationclub.org.uk

info@conversationclub.org.uk

07890992346

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Technical, vocational and continuing education

How it operates

Other charitable activities

Where it operates

Sheffield City,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Sheffield Conversation Club Activities
£2,500	02/12/2022	The funding will be used to continue running activities for asylum seekers and refugees which includes day trips walks English classes and arts and crafts. The project aims to bring people together ....more The funding will be used to continue running activities for asylum seekers and refugees which includes day trips walks English classes and arts and crafts. The project aims to bring people together in a safe space and build their confidence and aspirations.
National Lottery Community Fund - Integrating refugees and asylum seekers
£2,720	27/09/2018 12	The group will run weekly drop in sessions for adult refugee and asylum seekers, providing English lessons, cultural trips and walks, refreshments and a space to socialise. The aim is to bring people ....more The group will run weekly drop in sessions for adult refugee and asylum seekers, providing English lessons, cultural trips and walks, refreshments and a space to socialise. The aim is to bring people together, promote social cohesion and encourage integration across the city.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

LEE MORAN Appointed: 2020

AHMED EL MALLA Appointed: 2022

BRIAN VINCENT GEORGE HELSDON (Chair) Appointed: 2019

CHRISTINE BARLTROP Appointed: 2017

HELEN ROBERTS Appointed: 2014

JAMES ANTHONY DIMOND Appointed: 2019

RICHARD THOMAS CHESSUM BA Appointed: 2011

VICTOR MUJAKACHI Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeships: FOOTBALL UNITES RACISM DIVIDES EDUCATIONAL TRUST, THE SUNDAY CENTRE, SOUTH YORKSHIRE REFUGEE LAW AND JUSTICE, SIBE BY SIDE DRAMA GROUP,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/06/2011, number: 1142481

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Risk management
Volunteer management

Filing Record

12 returns made; AR23: 4 days late, AR19: 2 days late,

Main office

1 Jessop Fold
Honley
HOLMFIRTH
HD9 6AJ

Objectives

1) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS IN SHEFFIELD AND ITS ENVIRONS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION, BY: A) PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND IN VOCATIONAL SKILLS; B) PROVIDING SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND EVENTS INVOLVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY;C) RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES, BOTH GENERALLY AND IN RELATION TO THEIR SOCIAL EXCLUSION.2) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

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