Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 8

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 2

DONCASTER CONVERSATION CLUB

Providing advice and support to refugees and asylum seekers in the Doncaster area

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

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
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years 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	Volun- teers
31/03/23	*	£6	£15	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/22		£15	£9	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/21		£17	£14	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/20		£22	£23	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/19		£11	£16	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/18		£14	£12	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£10	£12	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£13	£8	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 9 years

janatdoncasterconversationclub@gmail.com

01302 343002

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Doncaster,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
15 volunteers

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 - Re-imagining Doncaster Conversation Club
£9,246	04/02/2022	This project aims to support asylum seekers and refugees in the town by providing a space for them to meet each other and local people to learn English and to receive a range of help and assistance.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£5,000	30/07/2020	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 ....more 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 on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

JAN FOSTER Appointed: 2014

NIC BURNE Appointed: 2014

AKEELA MOHAMMED Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: SOUTH YORKSHIRE MUSLIM BEREAVEMENT TRUST,

BASIL NADEEM Appointed: 2018

ANNETTE DEWS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Educational Consultant, Other trusteeship: REMEDI - RESTORATIVE SERVICES,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/01/2015, number: 1159775

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

8 returns made; AR23: 5 days late,

Main office

Quaker Meeting House
Shotton Walk
DONCASTER
South Yorkshire
DN1 3RH

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE IN DONCASTER WHO ARE SEEKING ASYLUM OR WHO HAVE BEEN GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROVIDING RESOURCES AND SERVICES WHICH WILL HELP THEM TO ADAPT WITHIN A NEW COMMUNITY.

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