Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 7

Reasonable growth: +1
No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 11

DURHAM CITY OF SANCTUARY

We are part of the nationwide City of Sanctuary movement. Based in County Durham, we work to build opportunities for introductions and friendship between sanctuary seekers and local people, helping new arrivals to integrate into our communities. Our aim is to create a culture of welcome for people seeking sanctuary from war and persecution.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
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
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

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
05/04/23		£60	£26	£34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	150
05/04/22		£18	£20	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	150
05/04/21		£8	£12	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
05/04/20		£37	£24	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
05/04/19	*	£28	£8	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
05/04/18		£11	£22	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/17	*	£18	£9	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

durham.cityofsanctuary.org

info@durham.cityofsanctuary.org

0191 3345769

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Community services

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides services

Where it operates

Durham,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
150 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
County Durham Community Foundation - Durham City of Sanctuary
£6,512	14/09/2022	To support the Durham City of Sanctuary.
County Durham Community Foundation - Ukrainian resettlement support
£1,600	29/07/2022	Ukrainian resettlement support.
National Lottery Community Fund - Schools Education Project
£5,470	08/02/2017 12	The project will work with theatre group Cap-a-Pie to deliver a programme of theatrical activities to local primary school children and a community performance exploring issues about asylum-seekers ....more The project will work with theatre group Cap-a-Pie to deliver a programme of theatrical activities to local primary school children and a community performance exploring issues about asylum-seekers and refugees . This will offer volunteering opportunities for Syrian refugees, and promote understanding and acceptance of local immigrants and raise awareness of the benefits they bring to the community.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 10/12 persons

EMAD RAAD Appointed: 2016

FADIA FAQIR Appointed: 2022

AMNA AL ALI Appointed: 2018

DR SUSAN FRANCES FRENK (Chair) Appointed: 2016

IMAN HAFEZ MALOUHI Appointed: 2018

NELLI STAVROPOLOU Appointed: 2017

RABIAA AL-HASSOUN Appointed: 2017

SABAH AL-HASSOUN Appointed: 2017

SUE SHAW Appointed: 2017

TANYA PATRICIA DEVEREUX Appointed: 2016

EDWIN HERBERT SIMPSON Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: Esh Winning Residents Association,

IRENE WILKINSON Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: NORTH EAST HUMANISTS,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/08/2016, number: 1168523

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; AR19: 6 days late, AR17: 198 days late,

Main office

St. Aidans College
Windmill Hill
Durham
DH1 3LJ

Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS AMONGST ASYLUM-SEEKERS AND THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS IN DURHAM, AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ISSUES RELATING TO REFUGEES AND ASYLUM-SEEKERS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) PROMOTING THE INCLUSION, INTEGRATION AND WELFARE OF REFUGEES AND ASYLUM-SEEKERS, BY ENCOURAGING A PUBLIC COMMITMENT TO BECOMING A PLACE OF WELCOME AND SAFETY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, ADVICE AND SUPPORT AS SHALL BE THOUGHT FIT;B) ENCOURAGING, SUPPORTING AND LIAISING WITH DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL, OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS, LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND VOLUNTARY, COMMUNITY AND FAITH ORGANISATIONS IN WELCOMING AND ASSISTING REFUGEES AND ASYLUM-SEEKERS; ANDC) PROVIDING ACCURATE AND UP TO DATE INFORMATION TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY ON THE SITUATION OF LOCAL REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS AND TO PUBLICISE AND CELEBRATE THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AND TO UK SOCIETY AND CULTURE, AND TO CHALLENGE HOSTILITY AND DISCRIMINATION AGAINST THEM.

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