Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 8

Reasonable growth: +1
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1

Large volunteer base +5
Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 8

DARLINGTON ASSISTANCE FOR REFUGEES

Welcome Refugees and Asylum seekers to the local area. Offer practical assistance, befriending and Language support. Offer drop ins for Refugees and Asylum seekers. Offer help and advice into employment. Encourage and support involvement in the local community. Have social events and fundraising activities. Collect and distribute donations from the public. Send donations to areas of need world

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

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

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
31/12/23	£63	£21	£42	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/22	£21	£13	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21	£15	£10	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20	£9	£5	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19	£10	£13	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18	£11	£9	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17	£8	£6	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

https://www.darlingtonrefugees.org/

hello@darlingtonrefugees.org

07979686836

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
Recreation
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Provides financial or material assistance

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources

Where it operates

Darlington,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sport England - DAR Sports Programme
£14,872	28/11/2023 11	This project will deliver a multi-sport offering of weekly activities to refugees. The project will run for one year and will provide: a 90 minute football session once a week for up to 30 participants; a 45 minute Pilates session once a week for up ....more This project will deliver a multi-sport offering of weekly activities to refugees. The project will run for one year and will provide: a 90 minute football session once a week for up to 30 participants; a 45 minute Pilates session once a week for up to 7 participants; 3 x one hour women's gym sessions weekly for 4 participants and a 3 x one hour boxing sessions weekly for 12 participants.
County Durham Community Foundation - DAR Football Team
£5,000	12/12/2022	To support the football team.
County Durham Community Foundation - Combatting isolation amongst Asylum Seekers in Darlington
£2,750	19/03/2021	To Combat isolation amongst Asylum Seekers in Darlington.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

ANDREW NEWENS Appointed: 2019

DIANE THERESA TONER Appointed: 2023

DR PETER ERNEST MEEK (Chair) Appointed: 2023

TRESOR NYEMBWE BUKASA Appointed: 2018

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/01/2017, number: 1170986

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; all on time

Main office

33 Linden Avenue
DARLINGTON
County Durham
DL3 8PS

Objectives

1. THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE REFUGEES LIVING IN DARLINGTON WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION, BY PROVIDING:A) EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE;B) VOLUNTEER BEFRIENDERS/MENTORS WHO WILL ASSIST THEM WITH THEIR INTEGRATION INTO THE COMMUNITY OF DARLINGTON BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, ADVICE AND SUPPORT.2. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY FOR REFUGEES DISPLACED FROM, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SYRIA AND OTHER WAR ZONES WHO ARE OR HAVE BEEN RESIDENT IN ANY REFUGEE CAMPS IN EUROPE BY THE PROVISION OF ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT, FURNITURE AND OTHER ITEMS AS MAY BE NECESSARY.

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