Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 4

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 7

YORK CITY OF SANCTUARY

Finding legal support for asylum seeker applications and supporting refugees to obtain the right to remain and or gain citizenship. We assist refugees applying for benefits and emergency housing.We maintain and develop links with donors to provide household items and clothing for refugee households in York and partners in Bradford, Wakefield and Hull.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

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	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£94	£37	£57	n/a
31/03/22	£8	£4	£3	n/a
31/03/21	£7	£4	£3	n/a
31/03/20	£5	£4	£2	n/a
31/03/19	£11	£15	£-4	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

www.york.cityofsanctuary.org

peter@yorkcos.org.uk

01904426891

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Grant-making foundations

How it operates

Makes grants to individuals
Makes grants to organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Bradford City, City Of Wakefield, City Of York, East Riding Of Yorkshire, Kingston Upon Hull City, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups

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
Two Ridings Community Foundation - YCoS Settlement support
£2,000	15/11/2022	Funding to support the resettlement of Ukrainian refugees in York.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - York City of Sanctuary Advocates Team (The YCoS A - Team)
£3,000	17/05/2018	To fund the work of a team of trained volunteer Advocates, who support refugees and asylum seekers on issues such as, benefits, housing, accessing work, etc

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

AHMED KHALEEL Appointed: 2018

CHRISTINA FUNNELL Appointed: 2024

DEE BOYLE Appointed: 2020

DR RASHA SALAHELDIN Appointed: 2018

OKSANA JAJECZNYK Appointed: 2023

REV PAUL WORDSWORTH (Chair) Appointed: 2017

RICHARD BOURNE Appointed: 2023

ROSE ELIZABETH BERL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/12/2017, number: 1176094

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

10 BURNISTON GROVE
YORK
YO10 3RP

Objectives

1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ABOUT THE ISSUES RELATING TO REFUGEES AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM.2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM AND THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS IN NEED THEREOF SO AS TO ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE AND ASSIST THEM TO ADAPT WITHIN A NEW COMMUNITY.3) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS.

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