Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 3

Strong growth: +2

Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 8

UNITED KINGDOM FOR UNHCR

Overview

UK for UNHCR fundraises on behalf of the UNHCR in order to support their assistance programmes in promoting awareness, encouraging advancement of education for social inclusion and relieving and protect refugees, asylum seekers, the internally displaced and stateless persons.

Ukraine has been impacted by years of uncertainty and simmering conflict, and UNHCR has been working in the country since 1994, alongside local authorities, partners and community organisations. Prior to the 2022 crisis, almost 3 million people were already facing humanitarian need in Ukraine, including 850,000 internally displaced Ukrainians and 5,000 refugees from others countries. UNHCR is upscaling relief operations across Ukraine and in neighbouring countries to support fleeing civilians and provide shelter, relief items and specialist protections for those in need.

Source: Giving is Great

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
There has been strong growth in spending since inception
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

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
31/12/22	£55,748	£46,016	£9,732	£5,806	£13,504	£11,772	3.1	33
31/12/21	£17,678	£14,206	£3,472	£4,772	£3,772	£3,317	2.8	22
31/12/20	£5,844	£5,547	£297	£618	£300	£259	0.6	10
31/12/19	£475	£472	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 10.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 12.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 87%
Reserves/Spending: 3.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 21.9

Asset Split ?

Comment: United Kingdom for UNHCR receives an annual grant from UNHCR to support its fundraising activity. This grant reflects the annual fundraising target proposed by the charity and is agreed each year through a formal annual agreement. The agreement defines the target income set by the charity and the minimum returns expected by UNHCR in return for this grant. UNHCR is also providing additional investment to help fund some of the charity’s start-up costs and support its growth as a new national partner. As the charity grows unrestricted income it will increasingly cover costs through retention, while maintaining fundraising efficiencies and maximising transfers to UNHCR in line with its annual agreements and charitable objects.

Source: Giving is Great

Established: 5 years

https://www.unrefugees.org.uk/

mmacdonald@unrefugees.org.uk

02037618094

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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What it does

UK for UNHCR fundraises on behalf of the UNHCR in order to support their assistance programmes, including promoting awareness, encouraging the advancement of education for and social inclusion, for the relief and protection of refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced and stateless persons.

Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Services for refugees & asylum seekers

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides services

Where it operates

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bosnia And Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Colombia, Congo, Congo (Democratic Republic), Costa Rica, Cyprus, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, ....more

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

33 employees

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
Comic Relief - A Safe Journey Home – reuniting refugee children with their families
£400,000	17/03/2020 24	Thousands of refugee children and families continue to take desperate journeys to Europe. Many unaccompanied and separated children who have escaped persecution and conflict in countries such as ....more Thousands of refugee children and families continue to take desperate journeys to Europe. Many unaccompanied and separated children who have escaped persecution and conflict in countries such as Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan now find themselves in cities and detention centres in transit countries such as Egypt, Libya, Ethiopia and Sudan. With this investment UNHCR, with its partners International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) and RefugePoint, will deliver ‘A Safe Journey Home’ project to provide legal pathways for child and youth in Egypt, Libya, Ethiopia and Sudan so that they can be safely reunited with their families and to reduce the need for them to take dangerous routes to Europe.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees:

MEVAN BABAKAR Appointed: 2021

ORI RAVEH Appointed: 2019

ZARLASHT HALAIMZAI Appointed: 2022

ARABELLA PHILLIMORE Appointed: 2019

CLAIRE HAJAJ-CALESTINI Appointed: 2021

GEORGE GARVIN BROWN IV Appointed: 2022

KATHERINE MARY STEWARD Appointed: 2020

CHARLOTTE BOYLE (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Partner, The Zygos Partnership, Other trusteeship: ALFANAR,

KEITH DAVID FELTON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director Of Corporate Services, Other trusteeships: Vision Foundation for London, BREAST CANCER NOW,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/05/2019, number: 1183415

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

WE Work
1 Mark Square
LONDON
EC2A 4EG

Objectives

I. THE RELIEF OF REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS, INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS AND STATELESS PERSONS BY RAISING FUNDS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM IN SUPPORT OF SUCH OF UNHCR'S PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE PROGRAMMES AS ARE REGARDED AS CHARITABLE UNDER ENGLISH LAW.II. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, AND THE AWARENESS OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL, ABOUT THE SITUATION AND THE NEEDS OF REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS, INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS AND STATELESS PERSONS WORLDWIDE.III. THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE UK AND WORLDWIDE BY PREVENTING REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS, INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS AND STATELESS PERSONS FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, AND BY RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS, INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS AND STATELESS PERSONS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE, STATELESS PERSON HAS THE MEANING GIVEN TO IT IN ARTICLE 1 OF THE 1954 UN CONVENTION RELATING TO THE STATUS OF STATELESS PERSONS AND SOCIALLY EXCLUDED MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR A PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; ILL HEALTH (MENTAL OR PHYSICAL); DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF ACTUAL OR PERCEIVED ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, RACE, DISABILITY, GENDER IDENTITY, SEX, OR SEXUALITY; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY; OR CRIME.

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