Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 12
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
    • Overall weighted support: +12
    Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

    INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY ORGANISATION OF SUNDERLAND

    We work with BME people in the North East of England, especially in Sunderland. We focus on those with limited access to information and support network, including migrants and refugees. We have a very good relationship and we enjoy the trust off the Eastern European community. We came to being in 2009 and have now converted to a CIO. More information including projects- icos.org.uk
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received

    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£351£351£0n/a
    31/03/22£347£278£70n/a
    31/03/21£294£248£46n/a
    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 5 years

    icos.org.uk

    office@icos.org.uk

    07596538482

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    UN SDGs
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    Listed activities
    • Disability
    • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
    GiG Classification
    • Support for refugees & asylum seekers
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Durham, Gateshead, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, Northumberland, Redcar And Cleveland, South Tyneside, Sunderland,

    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.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    National Lottery Community Fund£327,120
    Paul Hamlyn Foundation£154,700
    Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland£71,997
    Lloyds Bank Foundation£52,250
    Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd£37,241
    Barrow Cadbury Trust£26,500
    DCMS£8,512
    Garfield Weston Foundation£5,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to International Community Organisation of Sunderland
    £7,959 30/03/2023
    Cost of living grant for core costs to support disadvantaged migrants in sunderland
    Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to International Community Organisation of Sunderland
    £7,590 16/03/2023
    Volunteer–led wellbeing activities for black and minoritised people, refugees and asylum-seekers
    Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to International Community Organisation of Sunderland
    £19,765 10/02/2023
    Salary costs for a community development officer to support eastern european women affected by domestic violence in sunderland
    Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Shared Sunderland
    £9,700 18/01/2023
    International Community Organisation of Sunderland (ICOS) exists to improve the quality of life of Black and minoritised people in the North East and to enhance community cohesion and intercultural understanding in this area. They focus on those who ....more
    Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to International Community Organisation of Sunderland
    £4,992 15/12/2022
    Green volunteering and training courses for people from black and minoritised communities including asylum seekers and refugees
    Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to International Community Organisation of Sunderland
    £2,250 14/12/2022
    One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £5,000 25/11/2022
    ICOS
    Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to International Community Organisation of Sunderland
    £3,000 10/11/2022
    Provide employment support for inactive/unemployed bme clients living in sunderland
    Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to International Community Organisation of Sunderland
    £1,000 10/11/2022
    Improving the employability prospects of black and minority ethnic and eastern european communities in sunderland
    The Shears Foundation - International Community Organisation of Sunderland (ICOS)
    £5,000 01/11/2022
    Supporting Migrants in Sunderland (SMIS)
    National Lottery Community Fund - Eastern European Support Project (EESP)
    £9,988 16/09/2022
    The funding will be used to continue to offer individual flexible support and advocacy to BME people migrants and refugees focusing on Eastern European communities including newly arrived Ukrainian refugees and women living in Sunderland. This will ....more
    Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to International Community Organisation of Sunderland
    £1,500 11/08/2022
    General charitable purposes
    County Durham Community Foundation - Green Activities Programme
    £4,997 05/08/2022
    Towards a Green Activities Programme.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Back in Control 2
    £243,733 18/05/2022
    36
    The funding will support migrants refugees and asylum seekers through the provision of advice guidance and advocacy over three years. The project will be delivered in partnership with I.M.P.A.C.T. NE CIC (INECIC) which will deliver culturally ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - 70/100
    £49,998 03/03/2022
    This funding will support marginalised communities including refugees asylum seekers and Eastern European communities. The group will provide volunteering opportunities to support skills development and expand its work to benefit local spaces and ....more
    Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to International Community Organisation of Sunderland
    £1,725 09/12/2021
    Improving the stability of Eastern European migrant women living in and around Sunderland
    Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to International Community Organisation of Sunderland
    £50,000 08/12/2021
    24
    Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of International Community Organisation of Sunderland
    National Lottery Community Fund - Inspire Relate Act
    £9,107 15/10/2021
    This group will use the funding in Sunderland to build upon the initial success of an existing project run by Sunderland City Council's East Area Committee to target and engage refugees asylum seekers and Eastern Europeans and the wider community in ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Shared Sunderland
    £4,426 07/10/2021
    Funding will be used to hold an event in the park. It aims to bring together ethnically diverse communities in a local green space. It will be an opportunity for the community to come together in a positive environment.
    Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to International Community Organisation of Sunderland
    £8,657 07/10/2021
    Offering information, advice and guidance service to Eastern European (EE) communities in Sunderland
    Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to International Community Organisation of Sunderland
    £4,895 30/09/2021
    Running costs to support 50 Eastern European women over 12 months, by delivering a dedicated women’s group on a fortnightly basis
    Leeds Community Foundation - Progress into STEM
    £4,915 21/09/2021
    The project will focus on encouraging interest, raising awareness and improving women’s skills in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (SETM) sector among BME women. We will deliver needs tailored, one-to-one advice and support with ....more
    Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to International Community Organisation of Sunderland
    £5,973 26/08/2021
    Running costs for a project supporting EU citizens and others in Sunderland affected by exiting the EU to have their rights respected and upheld
    Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to International Community Organisation of Sunderland
    £2,000 22/07/2021
    The organisations charitable activities
    Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Shared Sunderland
    £145,000 19/07/2021
    International Community Organisation of Sunderland (ICOS) exists to improve the quality of life of Black and minoritised people in the North East and to enhance community cohesion and intercultural understanding in this area. They focus on those who ....more
    Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to International Community Organisation of Sunderland
    £2,941 15/07/2021
    Improving the employability prospects of migrants and people from ethnic minorities in Sunderland
    National Lottery Community Fund - Eastern European Support Project (3)
    £9,867 12/01/2021
    12
    The funding will be used to offer individual flexible support to Eastern European communities in an area of the North East including help dealing with public bodies signposting to health and general information and access to learning English/ESOL ....more
    Barrow Cadbury Trust - COVID-19 - ICOS
    £26,500 21/09/2020
    6
    To provide core and project support to maintain and adjust its advice and advocacy services to meet the needs of vulnerable migrants and refugees.
    DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
    £8,512 04/09/2020
    "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
    Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - For the support of disadvantaged and vulnerable BME people in Sunderland in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis
    £8,512 07/08/2020
    For the support of disadvantaged and vulnerable BME people in Sunderland in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis
    Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - the support of disadvantaged and vulnerable BME people in Sunderland in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis
    £4,256 07/08/2020
    the support of disadvantaged and vulnerable BME people in Sunderland in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis
    Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - running costs to make International Community Organisation of Sunderland a stronger and more resilient organisation
    £24,473 14/02/2020
    running costs to make International Community Organisation of Sunderland a stronger and more resilient organisation
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (5)
    Current Trustees appointed

    • AGNIESZKA SERAFIN Appointed: 2020
    • ANNA HEYMAN Appointed: 2020
    • IGA JUSTYNA BORSUT Appointed: 2019
    • NYASHADZASHE T AFAUNE Appointed: 2023
    • RAFAL KAZIMIERZ MARZEC (Chair) Appointed: 2019
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/11/2019, number: 1186618
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Complaints handling
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Conflicting interests
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Internal risk management policy and procedures
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • 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
    3 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    14 FOYLE STREET
    SUNDERLAND
    SR1 1LE

    Objectives

    1 THE PROMOTION OF RACIAL HARMONY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BYA PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPSB ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPSC WORKING TOWARDS THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR THOSE FROM ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS LIVING IN THE CITY OF SUNDERLAND AND THE SURROUNDING ARE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF LANGUAGE CLASSES AND TRAINING3 TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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