Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 8
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

NORTHAMPTON TOWN OF SANCTUARY

To promote the inclusion and welfare of refugees and asylum-seekers. Encouraging Northamptonorganisations and people to make a public commitment to becoming a place of welcome and safety. Encouraging our LAs to become a place of sacutuaryTo encourage and support local communities and voluntary, community and faith (VCF) organisations inwelcoming and assisting asylum-seekers and refugees.
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

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 Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/12/23£65£27£37
31/12/22£38£32£6
31/12/21£23£35£-13
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

https://ntos.uk

info@ntos.uk

07500930903

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Support for refugees & asylum seekers
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Northamptonshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • 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
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - Community Meal
£908 08/04/2024
11
To provide young children from a refugee background with culturally appropriate food and various other activities to help improve wellbeing.
National Lottery Community Fund - Refugee Advice Centre Worker and Community Kitchen
£275,887 28/09/2023
This funding will be used to continue and increase their support advice services and activities for refugees asylum seekers and those with no recourse to public funds across West Northamptonshire. ....more
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - ESOL for dispersed refugees
£3,000 06/03/2023
ESOL for dispersed refugees
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - Addressing Digital Exclusion amongst the Refugee, Asylum Seeker and those with no recourse to public fund community
£2,922 10/02/2022
12
To purchase twelve laptops, software and two mobile wifi devices which will allow users to be able to access training and other opportunities
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - Provide Meals
£2,000 18/10/2021
provide a healthy hot meal on club nights for the asylum seeking refugee youth club
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - Deliver a youth led youth conference
£2,990 22/09/2021
to deliver training and a youth led youth conference
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - Learn2Live - Youth work
£3,000 25/08/2021
Summer and Autumn programme of activities that will divert, empower and up skill the youth
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - Grant to Northampton Town of Sanctuary
£2,021 27/07/2021
Our football club has allowed us to build strong communities. The club, prior to and now after lockdown has proved as a successful outreach programme. Many young people bring their friends or ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

  • DANIELLE STONE MA Appointed: 2020
  • DR AIDEEN FOGARTY Appointed: 2020
  • DR GRAHAM SMITH (Chair) Appointed: 2020
  • JAMAL ALWAHABI Appointed: 2020
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/10/2020, number: 1192092
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
3 returns made; all on time
Main office

Voluntary Impact Northamptonshire
15 St. Giles Street
NORTHAMPTON
NN1 1JA

Objectives

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (‘THE OBJECTS’) ARE(1) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS, SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION, BY PROMOTING AND/OR CO-ORDINATING, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH VOLUNTARY, COMMUNITY AND FAITH ORGANISATIONS, SERVICES AND FACILITIES TO ASSIST THEM TO ADAPT TO LIFE IN THE UK AND WITHIN A NEW COMMUNITY.(2) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING AND GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN THE GENERAL PUBLIC, REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS AS PEOPLE SEEKING SANCTUARY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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