Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 7

No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 10

REFUGEE ADVOCACY, INFORMATION AND SUPPORT, LANCASTER (RAIS)

We provide advocacy, information and support to refugees and asylum seekers in the Lancaster and Morecambe area.

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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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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
31/03/24	£58	£53	£4	n/a
31/03/23	£40	£46	£-6	n/a
31/03/22	£23	£22	£1	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

http://rais.org.uk/

info@rais.org.uk

07753366753

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Support for refugees & asylum seekers

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Lancashire,

Who it helps

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
National Lottery Community Fund - Adapting our asylum seeker services for the new reality
£9,580	05/05/2023	The funding will be used to provide part running costs to enable the organisation to meet the increased demand and challenges of supporting asylum seekers and refugees by providing advocacy information and support services.
National Lottery Community Fund - Developing refugee support in Lancaster
£9,860	01/04/2022	The funding will be used to continue to support the core delivery costs of the charity which is seeing an increase in demand for its services and expansion into new geographical areas. The project aims to support asylum seekers and refugees with ....more The funding will be used to continue to support the core delivery costs of the charity which is seeing an increase in demand for its services and expansion into new geographical areas. The project aims to support asylum seekers and refugees with advice and support to prevent homelessness and destitution.
The Fore - Grant to RAIS Lancaster
£26,900	06/07/2021 24	Refugee Advocacy, Information and Support Lancaster (RAIS) is a recently registered charity founded in 2017 with three aims: (1) To provide help and support for asylum seekers and refugees as they accustom themselves to living in the UK; (2) To ....more Refugee Advocacy, Information and Support Lancaster (RAIS) is a recently registered charity founded in 2017 with three aims: (1) To provide help and support for asylum seekers and refugees as they accustom themselves to living in the UK; (2) To encourage asylum seekers and refugees to develop strong links with the local community; (3) To encourage independent living for refugees where they understand UK culture and can operate effectively within it with confidence. RAIS is using funding from The Fore to employ a Coordinator /Development Worker - its first paid role.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

ALI ABDULRASUL HUSSEIN Appointed: 2024

ANAS RADWAN ALLABABEDY Appointed: 2022

ANDREW NICHOLSON Appointed: 2022

CHRISTINE ALISON MCEWAN Appointed: 2024

GEORGINA ELIZABETH FIRTH Appointed: 2024

JENNIFER MACLENNAN Appointed: 2024

STEPHEN GARETH THOMAS Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/03/2021, number: 1193811

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
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

3 returns made; all on time

Main office

THE CORNERSTONE
SULYARD STREET
LANCASTER
LA1 1PX

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF PEOPLE IN NEED IN THE LANCASTER AND MORECAMBE AREA, BY REASON OF THEIR STATUS AS ASYLUM SEEKERS OR REFUGEES, AND THEIR DEPENDANTS, PRINCIPALLY BY PROVIDING ADVOCACY, ADVICE AND SUPPORT.

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