Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 6

No PartB

Overall weighted support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 6

MANCHESTER REFUGEE SUPPORT NETWORK

At MRSN, we help asylum seekers and refugees get the basic support they need to live with dignity. We strive to help them build safe, happy and productive lives in the UK. Our aims are:To support refugees to access services and opportunities on an equal basis, in order to prevent all forms of poverty and allow individuals to fulfill their potentialTo educate refugees and asylum seekers on

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Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers including the Government recently

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 ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£484	£433	£51	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 3 years

www.mrsn.org.uk

belay@mrsn.org.uk

01618680777

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Recreation
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Support for refugees & asylum seekers

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Bolton, Bury, Manchester City, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford City, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan,

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
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Manchester Refugee Support Network
£20,000	20/04/2023	An unrestricted grant of £20,000. Manchester Refugee Support Network provides drop in services and community development to people seeking asylum and refugees.
National Lottery Community Fund - Shared Routes
£279,651	12/12/2022	The funding will be used by Manchester Refugee Support Network to continue delivering their project ‘Shared Routes’ which supports refugees across Greater Manchester. The central purpose of ‘Shared Routes’ is to match refugees with local ....more The funding will be used by Manchester Refugee Support Network to continue delivering their project ‘Shared Routes’ which supports refugees across Greater Manchester. The central purpose of ‘Shared Routes’ is to match refugees with local activities so participants can find out about and get involved in whatever positive aspects of local UK social economic and cultural life they choose. Manchester Refugee Support Network are a grass-roots organisation directly managed by refugee communities in Manchester – for over 24 years they have been providing practical support to those fleeing persecution conflict and various forms of injustice and abuse. They support refugees to access services and opportunities on an equal basis in order to prevent all forms of poverty and allow individuals to fulfil their potential.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

AHMED MOHAMED (Chair) Appointed: 2023

ADDISU TEWOLDE Appointed: 2022

AMINA SAYID Appointed: 2023

MIKE MPOFU Appointed: 2022

SADIA MUMINOVIC Appointed: 2023

SELAMAWIT REDA Appointed: 2023

ZAHID KHAN Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/11/2021, number: 1196560

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

1 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from MANCHESTER REFUGEE SUPPORT NETWORK on 04/08/2022

Main office

129 PRINCESS ROAD
MANCHESTER
M14 4RB

Objectives

1. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM AND THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS PARTICULARLY BY THE PROVISION OF LEGAL AND OTHER ADVICE.2. TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF ASYLUM SEEKERS, REFUGEES AND THEIR DEPENDENT.3. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF 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. 4. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ABOUT THE ISSUES RELATING TO REFUGEES AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM.5. THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.6. TO RELIEVE THE EFFECTS OF FINANCIAL POVERTY ON REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION.

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