Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 10

Future income +5
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 12

SUSSEX SYRIAN COMMUNITY CIO

The Sussex Syrian Community Group aims to empower Syrian refugees in Sussex to build integrated, stable and happy lives in the UK. We create spaces for Syrians to come together, often with others from the wider community in Brighton and Hove, to celebrate our history, culture and resilience. We run language courses, skills courses, and provide advice and help with accessing services.

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Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from a grant maker and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
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 ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£28,748	£28,509	£239	40

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 2 years

sussexsyriancommunity.co.uk

sussexsyriancommunity@gmail.com

07460963163

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Services for refugees & asylum seekers

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Brighton And Hove, East Sussex, West Sussex,

Who it helps

People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
40 volunteers

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
National Lottery Community Fund - At home in our new home
£144,211	27/09/2023	This funding will support Sussex Syrian Community CIO to continue and sustain their range of services/activities to support Syrian refugees. The project aims to provide essential provisions and help ....more This funding will support Sussex Syrian Community CIO to continue and sustain their range of services/activities to support Syrian refugees. The project aims to provide essential provisions and help integrate Syrian refugees into the community.
National Lottery Community Fund - Building resilience in the Syrian community in Sussex
£10,000	22/12/2021	The funding will be used to deliver a range of activities for the local Syrian community. The project aims to bring residents together and build confidence.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

ESAM ALBDIN Appointed: 2021

FATHI KHALIL Appointed: 2021

JAMAL ALSAKKA Appointed: 2021

JOHNNY MASSARA Appointed: 2021

MOHAMAD KHALED MORAD Appointed: 2021

AHMAD YABROUDI (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: BRIGHTON AND HOVE SOCIAL WELFARE AND EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/12/2021, number: 1196947

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

1 returns made; all on time

Main office

ST. MARY MAGDALENS COMMUNITY CENTRE
55 UPPER NORTH STREET
BRIGHTON
BN1 3FH

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH PEOPLE IN SUSSEX WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF OR CREED (IN PARTICULAR, MEMBERS OF THE SYRIAN COMMUNITY) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING: (A) EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND IN OTHER SKILLS AND SUBJECTS; (B) A LOCAL NETWORK GROUP THAT ENCOURAGES AND ENABLES MEMBERS OF THE SYRIAN COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THE WIDER COMMUNITY; (C) SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND EVENTS INVOLVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. (2) THE PROMOTION OF RACIAL HARMONY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:(A) PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE SYRIAN COMMUNITY AND ALL OTHER RACIAL GROUPS; (B) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THE SYRIAN COMMUNITY TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS; (C) RAISING AWARENESS OF SYRIAN CULTURE BY RUNNING CLASSES, HOLDING EVENTS AND SHARING INFORMATION.

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