Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 17
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +17
Overall GiG Score: 23 ?

PRAXIS COMMUNITY PROJECTS 

At Praxis, we believe that migrants and refugees should be welcomed, and their human rights respected. We help people to live in safety, to integrate, and to thrive. We support vulnerable migrants with a holistic range of services providing practical and emotional support. We fight for justice and empower people to have their voices heard.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 24 years

www.praxis.org.uk

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£2,327£2,511£-184£55£688£5952.85221
31/03/22£2,089£2,228£-140£0£872£7674.15021
31/03/21£2,378£2,203£175£0£1,011£8164.44621
31/03/20£2,008£1,834£173£0£836£7154.74030
31/03/19£1,902£1,597£305£0£663£6114.62535
31/03/18£1,591£1,439£152£0£358£2612.2240
31/03/17£1,602£1,443£158£0£205£1381.1230
31/03/16£1,581£1,322£259£82£133£1181.1210
31/03/15£1,182£1,556£-374£369£-126£-161-1.2250
31/03/14*£1,305£1,424£-119£64£248£1521.3250
31/03/13£1,200£1,399£-199£16£368£2452.1250
31/03/12£1,467£1,282£184£22£567£2612.4230
31/03/11£1,505£1,401£104£19£382£2522.2270
31/03/10£1,765£1,619£146£15£279£1781.3300
31/03/09£1,324£1,310£14£25£133£1241.1250
31/03/08£1,065£1,045£20£27£119£1191.4200
31/03/07*£1,033£1,049£-16£34£99£851210
31/03/06*£1,148£1,141£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£1,273£1,256£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£1,186£1,154£32£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 25%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 86%
Reserves/Spending: 2.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 2.6
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 52 employees
  • 21 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Paul Hamlyn Foundation£527,700
Esmee Fairbairn£432,850
Henry Smith Charity£388,200
Trust for London£289,550
DCMS£249,801
Hackney Council£131,867
St. Martin-in-the-Fields Charity£97,282
AB Charitable Trust£60,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - Grant to Praxis Community Projects
£57,100 24/01/2024
Community based support for at-risk refugees and imigrants to live in safety.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Praxis Community Projects
£222,850 12/12/2023
Towards unrestricted core costs to work in partnership with people with lived experience of the migration system to influence long term, effective policy change that reduces discrimination of people ....more
Trust for London - Praxis Community Projects
£135,000 24/08/2023
The funding is to continue a national campaign, co-produced with experts by experience, to challenge the use of the NRPF condition. The funds will contribute towards salary costs of the Campaign ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Praxis Community Projects
£209,300 18/08/2023
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of a project providing one-to-one casework support for asylum seekers, migrants and refugees across London.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Brighter Futures
£14,900 18/01/2023
Praxis support migrants to have a voice, live in safety, meet their basic needs and overcome barriers to integration. They host and support Brighter Futures, a group of young people aged 16-25 who ....more
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Building capacity to work with migrants in grassroots organisations
£3,200 18/01/2023
Praxis Community Projects is an East London charity working with people who have migrated and are negatively affected by UK immigration policy. Praxis will draw on their expertise of working with ....more
Greater London Authority - Ending Migrant Homelessness for Good conference
£1,500 14/11/2022
To contribute funding to Praxis' delivery of the Ending Migrant Homelessness for Good conference. The conference seeks to address migrant homelessness and provides an opportunity to share best ....more
Hackney Council - Grant to Praxis Community Projects
£47,000 13/10/2022
Providing specialist qualified support to residents at risk who have migrated to the UK or have family migration histories.
Trust for London - Praxis
£2,550 29/09/2022
This is a cost of living uplift for grant reference 360G-trustforlondon-MAIN-S2-04.10.2019-8270
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 22/07/2022
Core
St. Martin-in-the-Fields Charity - Pan-London Migrant Frontline Network - Praxis
£97,282 01/07/2022
Local network for frontline workers in migrant homelessness in London
Access to Justice Foundation - Improving Outcomes Through Legal Support (IOTLS) grant
£38,937 23/05/2022
The funding programme aims to support organisations working to sustain and improve access to early social welfare and family legal support and advice, to enable users to resolve these problems as ....more
Hackney Council - Grant to Praxis Community Projects
£47,843 21/03/2022
Praxis Journey Plan (2022 - 2023)
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Brighter Futures
£209,000 14/03/2022
Praxis support migrants to have a voice, live in safety, meet their basic needs and overcome barriers to integration. They host and support Brighter Futures, a group of young people aged 16-25 who ....more
London Legal Support Trust - Centres of Excellence 2021
£10,000 14/12/2021
Long term core funding for specialist free legal advice organisations, along with in-kind help and support with ongoing development. Aiming to support a sustainable and robust specialist advice ....more
London Catalyst - Praxis Community Projects - 9
£1,500 16/11/2021
Hardship Fund
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington - Grant to Praxis Community Projects
£21,980 06/10/2021
24
Community based support and advice to at-risk refugees.
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Praxis Community Projects
£20,000 22/04/2021
An unrestricted grant of £20,000 (This grant is renewable - year 3 of 3 years). Praxis supports migrants and refugees, providing advice on immigration, housing & benefits through their drop in ....more
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Brighter Futures- Challenging the Narrative
£15,600 18/01/2021
Praxis Community Projects is an East London charity working with people who have migrated and are negatively affected by UK immigration policy. This grant will fund the employment of a Youth ....more
Hackney Council - Grant to Praxis Community Projects
£37,024 10/12/2020
12
We propose to work with Hackney residents who, due to immigration issues, are in crisis or at risk, to unpick and resolve the immigration issue while providing advice and support on related issues ....more
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Building capacity to work with migrants in grassroots organisations
£107,000 23/11/2020
Praxis Community Projects is an East London charity working with people who have migrated and are negatively affected by UK immigration policy. Praxis will draw on their expertise of working with ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£99,838 24/07/2020
"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 ....more
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - COVID19 Emergency Funding
£60,000 15/07/2020
3
Support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by COVID19.
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Praxis Community Projects
£20,000 02/07/2020
An unrestricted grant of £20,000 (This grant is renewable - year 2 of up to 3 years). Praxis supports migrants and refugees, providing advice on immigration, housing & benefits through their ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Praxis Community Projects
£178,900 10/06/2020
36
towards three years' continuation funding of a project providing one to one casework to asylum seekers, migrants and refugee clients in London
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Praxis Community Projects
£30,000 12/05/2020
6
towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - COVID19 Emergency Funding
£20,000 01/04/2020
3
Support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by COVID19.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Brighter Futures- Challenging the Narrative
£5,000 16/03/2020
Praxis Community Projects is an East London charity working with people who have migrated and are negatively affected by UK immigration policy. This mini-grant supports the employment of a Youth ....more
Trust for London - Praxis
£152,000 05/03/2020
36
The funding is for the development of an evidence based, co-produced advocacy campaign - with beneficiaries at its heart. The project will build an alliance of voluntary and statutory organisations, ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Praxis Community Garden
£9,910 10/02/2020
12
The project will use the funding to run a weekly gardening group for migrant and refugee women, to encourage people to come together and develop practical skills, whilst also creating new ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to Praxis Community Projects
£7,500 18/12/2019
12
as a development grant to help build the capacity, resilience and reach of the Praxis Interpreting Service, developed by this organisation supporting refugees and migrants in London
DCMS - Tampon Tax Fund - Ending Women's Homelessness
£99,975 02/10/2019
Praxis will build on their successful collaboration across the homelessness/womens/legal sectors in order to deliver a multi-faceted pilot programme, providing holistic, gender and trauma-informed ....more
DCMS - Tampon Tax Fund - Ending Women's Homelessness
£49,988 02/10/2019
Praxis will build on their successful collaboration across the homelessness/womens/legal sectors in order to deliver a multi-faceted pilot programme, providing holistic, gender and trauma-informed ....more
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Brighter Futures - Challenging the Narrative
£93,000 03/09/2019
24
To employ a Youth Organiser to work with young people impacted by immigration policy to improve public perception of young people who migrate to the UK.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Praxis Community Projects
£180,000 24/07/2019
36
Towards unrestricted core costs to support excluded migrants to access their rights, have a voice and influence policy with a focus on migrant destitution and homelessness.
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Praxis Community Projects
£20,000 27/06/2019
An unrestricted grant of £20,000 (this grant is renewable - year 1 of up to 3 years). Praxis supports migrants and refugees, providing advice on immigration, housing & benefits through their ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Root and Branch: growing migrants? services, solidarity and voice
£498,043 01/10/2018
48
The project will support vulnerable migrants: including survivors of trafficking, gender based violence and unaccompanied or undocumented minors, across London. A variety of community based services ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - 'The Giants' group for migrant men
£10,000 21/09/2018
12
The project will deliver support sessions for migrant men with the aim of improving mental wellbeing and isolation.
The Pilgrim Trust - Grant to Praxis Community Projects
£50,000 29/05/2018
24
LIFT: Working with Migrant Women overcoming Violence and Destitution
Tudor Trust - Grant to Praxis Community Projects
£75,000 27/02/2018
24
over two years as continuation funding, on an unrestricted basis, for a charity supporting migrants and refugees with welfare and immigration advice, group work and specialist services in London
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Praxis Community Projects
£20,000 23/01/2018
£20,000 towards core costs. Praxis supports migrants and refugees, providing advice on immigration, housing & benefits through their drop in sessions, advocacy work, housing, training and ....more
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Brighter Futures
£156,000 10/07/2017
36
Brighter Futures is an established community of young migrants taking action to make the UK a better place for young people whose immigration status is irregular. Building on mutual support and ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Praxis Community Projects
£52,824 09/02/2017
36
This grant will allow children of migrant families with no recourse to public funds and services (and who therefore often live in poor conditions) access to support, through the WINGS groups aimed at ....more
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Delivery/future development of Brighter Futures and WINGS supporting young migrants
£42,425 10/01/2017
6
Continued delivery of Brighter Futures and WINGS as well as development of a Learning Journey/Plan and refinement of Praxis's group-work strategy to inform future direction and potential ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Praxis Community Projects
£124,100 08/12/2016
36
towards three years' salary of an Advice and Support Worker at a project providing one to one casework to asylum seekers, migrants and refugees in London
AB Charitable Trust - Advice and Support for refugees/migrants
£15,000 30/06/2016
£15,000 towards core costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Street Legal
£499,857 03/03/2016
36
Front-line staff will assess the immediate needs of individuals and provide subsistence such as food and clothing for non EU migrants who are sleeping rough or at risk of homelessness. The support ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Praxis Community Projects
£150,000 16/12/2015
36
Towards core costs to provide a range of support services to vulnerable migrants in London.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Praxis Community Projects
£100,000 25/08/2015
24
over two years towards the salary of a new resources director at an organisation providing support to refugees and migrants in London
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Improving immigration solicitor practice: a film resource by young people
£4,605 14/08/2015
Grant made under the PHF Supported Options Initiative to support young people with irrelgular immigration status in the UK.
AB Charitable Trust - Challenging Exclusion: Helping Vulnerable Migrants Thrive
£10,000 28/04/2015
£10,000 towards core costs
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Praxis Community Projects
£182,000 28/01/2015
36
£182,000 over three years (£58,000; £58,000; £66,000) for a Caseworker, and related costs, to provide specialist one-to-one advice and support to migrant and refugee women clients who have ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to Praxis Community Projects
£15,000 07/11/2014
over one year towards consultancy on the future of a social enterprise which supports migrants and refugees in London to learn English
Esmee Fairbairn - Social investment Praxis Community Projects
£26,325 29/10/2014
An investment in the Praxis Language Gym as a follow-on investment.
National Lottery Community Fund - Reaching Out II
£358,941 23/09/2014
36
Not Available
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - SOI Phase 2
£103,706 31/07/2014
Supported Options Initiative Phase 2 grant
Esmee Fairbairn - Social investment Praxis Community Projects
£90,000 28/08/2013
An investment in the Praxis Language Gym, a new approach to teaching the English language using both virtual and real-time teachings.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Supported Options Initiative
£120,000 27/03/2012
Development of pilot advice and information services to benefit young people with irregular immigration status, combining outreach work, partnership working and innovative approaches to service ....more
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How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 35-61
  • HARRIET CLARK Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Head Of Financial Accounting And Taxation
  • RAPHAEL PERRET Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Head Of International Finance
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/01/2000, number: 1078945
  • Registered at Companies House on 25/09/1998, number: 03638571
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
  • 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
20 returns made; AR14: 41 days late, AR07: 2 days late, AR06: 1 days late,
Main office

PRAXIS
POTT STREET
LONDON
E2 0EF

Objectives

A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND RELIEVE THE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY REFUGEES, MIGRANTS AND ASYLUM SEEKERS ( THE BENEFICIAL CLASS) IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:1) THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING TRANSLATING AND INTERPRETING SERVICES REGARDING MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE TO THE BENEFICIARIES OF THE CHARITY INCLUDING THE MATTER OF DETENTION AND RELATED ISSUES2) THE PROVISION OF ADVICE REGARDING FINANCIAL MATTERS, WELFARE BENEFITS, HOUSING, HEALTH, EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT3) THE PROVISION OF ESOL CLASSES AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND4) THE CARRYING OUT OF RESEARCH TO ASSESS THE NEEDS OF THE BENEFICIAL CLASSB) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE TO THOSE MEMBERS OF THE BENEFICIAL CLASS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCESC) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR THE BENEFICIAL CLASS OF DIFFERENT CULTURES OF THE BENEFICIAL CLASS THROUGH BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE PROVISION OF ART AND DRAMA WORKSHOPS AND OTHER SIMILAR CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIESD) THE PROMOTION OF RACIAL HARMONY BY UNDERTAKING WORKSHOPS WHICH HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF RACIST ATTITUDES AND HOW INDIVIDUALS MAY LEARN TO LIVE WITH AND OVERCOME THEM

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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