Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 12

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +12

Overall GiG Score: 19

STAR (STUDENT ACTION FOR REFUGEES)

Student Action for Refugees (STAR) is the movement of students building a society where refugees are welcomed and are able to thrive as equal members of the community. STAR spans over 50 institutions across 33 towns and cities in the UK with a reach of 35,000 and an active membership of over 6000. We campaign for policy change, provide direct support to and educate people about asylum.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined 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
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 24 years

www.star-network.org.uk

admin@star-network.org.uk

02076974130

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
30/06/23		£224	£181	£42	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	21
30/06/22		£226	£177	£50	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	19
30/06/21		£177	£216	£-39	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	28
30/06/20		£225	£258	£-32	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	11
30/06/19		£216	£257	£-41	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	14
30/06/18		£199	£282	£-83	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/17		£359	£304	£56	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/16		£373	£293	£80	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/15		£320	£327	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/14		£342	£268	£74	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/13		£201	£250	£-50	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/12		£178	£188	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/11		£215	£179	£36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/10		£136	£213	£-76	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/09		£204	£194	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/08		£206	£229	£-23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/07	*	£270	£201	£69	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/06	*	£126	£129	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/05	*	£126	£129	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/04		£154	£135	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

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

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of 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

Esmee Fairbairn	£152,000
Alan & Babette Sainsbury Charitable Fund	£65,000
Barrow Cadbury Trust	£36,900
Garfield Weston Foundation	£20,000
AB Charitable Trust	£10,000
Allen Lane Foundation	£9,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Alan & Babette Sainsbury Charitable Fund - Core costs
£35,000	02/05/2023	towards core costs
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Star (Student Action For Refugees)
£12,000	30/01/2023	Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Star (Student Action For Refugees)
£120,000	23/02/2022 24	Towards unrestricted core costs unrestricted core costs to tackle the systemic barriers which block access to higher education (HE) for forced migrants and develop the lived experience activists group
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	23/07/2021	Core costs to support the work of Student Action for Refugees building a welcoming society for refugees in the UK
Allen Lane Foundation - Grant to Student Action for Refugees
£9,000	02/07/2021	£9,000 over two years (£4,500 pa) for running costs of this national charity
Alan & Babette Sainsbury Charitable Fund - Core costs
£15,000	18/05/2021	core costs
Alan & Babette Sainsbury Charitable Fund - Core costs
£15,000	18/05/2021	core costs
Barrow Cadbury Trust - COVID-19 - STAR (Student Action for Refugees)
£36,900	21/09/2020 6	To maintain STAR's student volunteer services supporting refugees and asylum seekers.
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Student Action for Refugees
£10,000	02/07/2020	An unrestricted grant of £10,000. Student Action for Refugees (STAR) is the national movement of university and college students which aims to create a society where refugees and asylum seekers are ....more An unrestricted grant of £10,000. Student Action for Refugees (STAR) is the national movement of university and college students which aims to create a society where refugees and asylum seekers are welcomed and able to thrive. They work to secure policy change, opening up access to university and by educating students about refugees and asylum to create a more welcoming society
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to STAR
£20,000	05/05/2020 6	towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Student Action for Refugees
£10,000	25/04/2019	An unrestricted grant of £10,000. Student Action for Refugees coordinates student groups at 49 institutions across 33 UK towns/ cities, where student volunteers support local refugees & asylum ....more An unrestricted grant of £10,000. Student Action for Refugees coordinates student groups at 49 institutions across 33 UK towns/ cities, where student volunteers support local refugees & asylum seekers (through projects including ESOL, befriending and supporting local charities), alongside wider campaigning and education work.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to STAR
£120,000	06/03/2019 36	Towards unrestricted core costs for work mobilising students to create a welcoming society for refugees in the UK, influencing policy that impacts on refugees and increasing equal access to ....more Towards unrestricted core costs for work mobilising students to create a welcoming society for refugees in the UK, influencing policy that impacts on refugees and increasing equal access to university and further education.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to STAR (Student Action for Refugees)
£136,400	08/12/2016 36	towards three years' continuation funding of the 'English Conversation Club', a project for refugees and asylum seekers in cities across England
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to STAR
£120,000	27/01/2016 36	Towards core costs to engage students to volunteer, support and campaign for refugees and asylum seekers.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to STAR (Student Action for Refugees)
£121,200	19/08/2013 36	towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of English Conversation Clubs for refugees and asylum seekers in locations across the UK

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 20-58

CHRISTINE BACON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Theatre Maker

JAMES OSBORNE Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Consultant, Other trusteeships: NATIONAL UGLY MUGS, THE CAPSTAN TRUST, THE SHROUK EL-ATTAR TRUST,

JESSICA SCHOFIELD-WOOD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Support Officer: M&E And Learning

MARYAM TAHER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Customer Relations Advisor

MATTHEW PETER GRENIER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Business Development Director

MAX ALTARAS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: University Student

MIA HASTINGS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: University Student

RAJESH K BURMAN (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Trustee/Ceo

SHREEJA SRIKANTH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Student

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/01/2000, number: 1079042
Registered at Companies House on 04/01/2000, number: 03902118

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
Paying staff
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; AR07: 79 days late, AR06: 53 days late, AR05: 8 days late,

Main office

STAR
356 HOLLOWAY ROAD
LONDON
N7 6PA

Objectives

(1) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS, HARDSHIP, POVERTY AND DISTRESS PARTICULARLY BY THE PROVISION OF A TRAINED STUDENT NETWORK OF VOLUNTEERS AND HELPERS TO ASSIST IN ALL ASPECTS OF REFUGEE ASSISTANCE (11) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ABOUT THE ISSUES RELATING TO REFUGEES AND THE ROLE OF STUDENTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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