Overall GiG Score: 11 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 6
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6

THE COVENTRY REFUGEE AND MIGRANT CENTRE 

The Coventry Refugee and Migrant Centre exists to welcome and meet the needs of refugees and migrants to help them settle in Coventry, to support their integration, and to encourage them to contribute to the life of the city.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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
Established: 22 years

www.covrefugee.org

info@covrefugee.org

07552500721

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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£3,090£2,954£136£0£1,134£1,1864.86890
31/03/22£2,805£2,700£106£0£998£1,0514.77690
31/03/21£2,550£2,470£80£0£892£9294.56580
31/03/20£2,015£2,037£-22£0£813£1260.76580
31/03/19*£1,623£1,474£149£0£834£12715086
31/03/18£1,439£1,276£163£0£686£6456.1260
31/03/17*£1,330£1,093£237£0£523£4555370
31/03/16£1,187£985£202£0£286£2793.4310
31/03/15*£1,002£946£56£364£90£831300
31/03/14*£940£1,081£-141£290£34£220.2310
31/03/13*£928£1,029£-101£318£175£1621.9470
31/03/12*£1,054£1,028£26£15£276£2743.2310
31/03/11£984£1,005£-21£10£250£2452.9310
31/03/10£1,163£1,164£-1£12£271£2652.7370
31/03/09?£1,416£1,314£102£12£272£2692.5370
31/12/07£965£921£44£25£170£90.1320
31/12/06£948£908£40£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05*£987£964£23£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£925£878£48£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 20%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 105%
Reserves/Spending: 4.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 0.9
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 68 employees
  • 90 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Coventry City, Warwickshire,

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
Crisis UK£170,956
AB Charitable Trust£20,000
Spirit of 2012£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Spirit of 2012 - Strategy development - In the City
£5,000 19/07/2023
A grant to support Coventry Refugee and Migrant Centre to develop a strategy to support the continuation and development of their 'In the City' annual event.
Crisis UK - Grant to Coventry Refugee and Migrant Centre
£170,956 31/07/2020
Destitute migrant and refugee service, including housing, a weekly allowance, legal immigration advice and access to therapy and enrichment activities.
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Coventry Refugee and Migrant Centre
£20,000 23/04/2020
An unrestricted grant of £20,000. Coventry Refugee and Migrant Centreprovides advice, guidance and support to asylum seekers, refugees and migrants living in Coventry through housing, employment and ....more
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Coventry Refugee and Migrant Centre
£20,000 24/01/2019
£20,000 towards core costs. Coventry Refugee & Migrant Centre seeks to empower asylum seekers, refugees & migrants to rebuild their lives. Services include, employment and immigration advice ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - CRMC Spring Action Cleaning Company
£9,934 09/11/2018
12
This funding will be used to employ a co-ordinator to help refugees and asylum seekers find work and improve their chances in life.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 13/11/2017
Coventry Refugee and Migrant Centre: Unrestricted funding request for essential holistic support for asylum seekers, refugees and migrants in Coventry
National Lottery Community Fund - CRMC Spring Action Social Enterprise Business Start-up
£9,934 11/10/2017
12
A co-ordinator will be hired to run a social enterprise aimed at creating employment opportunities to refugees and migrants. This will help participants reach their potential, by improving their ....more
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Coventry Refugee and Migrant Centre
£15,000 04/07/2017
£15,000 towards core costs. Coventry Refugee & Migrant Centre seeks to empower asylum seekers, refugees & migrants to rebuild their lives. Services include, employment and immigration advice ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to Coventry Refugee and Migrant Centre
£75,000 19/09/2014
24
over two years as continuation funding towards the salary and running costs of the Children's Rights Project which provides support to asylum-seeking and refugee children, with priority for those who ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 37-77
  • FURRUKH ASLAM Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Senior Lecturer Coventry University
  • TIMOTHY GODWIN (Chair) Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Police Superintendent
  • TARIQ KHAN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Councillor
  • THOMAS FISHER Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Impact And Development Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/01/2002, number: 1090123
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/09/2001, number: 04291931
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds 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
19 returns made; AR19: 31 days late, AR17: 1 days late, AR15: 5 days late, AR14: 1 days late, AR13: 0 days late, AR12: 2 days late, AR05: 114 days late,
Main office

Norton House
Bird Street
Coventry
CV1 5FX

Objectives

1) TO RELIEVE NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS OF REFUGEES, MIGRANTS AND ASYLUM SEEKERS2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ABOUT THE ISSUES RELATING TO REFUGEES, MIGRANTS AND ASYLUM SEEKERS3) TO PROVIDE OR TO ARRANGE FOR THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL OR OTHER LEISURE TIME PURSUITS FOR REFUGEES, MIGRANTS OR ASYLUM SEEKERS WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES

Defined Area of Benefit:

GENERAL AREA OF THE CITY OF COVENTRY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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