Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 8

Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

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

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 8

REFUGEEYOUTH

Refugee Youth provides an environment of friendship and belonging in which young refugees gain strength and power, through creative learning. Young refugees from around the world work together to: create community, friendship and belonging, develop leadership skills, and learn to advocate for change amongst policy makers and other professionals who impact on their lives.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 22 years

www.refugeeyouth.org

info@refugeeyouth.org

0203489442

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
01/01/70		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/22		£30	£31	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/12/21		£96	£110	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/12/20		£86	£85	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/12/19		£98	£110	£-12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/12/18		£91	£101	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	15
31/12/17		£118	£117	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16		£158	£139	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15		£193	£223	£-30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£173	£182	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13		£216	£217	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12		£244	£221	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11		£225	£213	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10		£206	£202	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09		£211	£210	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08		£189	£188	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07		£186	£167	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06		£112	£117	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	*	£89	£67	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
01/01/70		£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	NAN	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
1 volunteer

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

Henry Smith Charity	£185,500
DCMS	£37,850
Barrow Cadbury Trust	£23,000
The London Community Foundation	£10,683
People's Health Trust	£8,256
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund	£1,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Refugee Youth
£109,800	10/02/2022 36	towards three years' salary of a Director and two Project Leaders, and young leadership training at an organisation providing support for young asylum seekers and refugees aged 14 - 25 in the London ....more towards three years' salary of a Director and two Project Leaders, and young leadership training at an organisation providing support for young asylum seekers and refugees aged 14 - 25 in the London Borough of Croydon.
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to RefugeeYouth
£1,000	01/12/2021	Small Grant Unrestricted Core Costs
People's Health Trust - Amazing People of the World (APOW)
£8,256	10/11/2021	This two-year project supports young refugees and unaccompanied asylum seekers aged 14-25 living in Croydon, London, through weekly creative activities. Participants shape the project by collectively ....more This two-year project supports young refugees and unaccompanied asylum seekers aged 14-25 living in Croydon, London, through weekly creative activities. Participants shape the project by collectively choosing the activities and are encouraged to plan sessions and take on leadership roles, to encourage growth in confidence and skills. They also benefit from one-to-one support to access education, travel, and bank accounts and to gain skills to help them better engage with case workers or potential employers. The project also aims to tackle social isolation and support better integration into the local community.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Refugee Youth
£75,700	23/10/2020 12	towards one year's running costs of an organisation providing one-to-one support sessions and a range of activities for young refugees and asylum seekers in Croydon.
DCMS - DCMS VSCE CMC Covid Funding
£37,850	23/10/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
Barrow Cadbury Trust - COVID-19 - RefugeeYouth Limited
£23,000	07/10/2020 6	To enable service continuity and adapt services to increase safety.
The London Community Foundation - Grant to RefugeeYouth
£10,683	01/05/2020	This funding is for ensuring vulnerable young refugees and asylum seekers are effectively supported during this pandemic. We will achieve this by developing our new online programme, increasing 1:1 ....more This funding is for ensuring vulnerable young refugees and asylum seekers are effectively supported during this pandemic. We will achieve this by developing our new online programme, increasing 1:1 support, engaging with external facilitators and community partner organisations, and expanding the capacity of our staff.
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - Grant to RefugeeYouth
£25,000	12/10/2018 12	Wellbeing through Creative Arts for Young Refugees in London
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - RefugeeYouth: Youth Leadership, Forward Journeys and Informing Wider Change
£60,000	11/12/2017 24	RefugeeYouth is a grassroots charity dedicated to bettering the life chances of young refugees and newly arrived asylum seekers aged 14 to 20. In partnership with its members, the organisation will ....more RefugeeYouth is a grassroots charity dedicated to bettering the life chances of young refugees and newly arrived asylum seekers aged 14 to 20. In partnership with its members, the organisation will pilot a new Youth Leadership Programme that builds on and codifies its approach to youth participation. Learning from this pilot will inform the development of a toolkit, which will be used for wider dissemination and to support future replication.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Refugee Youth
£113,400	07/12/2017 36	towards three years' continuation funding of the salary costs of an organisation that provides support to young, newly arrived asylum seekers in the London Borough of Croydon
National Lottery Community Fund - One World, One Love: Creative Communities Sharing Culture
£9,931	03/05/2017 12	This project will run a series of group sessions in which young refugees and asylum seekers will design their own workshops on topics that are important to them, culminating in a cultural residential ....more This project will run a series of group sessions in which young refugees and asylum seekers will design their own workshops on topics that are important to them, culminating in a cultural residential camp. This will encourage self-expression, self-confidence, communication, creativity, friendship and life skills.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Refugee Youth - part-time co-ordinator
£5,000	31/10/2016 6	To support the role of a part-time coordinator to enable a range of strategic, fundraising, human resources and communications activities.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Barbara Melunsky Refugee Youth Agency Ltd
£107,100	04/12/2014 36	towards three years' salaries of a Development Worker and a Young People's Advocate, and the running costs of a youth project providing activities and support for young refugees in London
LandAid Charitable Trust - Revenue funding to support young people from refugee backgrounds
£39,924	11/02/2014	Salary funding of two part-time salaries of youth workers involved in the charity's projects in Harrow and Croydon in London. Focused on engagement with disadvantaged and isolated young people from ....more Salary funding of two part-time salaries of youth workers involved in the charity's projects in Harrow and Croydon in London. Focused on engagement with disadvantaged and isolated young people from refugee backgrounds.
Barrow Cadbury Trust - B'ham Boom into the future
£5,600	01/10/2012	B'ham Boom into the future
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Refugee Youth
£90,000	19/10/2011	Towards core costs of supporting young refugees to develop leadership roles.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Refugee Youth
£105,000	12/06/2008 36	Towards Core costs Towards the salaries of two youth support workers and the rental of office space plus a fund to support youth activities where young refugees work together to improve their lives ....more Towards Core costs Towards the salaries of two youth support workers and the rental of office space plus a fund to support youth activities where young refugees work together to improve their lives and the lives of other refugees.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 30-74

JESSICA TREVIS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Charity Worker

JOY TEMITAYO SALAJA Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Trustees

LIZZIE ADAMS (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Charity Official

LUKE HAYMAN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Trustee, Other trusteeship: SEENARYO,

MICAH WOLDU Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Trustee

MUTSA KAMUDZANDU Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Trustee

NICHOLAS ARTHUR SIGLER Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: MIGRANTS' RIGHTS NETWORK, HARINGEY MIGRANT SUPPORT CENTRE,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/10/2002, number: 1094296
Registered at Companies House on 20/12/2001, number: 04343703

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

18 returns made; AR05: 132 days late,

Main office

CVA Resource Centre
82 London Road
CROYDON
CR0 2TB

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND DISTRESS, AND TO FURTHER OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AMONG OR IN RESPECT OF REFUGEES AND REFUGEE COMMUNITIES (AS DEFINED IN CLAUSE 3.2), HAVING PARTICULAR REGARD, WHERE APPROPRIATE, TO THE NEEDS OF YOUTH AMONG THEM.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

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