Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

AMERA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 

The development and promotion of legal assistance for refugees and forcibly displaced people in the UK and Internationally.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change
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
31/12/22?£48£64£-16n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/01/21£0£27£-27n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/01/20£5£23£-18n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/01/19£1£22£-20n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/01/18£15£28£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/17£116£67£49£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/16£112£242£-130£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/15*£369£315£55£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/14£510£425£85£13£215£922.6370
31/01/13£318£546£-228£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/12£592£465£127£13£359£1273.3260
31/01/11£581£567£14£23£231£1473.1280
31/01/10£440£496£-56£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/09£639£512£127£38£273£1683.9210
31/01/08*£301£281£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/07£301£287£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/06£176£136£40£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/05*£112£64£49£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/04*£25£6£19£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 21 years

www.amerainternational.org

info@amerainternational.org

07983 411913

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Abu Dhabi, Afghanistan, Ajman, Akrotiri, Aland Islands, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica, Antigua And Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Ascension, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Baker Island, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bonaire, Bosnia And Herzegovina, Botswana, Bouvet Island, Brazil, British Antarctic Territory, British Indian Ocean ....more
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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 - Connections and information strengthened representation
£9,912 18/11/2022
The funding will be used to provide information advice and support to families facing deportation to Rwanda Nigeria and India. The project aims to ensure families have access to information ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 34-52
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/07/2003, number: 1098788
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/01/2003, number: 04644642
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR15: 1 days late, AR08: 220 days late, AR05: 6 days late, AR04: 40 days late,
Main office

AMERA International
Suites B and D, Burnham Yard
London End
BEACONSFIELD
Buckinghamshire
HP9 2JH

Objectives

1. THE RELIEF OF REFUGEES BY THE PROVISION OF LEGAL ADVICE OR ASSISTANCE ON MATTERS RELATING TO ASYLUM DETERMINATION, SETTLEMENT OF MIGRANTS, FAMILY REUNIFICATION, AND OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO THE ENJOYMENT OF THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD OWING TO THE POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OF SUCH PERSONS. 2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR LAWYERS AND PARALEGALS, IN MATTERS RELATING TO FORCED MIGRATION AND THE LAW AFFECTING REFUGEES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD.

Defined Area of Benefit:

AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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