Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 6
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

HUMANITY CONCERN PROJECTS 

The charity is currently involved in the following activities:a) the relief of financial hardship amongst those granted refugee status and their depedants;b) advancement of education and training of those granted refugee status and their depedants;c) advancement of education of the public in general issues relating to refugees and those seeking asylum;
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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£58£51£7n/an/an/an/an/a11
31/03/22£51£50£1n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/21£40£38£3n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/20£51£50£0n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/19£11£11£0n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/18*£11£10£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£11£11£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£10£10£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£10£10£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£10£20£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£20£12£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£24£29£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£32£35£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£31£23£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09*£7£7£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£7£26£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£57£62£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£98£84£14£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 20 years

http://webmail.humanityconcernprojects.org

info@humanityconcernprojects.org

07719206445

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Services for refugees & asylum seekers
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 11 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - ENABLED FOR CHANGE-
£9,790 15/08/2022
The funding will be used to help individuals such as refugees who have no recourse to public funds (NRPF). The project aims to build capacity for the charity itself reduce isolation and social ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Live and Aspire Better
£2,475 05/08/2021
The funding will be used to bring people from marginalised groups together to participate in group dancing singing and rhythm sessions and enjoy food and refreshments together. The project aims to ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - ENABLED FOR CHANGE
£9,930 14/05/2021
The funding will be used to build capacity to better meet the demand for the service. The project aims to further reduce isolation increase access to community services and build stronger ....more
Barrow Cadbury Trust - COVID-19 - Humanity Concern Projects
£3,792 07/10/2020
6
To ensure the organisation is able to continue to provide support to isolated and bereaved members of migrant and refugee communities who are on low incomes and/or with NRPF

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/07/2004, number: 1105123
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • Investment
  • 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; AR18: 1 days late, AR16: 1 days late, AR10: 2 days late, AR09: 1 days late, AR07: 354 days late, AR06: 786 days late, AR05: 1 days late,
Main office

Unit 40
DRCA Business Centre
Charlotte Despard Avenue
LONDON
SW11 5HD

Objectives

(A) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS PRIMARILY FOR THOSE LIVING (TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY IN LONDON); (B) TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS;(C) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS IN NEED THEREOF SO AS TO ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE AND ASSIST THEM TO ADAPT WITHIN A NEW COMMUNITY;(D) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ABOUT ISSUES RELATING TO REFUGEES AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM; AND(E) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

FOR REFUGEES AND THEIR DEPENDANTS LIVING (TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY IN LONDON)

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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