Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

Reasonable growth: +1
No PartB

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 1

THE LONDON CHURCHES FUND FOR DESTITUTE ASYLUM SEEKERS

The charity provides small grants to organizations within Greater London that are meeting the welfare needs of destitute asylum-seekers and refugees. Allocation is prioritised to member organizations of the London Churches Refugee Network, non-members may also apply. This ecumenical fund relies on donations from individuals, churches and other charitable foundations to relieve this form of destitu

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Financial issues to consider:

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

Established: 17 years

www.help4refugees.co.uk

john_mur2947@btinternet.com

02088516580

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	£51	£54	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/12/21	£55	£46	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/12/20	£42	£37	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/12/19	£34	£34	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/12/18	£29	£32	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/17	£32	£34	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£36	£29	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	£28	£22	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14	£19	£17	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13	£20	£18	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12	£16	£16	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11	£15	£15	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10	£15	£11	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09	£9	£12	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08	£19	£14	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Education/Training
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Organisations

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
3 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

CHRIS BRICE (Chair)

GILLIAN ANGELA DARE Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: FOUNDATION FOR RELIEF AND RECONCILIATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST,

MAGGIE HINDLEY, Other trusteeship: GRASSROOTS PROGRAMME,

MATTHEW LLOYD Appointed: 2023

ROBINA ANNE PENELOPE RAFFERTY MBE, BA

STELLA JANET JEFFREY, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: LEWISHAM RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY, LEWISHAM EDUCATIONAL CHARITY, LEWISHAM ALMHOUSE CHARITY OF JOHN THACKERAY, LEWISHAM GENERAL TRUST CHARITY, LEWISHAM CHURCHES FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS,

SIMON LOVEITT Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/10/2007, number: 1121108

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

15 returns made; all on time

Main office

13 PULLMAN MEWS
GROVE PARK
LONDON
SE12 0EA

Objectives

1) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL AND OTHER HARDSHIP AMONGST REFUGEES AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM IN THE GREATER LONDON AREA AND THEIR DEPENDENTS; EITHER DIRECTLY OR BY MAKING RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO ACHIEVE THE SAME OBJECT.2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ABOUT THE ISSUES RELATING TO REFUGEES AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GREATER LONDON AREA

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