Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 12
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +12
Overall GiG Score: 23 ?

DEVON AND CORNWALL REFUGEE SUPPORT

To provide1 advice and support to asylum seekers and refugees in Devon and Cornwall2 Signposting to solicitors to conduct AS appeals3 Free food parcels to destitute ASRs4 Free clothing5 Internet suite6 A social meeting place for ASRs7 Arranging English and other courses8 Talks to educate public in ASR issues9 Activities to promote health and fitness among ASRs
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£466£329£137n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£219£216£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£307£240£67n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£189£187£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£157£176£-19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18*£171£163£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£171£163£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£164£150£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£148£115£33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£156£149£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£162£167£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£175£160£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£182£178£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£131£103£28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 15 years
(17 years as a company)

www.dcrs-plymouth.org/

hub@dcrs-plymouth.org

01752265952

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Support for refugees & asylum seekers
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cornwall, Devon,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£510,000
Lloyds Bank Foundation£102,250
Access to Justice Foundation£37,040
AB Charitable Trust£30,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£25,000
Postcode Local Trust£21,925
DCMS£18,355
Devon Community Foundation£15,965
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Developing ASR services throughout Devon & Cornwall
£500,000 18/07/2023
This funding request will support work with newly arrived asylum seekers and refugees across Devon and Cornwall. The project will provide asylum casework and immigration advice health wellbeing and advocacy to improve wellbeing and bring people ....more
Postcode Local Trust - Project Funding
£21,925 30/06/2023
A befriending programme which trains and manages volunteers to support asylum seekers to navigate and build a new life in Plymouth.
Devon Community Foundation - Conversational English for Ukrainians
£6,185 02/02/2023
Grant to HOSPISCARE
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Devon & Cornwall Refugee Support
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 09/12/2022
DCRS core funding
National Lottery Community Fund - A.R.E Home
£10,000 16/09/2022
The project will support asylum seekers who have lost their accommodation and financial support and enable them to have a second chance to re-enter the asylum system gain refugee or humanitarian status and become part of the wider community.
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Devon & Cornwall Refugee Support
£10,000 17/06/2022
An unrestricted grant of £10,000 (This grant is renewable - year 3 of 3 years). Devon and Cornwall Refugee Support run a walk-in centre in Plymouth providing needs-led, practical assistance to asylum seekers on issues of housing, accommodation, ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Devon & Cornwall Refugee Support Council
£50,000 25/05/2022
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Devon & Cornwall Refugee Support Council
Access to Justice Foundation - Improving Outcomes Through Legal Support (IOTLS) grant
£37,040 23/05/2022
The funding programme aims to support organisations working to sustain and improve access to early social welfare and family legal support and advice, to enable users to resolve these problems as early as possible and avoid the need for court or ....more
Devon Community Foundation - Ian Gasper
£2,000 10/03/2022
food, clothing and basic supplies vouchers for refugees and asylum seekers using a walk-in support service
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Devon & Cornwall Refugee Support
£10,000 14/06/2021
An unrestricted grant of £10,000 (This grant is renewable - year 2 of up to 3 years). Devon and Cornwall Refugee Support run a walk-in centre in Plymouth providing needs-led, practical assistance to asylum seekers on issues of housing, ....more
DCMS - DCMS VSCE CMC Covid Funding
£4,855 01/10/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£4,000 25/08/2020
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 and small organisations who can provide an ....more
Devon Community Foundation - COVID19 Core Costs
£4,000 20/08/2020
Grant to Devon & Cornwall Refugee Support
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,500 15/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Devon & Cornwall Refugee Support
£10,000 02/07/2020
An unrestricted grant of £10,000 (This grant is renewable - year 1 of up to 3 years). Devon and Cornwall Refugee Support run a walk-in centre in Plymouth providing needs-led, practical assistance to asylum seekers on issues of housing, ....more
Devon Community Foundation - COVID19 Ian Gasper
£3,000 17/06/2020
2
Grant to Devon & Cornwall Refugee Support
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Devon & Cornwall Refugee Support Council
£50,000 30/04/2020
24
The charity supports asylum seekers and those who have not been granted refugee status. The grant will fund non-salary core costs and an Activities and Well-being Co-ordinator role x 1 day per week.
Devon Community Foundation - COVID-19 Mobile telephones fpr staff to work from home
£780 03/04/2020
Grant to Devon & Cornwall Refugee Support
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 29/11/2019
Supporting asylum seekers
National Lottery Community Fund - Devon & Cornwall Refugee Support
£335,000 18/04/2019
48
The project aims to provide asylum seekers with a sense of independence, prevent destitution and support their integration into the local community, alongside raising awareness about the issues faced by refugees and asylum seekers. This funding will ....more
Sport England - Developing sport at DCRS
£9,753 14/11/2018
15
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Developing sport at DCRS. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries from a BAME background.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards salary costs
£1,000 13/11/2018
Towards salary costs.
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Devon & Cornwall Refugee Support
£10,000 15/10/2018
£10,000 towards core costs of drop in service. Devon & Cornwall Refugee Support provides refugees & asylum seekers in the region with advice, education, IT facilities and a communal space for integration through a regular drop in session.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Devon and Cornwall Refugee Support
£30,000 27/09/2018
12
over one year as continuation funding towards salaries at an organisation supporting refugees and asylum seekers in Plymouth
National Lottery Community Fund - Improving Service Delivery to our Service Users by providing the tools
£9,725 17/01/2018
12
The funding will be used to replace IT hardware and software in order to improve services for refugees and asylum seekers in the local area who receive support with essential services.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Devon & Cornwall Refugee Support Council
£80,000 30/03/2017
36
The charity supports asylum seekers and those who have not been granted refugee status. The grant will fund non-salary core costs and an Activities and Well-being Co-ordinator role x 1 day per week.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Devon and Cornwall Refugee Support Council
£65,500 12/03/2015
36
towards three years' salary of a Caseworker at a project providing a walk in centre to support and assist asylum seekers in Plymouth
Tudor Trust - Grant to Devon and Cornwall Refugee Support
£120,000 08/12/2014
36
over three years as continuation funding towards the core costs of this Plymouth-based charity providing practical support to asylum seekers and refugees
AB Charitable Trust - Support for Asylum Seekers and Refugees
£10,000 29/04/2014
£10,000 towards core costs
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Devon & Cornwall Refugee Support Council
£15,000 29/01/2014
The charity supports refugees and asylum seekers across the far south west. It seeks support for its core running costs. The work helps the ASR community to be effectively supported, reducing their isolation and hardships.
National Lottery Community Fund - DCRSC Community Engagement Project
£345,934 10/02/2010
60
This is an expansion of a project which provides practical assistance to people new to the community in Plymouth and the surrounding area and help them integrate into the local community, access services and support and provide a social network to ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 44-75
  • ALANA HUNTER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Office Manager
  • ANDREW ECCLESTON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
  • AZEB MENGISTEAB Appointed: 2023
  • IAN PETER GASPER Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired
  • JANE BARKES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chief Executive Officer
  • JOHN STEPHENS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired Headteacher
  • JULIAN BILD Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Solicitor
  • MICHAEL WHITE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Asylum And Immigration Supervisor
  • POORNA DIAS GUNASEKERA Appointed: 2022
  • SANA MURRANI Appointed: 2023, Occupation: University Academic
  • SIAN PEARCE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Student
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/06/2009, number: 1130360
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/06/2007, number: 06271122
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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
15 returns made; AR18: 6 days late,
Main office

DEVON & CORNWALL REFUGEE SUPPORT
7 WHIMPLE STREET
PLYMOUTH
PL1 2DH

Objectives

5.1 TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO REFUGEES AND THEIR DEPENDANTS LIVING IN DEVONAND CORNWALL WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS5.2 TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF REFUGEESAND THEIR DEPENDANTS RESIDENT IN DEVON AND CORNWALL5.3 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF REFUGEES AND THEIRDEPENDANTS RESIDENT IN DEVON AND CORNWALL IN NEED THEREOF SO AS TOADVANCE THEM IN LIFE AND ASSIST IN THEIR REHABILITATION WITHIN A NEWCOMMUNITY5.4 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ABOUT THE ISSUESRELATING TO REFUGEES5.5 TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF REFUGEES RESIDINGIN DEVON AND CORNWALL AND TO PUBLISH THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH

Defined Area of Benefit:

DEVON AND CORNWALL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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