Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 14
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +11
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

OASIS CARDIFF 

Oasis Cardiff is a centre for asylum seekers and refugees. It is run to give people a space to come and projects to help them begin integration and learn to live in Cardiff. Projects include: One to one support, English classes, women's sewing, women's sessions, gardening, bike club, drama, job club, computer classes and cookery. People are also sign posted to other activities in Cardiff.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £63,600 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets
Established: 15 years

www.oasiscardiff.org

TOMOS@OASISCARDIFF.ORG

02920460424

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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
31/12/22£977£1,011£-33£0£79£-64-0.828378
31/12/21£948£1,047£-99£0£113£-32-0.432349
31/12/20£1,108£992£116£0£212£1261.515180
31/12/19£578£485£93£0£96£491.216140
31/12/18£227£231£-3£0£0£0n/a050
31/12/17£199£212£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£197£222£-25£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£188£197£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£190£164£26£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£115£120£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£132£124£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£73£70£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£23£14£9£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 72%
Liabilities/Income: 21%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: -80%
Reserves/Spending: -0.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.8
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout Wales,
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • 28 employees
  • 378 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Tudor Trust£269,000
National Lottery Heritage Fund£128,843
Access to Justice Foundation£105,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£60,000
AB Charitable Trust£55,000
Comic Relief£39,000
DCMS£31,933
National Lottery Community Fund£19,900
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
J J Charitable Trust - Towards its work supporting women refugees
£5,000 10/10/2023
Trustees approved a grant of £5,000 in 2023/24 to Oasis Cardiff towards its work supporting women refugees.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Oasis Cardiff
£128,843 06/12/2022
'Cot Wlân Cymraeg Wrth Fesur' | 'A Bespoke Welsh Woollen Coat'
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 21/10/2022
Continuing the Welcome
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Oasis Cardiff
£20,000 06/10/2022
An unrestricted grant of £20,000. Oasis Cardiff aim to help refugees and people seeking asylum integrate within the local community through activities including English classes, sport sessions and ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to Oasis Cardiff
£250,000 18/02/2022
36
over three years as unrestricted continuation funding for an organisation supporting refugees and asylum seekers in Cardiff and South Wales
Tudor Trust - Grant to Oasis Cardiff
£17,000 01/10/2021
over one year as additional unrestricted funding for an organisation supporting new and existing refugees and asylum seekers in Cardiff to help it respond to increasing demand
Access to Justice Foundation - Joint Initiative Flexible COVID-19 Grant
£55,000 09/08/2021
A flexible grant as part of wave 2 of the Community Justice Fund. A pooled fund to support the specialist legal welfare advice sector in its response to COVID62
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Oasis Cardiff
£20,000 01/07/2021
An unrestricted grant of £20,000. Oasis Cardiff provide a a community hub for refugees and people seeking asylum, to access support and services focusing on integration
National Lottery Community Fund - Renew
£9,900 07/05/2021
Oasis Cardiff will use £9900 to take asylum seekers and refugees on supported trips to areas of interest to give them the opportunity to build relationships develop their confidence and language ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 26/03/2021
At the Heart
Tudor Trust - Grant to Oasis Cardiff
£2,000 04/01/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
Access to Justice Foundation - Joint Initiative Flexible COVID-19 Grant
£25,000 15/12/2020
A flexible grant as part of wave 1 of the Community Justice Fund. A pooled fund to support the specialist legal welfare advice sector in its response to COVID19
Access to Justice Foundation - Joint Initiative Flexible COVID-19 Grant
£25,000 15/12/2020
A flexible grant as part of wave 1 of the Community Justice Fund. A pooled fund to support the specialist legal welfare advice sector in its response to COVID19
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Oasis Cardiff
£7,529 28/07/2020
Grant to Oasis Cardiff meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
Comic Relief - Meeting needs of refugees and those with no recourse to public funds
£39,000 23/06/2020
6
COVID19 Recovery funding
CAF - Grant to Oasis Cardiff
£5,000 05/06/2020
3
Grant to Oasis Cardiff to support the organisation through COVID19
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£31,933 20/05/2020
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
National Lottery Community Fund - Out and About
£10,000 18/03/2020
11
Oasis in Cardiff will use £10,000 to purchase a minibus, allowing refugee and asylum seekers opportunities to visit sites of interest whilst giving them the opportunity to engage with the wider ....more
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Oasis Cardiff
£15,000 27/06/2019
An unrestricted grant of £15,000. Oasis Cardiff aims to help refugees and asylum seekers to integrate within their local community and provide advice, advocacy, art classes and English lessons.
Comic Relief - Chrysalis Project
£300,380 06/03/2019
60
Receiving refugee status can provide security and safety, but the transition from being an asylum seeker to gaining refugee status can bring its own challenges. The initial 28-day period when people ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - The Plate Project
£539,946 29/11/2018
60
Project Summary :_x000D_ Oasis Cardiff will work with refugees and asylum seekers to develop skills in order for them to engage with the wider community. There will be opportunities to participate in ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to Oasis Cardiff
£120,000 29/10/2018
36
over three years as continuation funding towards the core costs of an organisation providing support to asylum seekers and refugees in Cardiff
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Oasis Cardiff
£75,000 28/11/2017
36
Towards the salary of the Chief Officer post enabling the Cardiff based charity to continue to deliver it`s main services and to develop as an organisation.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£60,000 08/06/2017
Our Community your community
National Lottery Community Fund - Mind-Full Health
£5,000 11/05/2017
12
Oasis Cardiff will use the grant to deliver a ‘Mind-Full Health’ pilot project for refugees and asylum seekers consisting of a series of health and well-being focused workshops and courses. This ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - TPP1 - ‘The Worldwide Kitchen’
£5,000 25/04/2017
11
Project Summary : The group will use the funding to renovate the facilities in their kitchen to help improve the lives of refugees that access their free and good quality meals. What Money is for : ....more
Comic Relief - Warm Welsh Welcome
£40,000 30/11/2016
24
The Oasis Centre provides a warm Welsh welcome to refugees and asylum seekers arriving in Cardiff to help them integrate into the local community. The centre provides a place for refugees to relax, ....more
AB Charitable Trust - Involving, engaging, integrating, supporting, community cohesion
£10,000 20/10/2015
£10,000 towards work supporting refugees towards sustainable employment
Tudor Trust - Grant to Oasis Cardiff
£90,000 16/10/2015
36
over three years towards running costs at an organisation supporting refugees and asylum seekers in Cardiff
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Oasis Cardiff
£50,000 04/03/2015
24
This Cardiff based charity delivers a range of services and activities to asylum seekers and refugees. Funding will allow the organisation to employ it`s first ever Director`s post.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Oasis Cardiff
£72,700 25/07/2014
Refugee Wales: Travel, Arrival and Roots / Cymru’r Ffoadur: Eu Gwreiddiau Pellgyrhaeddol
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Oasis Cardiff
£12,000 30/05/2012
rental costs
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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 24/08/2009, number: 1131306
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; all on time
Main office

69B Splott Road
CARDIFF
CF24 2BW

Objectives

= TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THOSE GRANTED OR AWAITING REFUGEESTATUS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS IN NEED THEREOF SO AS TO ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE ANDASSIST THEM TO ADAPT WITHIN THEIR NEW COMMUNITY IN CARDIFF AND THESURROUNDING AREAS.= THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS AND THEIRDEPENDANTS LIVING (TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY) IN CARDIFF AND THESURROUNDING AREA.= THE PROMOTION OF RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS HARMONY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY(A) PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN DIFFERENT RACIALGROUPS AND RELIGIOUS FAITHS;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT DIFFERENT RACIAL/RELIGIOUSGROUPS TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS ANDRELIGIOUS FAITHS;(C) WORKING TOWARDS THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE ANDRELIGION.(D) EDUCATING THE PUBLIC IN DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS AND RELIGIOUS BELIEFS INCLUDINGAN AWARENESS OF THEIR DISTINCTIVE FEATURES AND THEIR COMMON GROUND TO PROMOTEGOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT FAITHS= TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ABOUT THE ISSUES RELATING TOREFUGEES AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM.= TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF THOSE GRANTEDREFUGEE STATUS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS.= THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITHTHE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVENEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT,FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CARDIFF

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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