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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Removed: -50
(no info on trustees)
    Overall GiG Score: -50 ?

    OASIS CARDIFF

    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
    31/12/22£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£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/17£199£212£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/16£197£222£-25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/15£188£197£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/14£190£164£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/13£115£120£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/12£132£124£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/11£73£70£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/10£23£14£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    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 ?
    Balance Sheet History
    Established: 15 years
    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • Recreation
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    GiG Classification
    • Support for refugees & asylum seekers
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Throughout Wales,
    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
    Tudor Trust£269,000
    National Lottery Heritage Fund£128,843
    Access to Justice Foundation£105,000
    Garfield Weston Foundation£60,000
    AB Charitable Trust£40,000
    Comic Relief£39,000
    DCMS£31,933
    Postcode Community Trust£25,000
    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.
    Postcode Community Trust - Unrestricted Funding
    £25,000 03/04/2023
    Core funding allowed Oasis to plan ahead strategically and continue delivering key projects which provide opportunities for RAS.
    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 advocacy forums.
    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 skills and to raise awareness of Welsh culture.
    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 and small organisations who can provide an ....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 community.
    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 have to rapidly move from one system of support to ....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 catering qualifications, weekly cookery classes, ....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
    24
    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 grant for £5,000 will fund acupuncture, yoga, ....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 : The grant, for £5,000, will fund the ....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, make friends, learn about British culture and ....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

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    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


    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

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