Overall GiG Score: 25 ?
Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 13
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +13

BAOBAB CENTRE FOR YOUNG SURVIVORS IN EXILE 

We offer a clinical and support service to young asylum seekers and refugees: children, adolescents and young adults and sometimes to parents and families. Following careful initial assessments, we offer ongoing support and individual and group treatment where appropriate. We also offer practical support with issues of housing, education, welfare, health.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition
Established: 14 years

www.baobabsurvivors.org

info@baobabsurvivors.org

02072631301

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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
31/03/23£671£528£143£34£610£4339.81317
31/03/22£547£501£46£21£466£2696.4715
31/03/21£657£506£151£28£420£2726.5615
31/03/20£409£405£5n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/19£428£386£43n/an/an/an/an/a18
31/03/18£392£373£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£373£302£71£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£270£253£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£264£237£27£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£230£177£53£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£201£186£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£117£109£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£50£37£13£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 71%
Reserves/Spending: 9.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 14 months
Quick Ratio: 40.9
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 13 employees
  • 17 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,

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
Samworth Foundation£210,105
Tudor Trust£152,000
Henry Smith Charity£150,000
Lloyds Bank Foundation£133,134
City Bridge Trust£100,250
The Rayne Foundation£80,000
The Bromley Trust£75,000
AB Charitable Trust£50,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Baobab Centre for Young Survivors in Exile
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
The Rayne Foundation - Grant to The Baobab Centre for Survivors in Exile
£60,000 05/12/2022
Towards core costs to enable continued provision of a psychotherapeutic community and holistic support for young asylum seekers and refugees.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Baobab Centre for Young Survivors in Exile
£150,000 09/11/2022
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of an organisation providing support for young unaccompanied asylum seekers in North London.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Baobab Centre for Young Survivors in Exile
£50,000 22/06/2022
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Baobab Centre for Young Survivors in Exile
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Baobab Centre for Young Survivors in Exile
£15,000 17/06/2022
An unrestricted grant of £15,000 (Year 3 of 3 years). The Baobab Centre is a non-residential therapeutic community supporting vulnerable young people seeking asylum and refugees who have experienced ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Baobab Therapeutic Centre for Young Survivors in Exile
£30,000 31/01/2022
Psychological support for refugee and asylum seeking children. By attending sessions young people will become more resilient, be less isolated and be better able to manage their feelings.
The Bromley Trust - Unrestricted grant
£60,000 17/01/2022
36
The Baobab Centre is an organisation that enables child, adolescent and young adult asylum seekers who have experienced a series of overwhelming and violent events during their developmental years to ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting the Baobab community of young people victims of human rights abuses
£10,000 07/01/2022
The funding will be used to run a non-residential therapeutic community that supports young unaccompanied asylum seekers and refugees who have experienced human rights abuses. It offers a holistic ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to Baobab Centre for Young Survivors in Exile
£30,000 20/12/2021
as an additional unrestricted grant for a centre which supports traumatised young asylum seekers in London, to provide further support due to their fundraising being affected by the pandemic
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 05/11/2021
Providing psychosocial and summer activities for Baobab's young people
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Baobab Centre for young survivors in exile
£90,000 15/09/2021
24
£90,000 over two further and final years (2 x £45,000) to contribute to the core costs of the organisation.
Samworth Foundation - Sexual Exploitation
£120,000 01/07/2021
To support fundraising costs to help establish and develop the in-house funding team to increase sustainability
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Baobab Centre for Young Survivors in Exile
£10,000 14/06/2021
An unrestricted grant of £10,000 (This grant is renewable - year 2 of up to 3 years). The Baobab Centre is a non-residential therapeutic community supporting vulnerable young people seeking asylum ....more
The Rayne Foundation - Grant to The Baobab Centre for Survivors in Exile
£20,000 03/06/2021
Towards core costs in order to provide psychotherapy and practical support to young people who are survivors of extreme violence, trafficking or rape, and who are refugees or asylum seekers.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Baobab Centre for Young Survivors in Exile
£2,000 12/03/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
The Bromley Trust - Unrestricted grant
£15,000 18/01/2021
12
The Baobab Centre is an organisation that enables child, adolescent and young adult asylum seekers who have experienced a series of overwhelming and violent events during their developmental years to ....more
Samworth Foundation - Sexual Exploitation
£60,000 30/11/2020
Contribution towards crisis response project, meeting the practical, mental health and developmental needs of vulnerable young asylum seekers and refugees
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Baobab Centre for Young Survivors in Exile
£10,060 23/07/2020
Grant to Baobab Centre for Young Survivors in Exile meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Baobab Centre for Young Survivors in Exile
£10,000 02/07/2020
An unrestricted grant of £10,000 (This grant is renewable - year 1 of up to 3 years). The Baobab Centre is a non-residential therapeutic community supporting vulnerable young asylum seekers and ....more
Comic Relief - Recovery and Sustainability
£37,643 23/06/2020
6
COVID19 Recovery funding
Samworth Foundation - Covid-19: 12 month grant extension
£30,105 03/06/2020
12
12 month grant extension to Grant 1 - Fundraising Capacity
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Baobab Centre for Young Survivors in Exile
£10,250 09/04/2020
A one-off, unrestricted grant of £10,250, equivalent to one regular quarterly payment for the organisations current grant.
The London Community Foundation - Grant to The Baobab Centre for Young Survivors in Exile
£5,000 09/04/2020
For supporting young asylum seekers and refugees with managing their mental health through ensuring their connectivity with the therapeutic support that Baobab is offering online and over the phone ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to Baobab Centre for Young Survivors in Exile
£120,000 23/05/2019
36
over three years as unrestricted funding for a charity supporting traumatised young asylum seekers across London
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Baobab Centre for Young Survivors in Exile
£15,000 25/04/2019
An unrestricted grant of £15,000. Baobab aims to provide an holistic approach to support young asylum seekers and refugees who have experienced human rights abuse. It is a non-residential ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Baobab Centre for Young Survivors in Exile
£70,824 15/04/2019
36
The Baobab Centre provides therapeutic and practical support to young refugees and asylum seekers who have experienced significant trauma before coming to the UK. It is seeking core funding towards ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Baobab Centre for Young Survivors in Exile
£123,000 12/09/2018
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of an organisation in London providing support for young and unaccompanied asylum seekers and refugees
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Baobab Centre for Young Survivors in Exile
£123,000 02/05/2018
£123,000 over three year (3 x £41,000) to contribute to the core costs to ensure that the charity can continue to provide specialist therapeutic mental health interventions for young asylum seekers ....more
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Baobab Centre for Young Survivors in Exile
£15,000 24/04/2018
£15,000 towards core costs. Baobab aims to provide an holistic approach to support young asylum seekers and refugees who have experienced human rights abuse. It is a non-residential therapeutic ....more
The Rayne Foundation - Grant to The Baobab Centre for Survivors in Exile
£45,000 15/03/2018
36
Towards core costs in order to provide psychotherapy and practical support to young people who are survivors of extreme violence, trafficking or rape, and who are refugees or asylum seekers.
The Bromley Trust - Unrestricted grant
£45,000 17/01/2018
36
The Baobab Centre is an organisation that enables child, adolescent and young adult asylum seekers who have experienced a series of overwhelming and violent events during their developmental years to ....more
The Bromley Trust - Unrestricted grant
£15,000 07/06/2017
12
The Baobab Centre is an organisation that enables child, adolescent and young adult asylum seekers who have experienced a series of overwhelming and violent events during their developmental years to ....more
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Baobab Centre for Young Survivors in Exile
£15,000 27/04/2017
£15,000 towards core costs. Baobab aims to provide an holistic approach to support young asylum seekers and refugees who have experienced human rights abuse. It is a non-residential therapeutic ....more
Samworth Foundation - Child Sexual Exploitation, Trafficking & Slavery
£90,105 15/11/2016
36
To cover a consultant fundraiser's costs for 3 years, including all additional costs for the development and implementation of a major donor fundraising programme for the organisation.
Samworth Foundation - Child Sexual Exploitation, Trafficking & Slavery
£90,105 31/10/2016
To cover a consultant fundraiser's costs for 3 years, including all additional costs for the development and implementation of a major donor fundraising programme for the organisation.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Baobab Therapeutic Centre for Young Survivors in Exile
£87,679 11/10/2016
36
The project will provide one-to-one and group psychotherapy to unaccompanied minor asylum seekers who have experienced trauma, violence and abuse. The programme will improve their resilience, ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Baobab Centre for Young Survivors in Exile
£70,824 21/07/2016
36
The Baobab Centre provides therapeutic and practical support to young refugees and asylum seekers who have experienced significant trauma before coming to the UK. It is seeking core funding towards ....more
AB Charitable Trust - Supporting traumatised young asylum seekers and refugees
£10,000 26/04/2016
£10,000 towards supporting young asylum seekers and refugees
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Baobab Centre for Young Survivors in Exile
£20,000 24/02/2016
12
Towards the core costs of an organisation supporting unaccompanied children and young people who arrive in the UK as refugees.
Comic Relief - Supporting young survivors to cope better in the community of exile and make progress in their lives
£205,000 25/11/2015
44
Young unaccompanied asylum seekers and refugees experience abuse and violation in their home countries and face huge disadvantage once in the UK. Many will experience psychological and physical ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Baobab Centre for Young Survivors in Exile
£96,700 12/03/2015
36
towards three years' continuation funding of a project that provides long term psychotherapy and support to severely traumatised children and young people who have and arrived in the UK as ....more
AB Charitable Trust - Therapeutic community for young asylum seekers
£5,000 08/07/2014
£5,000 towards improving the asylum process for young people and providing a therapeutic community
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Baobab Centre for Young Survivors in Exile
£91,712 13/11/2013
Towards the salary of the office and operations manager to build the capacity of this organisation working with unaccompanied children and young people arriving in the UK.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Baobab Centre for Young Survivors in Exile
£30,000 28/09/2012
the salary costs of the Clinical Director, Consultant in Group and Family Psychotherapy and Office Manager as well as rent, insurance, services, communication, IT, stationery and copying costs
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Baobab Centre for Young Survivors in Exile
£71,900 14/03/2012
36
towards three years' core costs of an organisation that provides long term psychotherapy, counselling and support to displaced young people in London
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 29-80
  • ENLA FEES Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Charity Fundraiser
  • HERMAN OTTO Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Civil Engineer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/04/2010, number: 1135407
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/02/2009, number: 06816297
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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR11: 14 days late,
Main office

Baobab Centre
Manor Gardens
6-9 Manor Gardens
LONDON

Objectives

OBJECT ONETHE RELIEF OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE SUFFEREDVIOLENCE AND ARE ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES IN EUROPE, INPARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF PSYCHOTHERAPY, COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT.OBJECT TWOTO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF CHILDREN ANDYOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE SUFFERED VIOLENCE IN THEIR HOMECOUNTRIES AND WHO ARE ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES, INEUROPE IN PARTICULAR BY UNDERTAKING RESEARCH ANDPUBLISHING THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

Data Sources

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360 Giving
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