Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 14

Reasonable growth: +1
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +11

Overall GiG Score: 21

BORDERLANDS (SOUTH WEST) LTD

Borderlands is a community charity that works with asylum seekers and refugees living in the inner city area of Bristol. These people are very vulnerable because they are chronically impoverished, suffer discrimination and are excluded within society. We offer advice, help and hope and rely on volunteers for the delivery of the majority of our welfare support and education services.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
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
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age 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	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£315	£274	£41	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/03/22		£235	£232	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	87
31/03/21		£324	£210	£114	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/03/20		£142	£213	£-71	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/19		£192	£207	£-15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	100
31/03/18		£328	£138	£190	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£204	£176	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/16		£110	£112	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/15		£98	£69	£29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
06/04/14		£77	£34	£43	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
06/04/13		£8	£7	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
06/04/12	*	£1	£0	£1	£0	£0	£0	NAN	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 13 years

www.borderlands.uk.com

hello@borderlands.org.uk

0117 9040479

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for refugees & asylum seekers

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Bristol City,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
60 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

Henry Smith Charity	£119,300
Lloyds Bank Foundation	£52,250
Garfield Weston Foundation	£45,000
Barrow Cadbury Trust	£40,000
DCMS	£21,880
Quartet Community Foundation	£21,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Borderlands
£3,000	24/01/2024	As directed by the donor towards Borderlands' ESOL classes for refugees and asylum seekers.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Borderlands
£119,300	15/03/2023 36	towards three years' salary and on costs of a Director at an organisation providing support for asylum seekers and refugees in Bristol.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Borderlands (South West) Limited
£2,250	14/12/2022	One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Borderlands
£5,000	02/11/2022	To part-fund the Welcome and Members Participation Officer who will help develop meaningful participation so members' voices inform strategic decisions.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Borderlands
£5,000	20/10/2022	For a Welcoming Space supporting asylum seekers, refugees and other vulnerable migrants to alleviate poverty and hardship, make social connections and build community in their new home in Bristol.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000	23/09/2022	Support for asylum seekers and refugees in the Bristol area to participate in their communities and rebuild their lives.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Borderlands (South West) Limited
£50,000	30/03/2022 24	Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Borderlands (South West) Limited
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Borderlands
£3,000	19/11/2021 5	Towards providing asylum seekers and refugees with practical and emotional support from volunteer mentors to build independence.
National Lottery Community Fund - Drop-in for asylum seekers & refugees
£10,000	10/09/2021	The funding will be used to develop and expand a drop-in facility’s services for asylum seekers refugees and other vulnerable migrants. This will enable participants access to English classes ....more The funding will be used to develop and expand a drop-in facility’s services for asylum seekers refugees and other vulnerable migrants. This will enable participants access to English classes social and wellbeing activities and meals.
Quartet Community Foundation - Borderlands Internet Cafe
£5,000	23/03/2021 11	Towards the costs of running a new Covid-secure Internet cafe to support digital and social inclusion for asylum seekers, refused asylum seekers and refugees in Bristol.
DCMS - DCMS VSCE CMC Covid Funding
£11,880	03/12/2020	The Community Match Challenge is an £85M fund aimed at supporting the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) in their COVID response. Awards were made to philanthropists, foundations and ....more The Community Match Challenge is an £85M fund aimed at supporting the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) in their COVID response. Awards were made to philanthropists, foundations and grant making organisations to match funds raised on a pound for pound basis, to increase the support to the sector.
Barrow Cadbury Trust - COVID-19 - Borderlands (South West) Ltd.
£40,000	25/08/2020 6	Continue to provide food and hot meals and safely reopen Drop-in services
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	21/08/2020	Borderlands: From Exclusion to Belonging (core costs)
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000	06/07/2020	"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 ....more "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 services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
National Lottery Community Fund - TPP1- Celebrating Asylum Seekers and Refugees
£48,254	29/03/2016 12	They will run a mentoring scheme to support asylum seekers and refugees in the local area. People will receive training to improve their listening skills and understanding of others so they can help ....more They will run a mentoring scheme to support asylum seekers and refugees in the local area. People will receive training to improve their listening skills and understanding of others so they can help an asylum seeker or refugee to deal with the many challenges they face in successfully integrating into the community, such as applying for jobs, learning English and finding housing. There will also be a public exhibition to raise awareness of why some people are forced to seek sanctuary.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 30-70

CYNTHI AKELO OCHIENG Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Local Government Officer

KIMBERLEE LYNN CARSTENSEN (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Attorney (South African Qualified)

PATRICK WILLIAM JOHN MCALEES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Solicitor

BERNARD ALLANZO MORRIS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Accountant, Other trusteeship: THE INNS COURT COMMUNITY AND FAMILY CENTRE LTD,

NICK TARR Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Consultant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/08/2011, number: 1143313
Registered at Companies House on 18/04/2011, number: 07607693

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment 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
Paying staff
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

12 returns made; AR12: 48 days late,

Main office

THE ASSISI CENTRE
LAWFORDS GATE
BRISTOL
BS5 0RE

Objectives

1. TO RELIEVE ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES IN NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES BY SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE INCLUDING THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH.2. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT, POOR EDUCATION OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT, RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS); CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY); SEXUAL EXPLOITATION.3. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF THOSE GROUPS MENTIONED ABOVE WITH THE AIM OF INCREASING COMMUNITY COHESION.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE, COMMUNITY COHESION IS A TERM TO DESCRIBE HOW EVERYONE IN A GEOGRAPHICAL AREA LIVES ALONGSIDE EACH OTHER WITH MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT.4. TO PROMOTE GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY OF BRISTOL AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, AND TO PROVIDE RELIEF FROM FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND SOCIAL AND/OR ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF ITS RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES; AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN THE LIFE OF THEIR COMMUNITY IN WAYS WHICH ADDRESS AND ALLEVIATE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE.

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