Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 14
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +11
Overall GiG Score: 22 ?

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 strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • 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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/24£276£296£-20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/23£315£274£41n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£235£232£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£324£210£114n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£142£213£-71n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£328£138£190n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£204£176£28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/16£110£112£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/15£98£69£29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
06/04/14£77£34£43n/an/an/an/an/an/a
06/04/13£8£7£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
06/04/12*£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 13 years

www.borderlands.uk.com

hello@borderlands.org.uk

0117 9040479

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Support 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 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
Henry Smith Charity£119,300
Lloyds Bank Foundation£52,250
Garfield Weston Foundation£45,000
Barrow Cadbury Trust£40,000
Postcode Local Trust£25,000
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.
Postcode Local Trust - Education Project
£25,000 27/05/2022
The grant provided English classes for asylum seekers and refugees in Bristol, helping them to access support, study and overcome isolation.
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 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 grant making organisations to match funds raised on ....more
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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
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 an asylum seeker or refugee to deal with the many ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 31-71
  • BERNARD ALLANZO MORRIS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Accountant
  • CYNTHI AKELO OCHIENG Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Local Government Officer
  • KIMBERLEE LYNN CARSTENSEN (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Attorney (South African Qualified)
  • NICK TARR Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Consultant
  • PATRICK WILLIAM JOHN MCALEES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Solicitor
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.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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