Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 13
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 27 ?

SOUTHWARK DAY CENTRE FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS 

SDCAS seeks to help relieve poverty & distress, & to promote health & further education for asylum seekers & refugees. We aim to provide a wide range of holistic services which support, promote & secure the rights of asylum seekers & refugees in the London Borough of Southwark. Current services include ESOL classes, advice sessions, counselling, & a range of creative & therapeutic activities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition
Established: 13 years

www.sdcas.org.uk

office@sdcas.org.uk

02077320505

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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*£532£350£182£0£532£39613.6990
31/03/22£393£282£111n/an/an/an/an/a60
31/03/21£389£236£153n/an/an/an/an/a60
31/03/20£280£189£91n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/19£215£183£32n/an/an/an/an/a48
31/03/18*£175£184£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£177£185£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£213£191£22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15*£199£186£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£204£205£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£201£203£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£177£165£12£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: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 75%
Reserves/Spending: 13.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 18 months
Quick Ratio: 167
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Southwark,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • 9 employees
  • 90 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
National Lottery Community Fund£699,805
London Borough of Southwark£152,698
City Bridge Trust£82,700
Garfield Weston Foundation£40,000
United Saviours Charity£29,080
The London Community Foundation£10,000
CAF£7,380
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Peter Minet Trust - Grant to Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers
£2,370 19/10/2023
Unrestricted Cost of Living uplift grant
National Lottery Community Fund - Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers
£481,272 30/08/2023
Funding will be used to continue providing advice and support to refugees asylum seekers and migrants living in Southwark expanding from two drop in centres to three. The service includes tailored ....more
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers
£45,321 31/03/2023
Common Purpose grant from the Environment, Neighbourhoods & Growth department
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers
£45,321 31/03/2022
Common Purpose grant from the Environment & Leisure department
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers
£13,235 31/03/2022
Afghan Evacuees Support grant from the Environment & Leisure department
National Lottery Community Fund - SDCAS remote advisory service
£10,000 06/08/2021
The funding is being used to offer support to Asylum Seekers in Southwark providing welfare support and advice on immigration housing education and benefits issues remotely. The group also signpost ....more
CAF - Grant to Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers
£7,380 29/06/2020
3
Grant to Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers to support the organisation through COVID19
United Saviours Charity - COVID-19
£29,080 23/04/2020
3
The funding is for delivering an emergency relief service to refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in Southwark who are in great need during the crisis. We will provide food, clothing, toiletries, ....more
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Southwark Day Centre For Asylum Seekers
£10,000 20/04/2020
The funding is for delivering an emergency relief service to refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in Southwark who are in great need during the crisis. We will provide food, clothing, toiletries, ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers
£4,500 09/04/2020
A one-off, unrestricted grant of £4,500, equivalent to one regular quarterly payment for the organisation’s current grant. COVID19
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers
£45,321 01/04/2020
Common Purpose grant from the Environment & Leisure department
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers
£3,500 01/04/2020
COVID-19 community grants wave 1 grant from the Finance & Governance department
National Lottery Community Fund - Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers
£208,533 24/03/2020
36
The project will use the funding to grow their work with asylum seekers and refugees in Southwark, by running services in their 2 centres, Copleston Centre and Peckham Park Centre.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers
£78,200 26/09/2019
£78,200 over 5 years (£17,840; £16,840; £15,840; £14,840, £12,840) as a contribution to core costs (rent).
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£40,000 18/06/2019
Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers
£45,321 01/04/2019
Common Purpose grant from the Place & Wellbeing department
United Saviours Charity - SDCAS St Mary Newington Project
£50,000 06/07/2018
23
Expansion of the Charity’s services at its Kennington centre. It will offer advice and advocacy, English language and skills training, a women’s group, art sessions, a crèche, and food and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Integration and Participation Project
£9,818 04/06/2018
12
The funding will be used to deliver a programme that will focus upon integrating refugees and asylum seekers into the local community. The project aims to improve engagement and encourage those ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers
£8,000 11/04/2018
purchase of computers, database and cabinets for a charity which works with disadvantaged minority communities in Southwark
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers
£45,321 01/04/2018
Community Capacity grant from the Place & Wellbeing department
United Saviours Charity - SDCAS North Southwark Advocacy project
£3,250 13/10/2017
11
Expansion of advice and advisory services to refugees and asylum seekers in north Southwark at the Centre’s St Mary Newington base.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers
£45,000 08/06/2017
36
towards three years' running costs of a project providing support and advice to refugees and asylum seekers in the London Borough of Southwark
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers
£45,321 01/04/2017
Community Capacity grant from the Housing & Modernisation department
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers
£45,321 01/04/2016
Community Capacity grant from the Housing & Modernisation department for Core costs
National Lottery Community Fund - From Helplessness to Control:Moving beyond traumatic experiences
£10,000 08/10/2014
12
Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers
£212,165 13/07/2011
60
This project will support people from ethnic minorities in Southwark who are experiencing distress and destitution and help them lead independent lives as fully integrated citizens. The project will ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 29-77
  • ALAN ROBERTSON (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Operations Manager
  • CLAUDIA LEONESCU Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director - Real Chemistry (Global Healthcare Agenc
  • GAY BARRY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired Teacher/Chaplain
  • LEILA MULLOY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Programme Director
  • SALLY INMAN Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Emeritus Professor
  • TOD HEYDA Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/09/2011, number: 1143912
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/02/2011, number: 07519992
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
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
  • 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
12 returns made; AR23: 1 days late, AR18: 58 days late, AR16: 1 days late, AR15: 12 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from VOICES WELCOME on 13/02/2024
Main office

COPLESTON CENTRE
COPLESTON ROAD
LONDON
SE15 4AN

Objectives

1) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK. 2) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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