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Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 2
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Static board: -3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

THE HANDS UP FOUNDATION 

The principal activities of Action Syria, the operating name of the charity, are to make sure Syrian communities have the medical care and education they need, every day and when emergencies strike. The charity focuses on the relief and assistance of victims of war, conflict or natural disaster, through humanitarian assistance, particularly for people in Syria and surrounding countries.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • The Board is predominantly male
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

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£722£741£-19£124£381£1953.2512
31/03/22£584£515£69£146£401£2716.334
31/03/21£682£626£56£103£332£2725.224
31/03/20£526£540£-13£153£276£2014.535
31/03/19£389£435£-45n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/03/18*£551£3,089£-2,537£29£335£1750.730
31/03/17£3,265£1,310£1,955£24£2,872£3883.610
31/03/16*£1,028£123£905£15£917£1131100
31/03/15£62£40£22£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 18.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 16.7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 29%
Liabilities/Income: 22%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 51%
Reserves/Spending: 3.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 3.4
Asset Split ?
Established: 10 years

http://www.actionsyria.org.uk

contact@actionsyria.org.uk

07871886316

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • International poverty relief
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 5 employees
  • 12 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
CHK Foundation - CHK Emergency /Disaster Grant
£10,000 08/02/2023
to support specified work
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Hands Up Foundation
£500 13/08/2021
Hands Up Foundation (BBC Radio 4 Appeal). From Rosemary Byrde.
CHK Foundation - CHK Discretionary Grant
£25,000 10/11/2020
unrestricted, to further the Charitable Objects

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/04/2014, number: 1156491
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
9 returns made; AR18: 1 days late, AR16: 1 days late,
Main office

Action Syria
Rich Mix Cultural Foundation
35-47 Bethnal Green Road
London
E1 6LA

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:TO RELIEVE AND ASSIST THE VICTIMS OF WAR, CONFLICT OR NATURAL DISASTER, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FOOD, MEDICAL AID, ACCOMMODATION, ACCESS TO WATER AND SANITATION AND OTHER HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE;THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION BY PROVIDING PERSONS IN NEED WITH GRANTS OR MONEY OR BY PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR SERVICES, ITEMS OR FACILITIES;SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINEIN PARTICULAR FOR BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PEOPLE IN SYRIA AND SURROUNDING COUNTRIES AND REFUGEES OF SYRIAN ORIGIN IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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