Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -4
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Static board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -8 ?

ETHAR RELIEF 

Providing Emergency relief and development programs to Eritrean Refugees in particular and to the needy in the Horn of Africa and Yemen, we do this by providing grants and financial support the victim of natural and other kind of disaster. our main focus is Education, Training, Clean Water, Health, orphans, and food programs. we make grant to individuals & organisation to achieve these objectives
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

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
31/12/22£1,418£1,971£-554£551£832£49331610
31/12/21£2,886£2,549£337£551£1,381£6493.1135
31/12/20£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/12/17*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 38.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 28%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 43%
Liabilities/Income: 45%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 59%
Reserves/Spending: 3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 1.7
Asset Split ?
Established: 8 years

https://etharrelief.org/

director@etharrelief.org

01213090230

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 16 employees
  • 10 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/09/2016, number: 1169308
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
6 returns made; AR17: 37 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from ERITREA AND THE HORN OF AFRICA RELIEF ETHAR on 09/12/2021
Main office

467 COVENTRY ROAD
SMALL HEATH
BIRMINGHAM
B10 0TJ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN SUPPORT OF PEOPLE PRIMARILY IN AND FROM THE HORN OF AFRICA, PARTICULARLY THOUGH NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR ERITREAN REFUGEES IN EAST-SUDAN FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES:-1. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE OR PREVENT POVERTY;2. TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) OF PEOPLE IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT;3. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL NEED AND SUFFERING AMONG VICTIMS OF NATURAL OR OTHER KINDS OF DISASTER IN THE FORM OF MONEY (OR OTHER MEANS DEEMED SUITABLE) FOR PERSONS, BODIES, ORGANISATIONS AND/OR COUNTRIES AFFECTED;4. THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE;5. THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT, EMPOWERING AND ENABLING INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT.6. THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE IN ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE IN THEIR SOLE DISCRETION.

Data Sources

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