Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 7

Reasonable growth: +1
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 13

DARLINGTON ASSISTANCE FOR REFUGEES

Welcome Refugees and Asylum seekers to the local area. Offer practical assistance, befriending and Language support. Offer drop ins for Refugees and Asylum seekers. Offer help and advice into employment. Encourage and support involvement in the local community. Have social events and fundraising activities. Collect and distribute donations from the public. Send donations to areas of need world

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period, despite a decline more recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
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
31/12/22	£21	£13	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	111
31/12/21	£15	£10	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	65
31/12/20	£9	£5	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	65
31/12/19	£10	£13	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	51
31/12/18	£11	£9	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	45
31/12/17	£8	£6	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

https://www.darlingtonrefugees.org/

hello@darlingtonrefugees.org

07979686836

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

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

GiG Classification

Poverty relief

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources

Where it operates

Darlington,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
111 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
County Durham Community Foundation - DAR Football Team
£5,000	12/12/2022	To support the football team.
County Durham Community Foundation - Combatting isolation amongst Asylum Seekers in Darlington
£2,750	19/03/2021	To Combat isolation amongst Asylum Seekers in Darlington.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

TRESOR NYEMBWE BUKASA Appointed: 2018

ANDREW NEWENS Appointed: 2019

DIANE THERESA TONER Appointed: 2023

DR HASSAN ABDALLA ELFADIL EISA Appointed: 2023

DR PETER ERNEST MEEK (Chair) Appointed: 2023

FIONA JAYNE HUDDLESTON Appointed: 2023

SALLY FORTH Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/01/2017, number: 1170986

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

6 returns made; all on time

Main office

33 Linden Avenue
DARLINGTON
County Durham
DL3 8PS

Objectives

1. THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE REFUGEES LIVING IN DARLINGTON WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION, BY PROVIDING:A) EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE;B) VOLUNTEER BEFRIENDERS/MENTORS WHO WILL ASSIST THEM WITH THEIR INTEGRATION INTO THE COMMUNITY OF DARLINGTON BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, ADVICE AND SUPPORT.2. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY FOR REFUGEES DISPLACED FROM, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SYRIA AND OTHER WAR ZONES WHO ARE OR HAVE BEEN RESIDENT IN ANY REFUGEE CAMPS IN EUROPE BY THE PROVISION OF ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT, FURNITURE AND OTHER ITEMS AS MAY BE NECESSARY.

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