Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 4

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 10

THE COTTON TREE TRUST

The charity helps asylum seekers to tell their stories both for therapeutic purposes and to help them with their claims for the right to remain in the UK. It also gives other help with their claims in conjunction with solicitors and immigration advisers, and gives them and other refugees legal and practical advice, help and support in relation to matters other than immigration advice.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
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
31/12/23	£26	£180	£-153	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/22	£34	£188	£-154	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21	£25	£135	£-110	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20	£29	£92	£-63	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19	£15	£80	£-65	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18	£8	£42	£-34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17	£992	£7	£985	£0	£985	£985	1585.2	1	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

www.cottontreetrust.org.uk

info@cottontreetrust.org.uk

02075030038

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Other Charitable Purposes
Recreation
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Other welfare services

How it operates

Makes grants to individuals
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

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

Barrow Cadbury Trust	£11,000
The London Community Foundation	£8,200
City Bridge Trust	£4,980

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The London Community Foundation - Grant to The Cotton Tree Trust
£8,200	18/12/2020 5	Regular essential food packages for members; internet access so isolated members can join support groups; staff to run new workshops in poetry, art and music; making a short film, "A Refugee's Life", for our website and distribution in ....more Regular essential food packages for members; internet access so isolated members can join support groups; staff to run new workshops in poetry, art and music; making a short film, "A Refugee's Life", for our website and distribution in schools; highspeed scanner for essential copying of lengthy legal document bundles
Barrow Cadbury Trust - COVID-19 - The Cotton Tree Trust
£11,000	21/09/2020 6	To provide essentials of life, mental health support and activities
City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Cotton Tree Trust
£4,980	01/05/2020	A grant of £4,980 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

CORIN ALEXEI ETIENNE MENUGE Appointed: 2024

DR JANICE ANN DERRY Appointed: 2024

DR RUTH CIGMAN Appointed: 2016

GEORGE GOLDSTEIN Appointed: 2019

JUDITH FAVOUR AHIKIRE Appointed: 2020

MICHAEL MARK (Chair) Appointed: 2016

SHREYA MUGDAL Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/03/2017, number: 1172069

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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; all on time

Main office

MANOR GARDENS WELFARE TRUST
6-9 MANOR GARDENS
LONDON
N7 6LA

Objectives

OBJECTS(1) IN THIS CLAUSE 'REFUGEES' MEANS PERSONS WITHIN ENGLAND AND WALES SEEKING ASYLUM OR OTHER REFUGEE STATUS CONFERRING A LEGAL RIGHT TO REMAIN IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THOSE GRANTED ASYLUM OR SUCH OTHER RIGHT TO REMAIN AND THE DEPENDANTS OF ANY OF THE ABOVE LIVING IN ENGLAND AND WALES.(2) THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE (A) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST REFUGEES IN PARTICULAR BY (I) THE PROVISION OF LEGAL AND OTHER ADVICE, (II) PROVIDING TRAINING AND EDUCATION FOR THEM SO AS TO ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE AND ASSIST THEM TO ADAPT TO LIFE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND BE ACCEPTED BY THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY, AND SUCH TRAINING AND EDUCATION MAY INCLUDE IN PARTICULAR THE PROVISION OF VOCATIONAL AND SKILLS TRAINING, ADVICE AND SUPPORT AND THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH AND (III) DIRECTING REFUGEES TO OTHER SOURCES PROVIDING THE ADVICE, TRAINING AND EDUCATION REFERRED TO IN (I) AND (II) ABOVE.(B) TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF REFUGEES.(C) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT ISSUES RELATING TO REFUGEES.(D) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR, ASSISTANCE WITH AND ADVICE ABOUT RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF REFUGEES WHO NEED SUCH FACILITIES, RECREATION OR LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES AND TO DIRECT REFUGEES TO OTHER SOURCES PROVIDING SUCH FACILITIES, ASSISTANCE AND ADVICE.

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