Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 10

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 15

HERTS WELCOMES REFUGEES

Herts Welcomes Refugees is set up to welcome, provide support and help with integration for refugees, particularly Syrian refugees coming to Hertfordshire under the Government's resettlement scheme.

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Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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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	£106	£96	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	120
31/12/21	£87	£64	£23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	80
31/12/20	£63	£47	£17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	65
31/12/19	£27	£27	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	65
31/12/18	£42	£31	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	60
31/12/17	£15	£13	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

hertswelcomes.org.uk

chair@hwsf.org.uk

07463486048

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for refugees & asylum seekers

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Hertfordshire,

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
120 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	£34,000
Hertfordshire Community Foundation	£15,000
The Funding Network	£5,202
DCMS	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Welcoming & supporting Afghan nationals
£10,000	09/12/2021	Grant to Herts Welcomes Refugees
National Lottery Community Fund - Refugee Support Network 2021/2
£34,000	29/03/2021 24	The funding will provide continued support for refugees and asylum seekers across Hertfordshire who are resettled as part of the various government Vulnerable Persons Resettlement schemes (mainly ....more The funding will provide continued support for refugees and asylum seekers across Hertfordshire who are resettled as part of the various government Vulnerable Persons Resettlement schemes (mainly Syrian) as well as a smaller number of other individuals and families. Support will include general befriending (which includes access to items they need such as clothing IT devices furniture toys etc) and ESOL support.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£5,000	14/09/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Herts Welcomes Refugees Covid 19 support
£5,000	20/07/2020	Grant to Herts Welcomes Refugees
The Funding Network - Supporting integration through Language Support
£5,202	08/10/2019	Develop our volunteer network to increase opportunities for refugees to practise English and build confidence in functioning in their communities. Countywide co-ordination and training of volunteers ....more Develop our volunteer network to increase opportunities for refugees to practise English and build confidence in functioning in their communities. Countywide co-ordination and training of volunteers is essential for this.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

SAMAH ALRAHABI Appointed: 2017

ADRIAN PETER JAMES BALL MR Appointed: 2022

IRENE CHRISANTHI AUSTIN (Chair) Appointed: 2017

JOHN BORTON Appointed: 2018

KATHLEEN SCOTT Appointed: 2019

MARY VICARY WOODCRAFT Appointed: 2017

VERONICA ANN RAYMOND Appointed: 2019

ANDY GREGG Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeships: HERTFORDSHIRE EQUALITY COUNCIL, UK RACE AND EUROPE NETWORK,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/04/2017, number: 1172687

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

6 returns made; all on time

Main office

3 Newmarket Court
Goldsmith Way
ST. ALBANS
ST. ALBANS
AL3 5LN

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1. THE RELIEF OF REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS, IN PARTICULAR SYRIAN REFUGEES, BY OPERATING AS A COORDINATION AND ACTION NETWORK WHICH WILL:(A) ENCOURAGE LOCAL COUNCILS AND THE COUNTY COUNCIL TO CONTINUE TO ACCEPT REFUGEES UNDER THE SYRIAN VULNERABLE PERSONS RESETTLEMENT (VPR) SCHEME;(B) WORK WITH LOCAL COUNCILS, THE COUNTY COUNCIL AND RELEVANT ORGANISATIONS TO ENSURE THAT REFUGEES ARRIVING UNDER THE VPR SCHEME AND OTHER REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS HAVE ACCESS TO AND ARE PROVIDED WITH THE APPROPRIATE SERVICES;(C) WELCOME REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS TO HERTFORDSHIRE AND OFFER ONGOING PRACTICAL SUPPORT;(D) CONNECT ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO WISH TO SUPPORT REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS IN ORDER TO ENABLE THEIR INTEGRATION INTO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY THROUGH THE CREATION OF A SUPPORTIVE AND ENABLING ENVIRONMENT.2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE REFUGEE SITUATION, IN PARTICULAR, WITH REFERENCE TO REFUGEES OF SYRIAN ORIGIN.

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