Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 17

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +12

Overall GiG Score: 22

SOCIAL WORKERS WITHOUT BORDERS

We support people marginalised from mainstream support and legal aid due to their immigration status with Best Interest and Article 8 assessments to challenge detention, removal, deportations and refusals. Our education team publishes and regularly presents on academic programmes and professional conferences. We also actively campaign and collaborate on issues of human rights and social justice

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

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
31/03/23		£77	£46	£31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	88
31/03/22		£56	£52	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	22
31/03/21	*	£65	£36	£29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/03/20		£6	£5	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/19		£4	£3	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
01/04/18	*	£10	£3	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

https://www.socialworkerswithoutborders.org

Trustees@socialworkerswithoutborders.org

07557 149473

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Social & legal advocacy

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
88 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

Paul Hamlyn Foundation	£158,134
Tudor Trust	£145,000
Alan & Babette Sainsbury Charitable Fund	£49,650

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Increasing impact of social work expert evidence for migrant justice
£158,134	27/11/2023	Social Workers Without Borders (SWWB) purpose is to promote the best interests and voices of those impacted by immigration and asylum law to decision makers through independent social work practice. ....more Social Workers Without Borders (SWWB) purpose is to promote the best interests and voices of those impacted by immigration and asylum law to decision makers through independent social work practice. This grant will support recruitment and retention of two staff roles - a Head of Direct Work and an experienced social worker with lived experience of the migration system.
Alan & Babette Sainsbury Charitable Fund - Towards core costs
£49,650	14/11/2023	Towards core costs
Tudor Trust - Grant to Social Workers Without Borders
£2,000	03/02/2021	as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
Tudor Trust - Grant to Social Workers Without Borders
£143,000	11/11/2019 36	over three years towards the salary of their first worker, to help co-ordinate and grow their work around recruiting volunteer social workers to provide casework to vulnerable migrants across the UK

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

ERFAN ALAEI Appointed: 2022

JAMIE BELL Appointed: 2022

BRIDGET NG'ANDU Appointed: 2018

CLARE COWIE Appointed: 2022

DR LAUREN ELIZABETH WROE Appointed: 2017

MARY GWENDOLEN ABRAHAM Appointed: 2022

PHILLIDA MILES Appointed: 2017

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/07/2017, number: 1174000

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
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

6 returns made; AR21: 11 days late, AR18: 86 days late,

Main office

UNIT 13249
PO BOX 6945
LONDON
W1A 6US

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIEVE NEED, ALLEVIATE POVERTY AND TO PROMOTE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF REFUGEES ASYLUM SEEKERS AND MIGRANTS IN THE UK AND INTERNATIONALLY (THE BENEFICIARIES) GENERALLY AND IN PARTICULAR BY(A) PROVIDING SOCIAL WORK SERVICES(B) PROMOTING EXCELLENCE IN SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE WITH THE BENEFICIARIES GENERALLY AND IN PARTICULAR BY DEVELOPING A MODEL OF SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE WITH THE BENEFICIARIES(C) PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO SOCIAL WORKERS AND OTHERS ENGAGED IN WORKING WITH THE BENEFICIARIES

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