Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 6

Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 4

WOLVERHAMPTON CITY OF SANCTUARY

The prevention and relief of poverty amongst asylum seekers and refugees in the Wolverhampton area

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
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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	£12	£18	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/12/21	£19	£19	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/12/20	£31	£21	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	24
31/12/19	£14	£15	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/12/18	£20	£17	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	18

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

wolvescofs.com

chair@wolvescofs.com

07790480164

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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

Community services

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Wolverhampton,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
30 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
Barrow Cadbury Trust - COVID-19 - Wolverhampton City of Sanctuary
£4,920	30/09/2020 6	To provide resources to children of asylum seekers to support them back to school

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

JOJOFANA MENGUE OWONA Appointed: 2022

KHADY NOUFE Appointed: 2021

MERYLEN PEARCE Appointed: 2023

ERIK PEARSE Appointed: 2020

GEORGE REISS Appointed: 2021

GILLIAN MARY KELLY Appointed: 2020

CHRISTOPHER O'BRIEN Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CENTRAL WOLVERHAMPTON,

LINDA GILSON Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeships: INTERFAITH WOLVERHAMPTON, WOLVERHAMPTON METHODIST CIRCUIT,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/12/2017, number: 1176101

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

c/o WVCA
Paycare House
George Street
WOLVERHAMPTON
WV2 4DX

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE GROUP ARE:A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ABOUT THE ISSUES RELATING TO REFUGEES AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM.B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM AND THOSE GRANTED LEAVE TO REMAIN OR REFUGEE STATUS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS IN NEED THEREOF SO AS TO ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE AND ASSIST THEM TO ADAPT WITHIN A NEW COMMUNITY.C) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS.D) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION, BY PROVIDING AND/OR CO-ORDINATING SERVICES AND FACILITIES TO ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE AND ASSIST THEM TO ADAPT WITHIN A NEW COMMUNITY.E) THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONGST ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES.F) THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES WHO ARE HOMELESS OR THREATENED WITH HOMELESSNESS.

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