Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 10

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 14

FRIENDS OF THE DROP-IN FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES

We seek to improve the mental health and well-being of all asylum seekers and refugees in Sunderland, whilst promoting their integration into the wider community. Our weekly Drop-in now extends to a Women?s group and added activities for all ages. Our intention is to develop these undertakings.FODI continues the work of the charity of the same name (registered charity 1153057). ?2011-2018.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending since inception
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and a Community Foundation 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:

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

Established: 6 years

fodisunderland.org

info@fodisunderland.org

07548756382

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£178,667	£133,065	£45,602	25
31/03/22	£91,217	£92,603	£-1,386	15
31/03/21	£86,253	£61,447	£24,806	12
31/03/20	£41,403	£68,497	£-27,094	16
31/03/19	£128,782	£59,832	£68,950	15

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

What it does

Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Who works here?

25 volunteers

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Sunderland,

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	£151,279
Tudor Trust	£90,000
The Berkeley Foundation	£33,250
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd	£20,000
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland	£17,000
Barrow Cadbury Trust	£13,315
Lloyds Bank Foundation	£2,250

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Berkeley Foundation - Cost of Living Grant
£3,000	30/03/2023	One-off, unrestricted grant
The Berkeley Foundation - One-off grant
£250	20/03/2023	Unrestricted grant - Resilience Fund Panel
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to FODI Friends of the Drop-in for Asylum seekers and refugees
£2,250	14/12/2022	One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
The Berkeley Foundation - Resilience Fund
£30,000	29/03/2022	Resilience Fund - Year 1 Wave 2
Tudor Trust - Grant to Friends of the Drop in for Asylum Seekers and Refugees
£90,000	24/02/2022 36	over three years towards core costs for a charity in Sunderland supporting asylum seekers and refugees
National Lottery Community Fund - The FODI future project
£151,279	19/01/2022 60	The project will use the funding over five years to continue supporting asylum seekers and refugees across Sunderland. This includes case work the provision of essential items food services ....more The project will use the funding over five years to continue supporting asylum seekers and refugees across Sunderland. This includes case work the provision of essential items food services befriending and social groups and cultural activities. This aims to reduce isolation improve mental wellbeing and help keep people safe.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Friends of the Drop-In for Asylum Seekers and Refugees
£7,000	24/06/2021	The organisation's charitable purposes
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Friends of the Drop-In for Asylum Seekers and Refugees
£10,000	17/06/2021	The organisation's charitable purposes
Barrow Cadbury Trust - COVID-19 - Fodi
£13,315	30/09/2020 6	To provide indoor and outdoor multisports sessions for men and women with local specialists Young Asian Voices, and a women’s dance group.
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Support for asylum seekers and refugees affected by the COVID-19 crisis
£10,000	07/05/2020	Support for asylum seekers and refugees affected by the COVID-19 crisis
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - support for asylum seekers and refugees affected by the COVID-19 crisis
£10,000	07/05/2020	support for asylum seekers and refugees affected by the COVID-19 crisis
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to FODI Friends of the Drop-in for Asylum seekers and refugees
£75,000	26/03/2019 36	FODI is requesting core funding.
DCMS - Tampon Tax Community Fund
£7,800	04/01/2019	The biggest impact for the asylum seeker women is on the improvement of their mental health and well-being through providing an opportunity to relieve stress through focussed activity. In a secondary ....more The biggest impact for the asylum seeker women is on the improvement of their mental health and well-being through providing an opportunity to relieve stress through focussed activity. In a secondary way the women can share in each other's lives and develop a greater confidence and self-worth in the women-only setting. By providing a hands-on activity each week, the women can either demonstrate their own considerable skills in handicrafts, music, art etc or learn a new skill. During this window, the women can put aside some of the long-term worries and focus on the pleasure of producing something to be proud of and take home or to share as a communal activity. The inclusion of physical activity such as dance and exercise has also huge beneficial effects in terms of mental well-being and the women love these opportunities. The women are empowered to direct their own sessions and feedback what they most enjoy. They usually choose to do Zumba, dance, cooking, sewing and crafts but have recently been emboldened to try new arts projects through sessions offered by cultural spring and have been amazed at their own achievements. The individuals fed back how proud they were of themselves and this growth in self worth has a significant place in daily health when they are facing a barrage of Home office and other institutional demands. We deliberately do not look at individual problems at the group but put these aside to another time. Although these sessions are not mindfulness, they can have a similar positive holistic effect. One response was:Coming to the womens group make me feel relief from all the stress Im going through and I love all the activities we do. Meeting different people and sharing ideas and making friends is a very good thing.
County Durham Community Foundation - FODI Women's Group
£7,800	06/12/2018	To provide drop in sessions.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

ABRAHAM EHIAGHE EILUORIOR Appointed: 2018

BRENDA REARDON Appointed: 2022

JANE NIKOLARAKIS Appointed: 2018

MAHNUR ROUSHAN Appointed: 2024, Other trusteeship: WEARSIDE WOMEN IN NEED,

MELIKA AZHANDEH Appointed: 2023

STEPHEN NEWMAN (Chair) Appointed: 2018

TALHA MAHMOOD Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/01/2018, number: 1176524

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

FODI
The Co-Op Centre
Whitehouse Road
Hendon
Sunderland

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:1. TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM/ GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS, THROUGH PROVIDING A DROP-IN AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES.2. THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.3. 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 SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND EVENTS INVOLVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

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