Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -6

Support Score: 2

Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

Static board: -3
All female board: -3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: -6

BRISTOL CITY OF SANCTUARY

Bristol City of Sanctuary works with organisations and individuals in Bristol to take practical activities to promote welcome and safety for all, including people seeking sanctuary fleeing from war, violence and persecution.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is completely female
The Board composition appears to be rather static

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 was lower than spending in the latest year

Established: 6 years

www.bristol.cityofsanctuary.org

Bristol@cityofsanctuary.org

07341218773

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£30,517	£34,879	£-4,362	4
31/03/22		£35,272	£28,413	£6,859	2
31/03/21		£41,747	£22,534	£19,213	1
31/03/20		£21,706	£20,979	£727	8
31/03/19	*	£26,759	£25,895	£864	10

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

What it does

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

Who works here?

4 volunteers

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Bristol City, South Gloucestershire,

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
Allen Lane Foundation - Grant to City of Sanctuary Bristol
£7,500	11/07/2022	£7,500 grant over a three-year period (£2,500 pa) as a contribution towards salary costs at this refugee and asylum seeker support organisation
Quartet Community Foundation - Ambassadors of Sanctuary in Schools
£2,500	18/09/2019 12	For a one day event at City Hall in October 2019, training secondary schoolchildren as Ambassadors for the Schools of Sanctuary welcoming project.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

CAROLINE MARY BEATTY Appointed: 2017

DR KATIE BALES Appointed: 2018

HELEN KIDAN Appointed: 2019

NATHALIE JAIFAR (Chair) Appointed: 2019

SOUVIK SAHA Appointed: 2019

SUSANA ASKEW Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: BRISTOL AREA MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS),

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/02/2018, number: 1177122

Gift Aid

NOT 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
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR19: 29 days late,

Main office

THE ASSISI CENTRE
LAWFORDS GATE
BRISTOL
BS5 0RE

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:1. THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS, SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION, BY PROMOTING AND/OR CO-ORDINATING SERVICES AND FACILITIES TO ASSIST THEM TO ADAPT WITHIN A NEW COMMUNITY 2. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES LIVING OR WORKING IN BRISTOL AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY ACTING AS AN UMBRELLA AND RESOURCE FOR LOCAL REFUGEE SUPPORT SERVICES, 3. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ABOUT THE ISSUES RELATING TO REFUGEES AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM AND HUMAN RIGHTS.4. THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING AND GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND PEOPLE SEEKING SANCTUARY.

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