Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 6

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Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 6

CITY OF SANCTUARY SWINDON

Promote a culture of welcome, inclusion and support for everyone in Swindon with a focus on those seeking sanctuary.We do this by bringing people and organisations in our community together, providing practical support through projects, running community events, raising awareness and campaigning for social justice, therefore contributing to the wider, national movement that is City of Sanctuary.

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Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

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

https://swindon.cityofsanctuary.org/

info@swindon.cityofsanctuary.org

07903167142

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
30/04/23	£49,191	£37,999	£11,192	35
30/04/22	£55,706	£41,498	£14,208	27
30/04/21	£48,883	£31,193	£17,690	27
30/04/20	£36,368	£36,247	£121	15
30/04/19	£57,765	£43,822	£13,943	10

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

What it does

General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Who works here?

35 volunteers

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Swindon, Wiltshire,

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
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Swindon City of Sanctuary
£1,000	29/03/2022	Swindon City of Sanctuary is part of the national City of Sanctuary network and a registered charity. The group seeks to build a culture of welcome, inclusion, and support for everyone in Swindon, ....more Swindon City of Sanctuary is part of the national City of Sanctuary network and a registered charity. The group seeks to build a culture of welcome, inclusion, and support for everyone in Swindon, with a focus on empowering people fleeing violence and persecution. Funding will help meet the costs of "We're Open" social events which are attended particularly by refugees housed in Swindon
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Swindon City of Sanctuary
£844	23/10/2021	Our wellbeing project provides; mental health support for refugees and asylum seekers, yoga classes and one-to-one counselling sessions to those most in need and access to classes from Mind.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Swindon City of Sanctuary
£10,000	17/06/2021	Improving understanding, support and community integration for people seeking sanctuary in Swindon.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Swindon City of Sanctuary
£1,091	17/04/2020	To provide activity boxes for refugee and asylum seeker families in isolation and food/essentials for 2 people in the charity’s hosting scheme
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Swindon City of Sanctuary
£3,641	15/11/2019	We want to give Swindon a week of events that celebrate and encourage understanding of the contribution of refugees to the UK.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Room for All (hosting scheme)
£9,988	24/10/2018	Swindon City of Sanctuary welcomes, includes and supports those seeking refuge in Swindon, particularly those granted refugee status. Funding will meet the costs of employing a co-ordinator for their ....more Swindon City of Sanctuary welcomes, includes and supports those seeking refuge in Swindon, particularly those granted refugee status. Funding will meet the costs of employing a co-ordinator for their hosting scheme through which local people provide accommodation to refugees when they receive no state support.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - We're Open
£2,964	19/09/2018	Swindon City of Sanctuary is a recently registered charity working to welcome, include and support those seeking refuge in Swindon, particularly those granted refugee status. Funding will meet the ....more Swindon City of Sanctuary is a recently registered charity working to welcome, include and support those seeking refuge in Swindon, particularly those granted refugee status. Funding will meet the costs of weekly “We are open” social events in a local coffee shop.
The Joffe Trust - Swindon City of Sanctuary
£60,000	21/04/2018 36	Core costs

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

BALAJI MANNU Appointed: 2022

BENJAMIN JACKSON (Chair) Appointed: 2018

CRISTINA BENNETT Appointed: 2018

IAN HOWARD Appointed: 2018

KATHERINE HUDSON Appointed: 2018

MOSES LUBANDA Appointed: 2020

ROBERT JOHN NEWMAN Appointed: 2022

SERENA JUUL Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/03/2018, number: 1177624

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity 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
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

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

VOLUNTARY ACTION SWINDON
1 JOHN STREET
SWINDON
SN1 1RT

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(I) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL, ESPECIALLY IN SWINDON, ABOUT THE ISSUES RELATINGTO REFUGEES AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM(II) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES(III) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING AND ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS(IV) THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONGST THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM IN SWINDON

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