Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 12

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 20

REFUGEE ROOTS

A range of empowerment initiatives include befriending, accompanying asylum seekers to appointments, information, advice and guidance, as well as supportive groups and activities, such as free English conversation classes.

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Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending since inception
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 well diversified in terms of gender and 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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
30/06/23	£222,233	£202,885	£19,348	154
30/06/22	£136,264	£98,065	£38,199	121
30/06/21	£87,457	£106,979	£-19,522	115
30/06/20	£109,340	£33,967	£75,373	63

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

www.refugeeroots.org.uk

info@refugeeroots.org.uk

07462092732

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for refugees & asylum seekers

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Nottingham City, Nottinghamshire,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
154 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

National Lottery Community Fund	£278,739
People's Health Trust	£25,173
Garfield Weston Foundation	£15,000
Barrow Cadbury Trust	£9,950
The Foyle Foundation	£7,500
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund	£2,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000	03/06/2022	A place to belong
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£7,500	21/04/2022	towards core costs over the next 12 months
National Lottery Community Fund - A Place to Belong
£268,989	24/03/2022 36	The funding will be used over three years for core costs to continue to provide its safe spaces and services to refugees and asylum-seekers. The core purpose of the organisation's services is to ....more The funding will be used over three years for core costs to continue to provide its safe spaces and services to refugees and asylum-seekers. The core purpose of the organisation's services is to provide ‘a place to belong’. Impact on beneficiaries comes from a place of compassion and has helped increased refugees/asylum-seekers’ confidence making difficult situations they face more bearable; RR’s impact is recognised and valued by other well-known community organisations in Nottingham and other external funders.
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Refugee Roots
£2,500	01/12/2021 12	Small Grant unrestricted core costs
People's Health Trust - Access
£25,173	06/05/2021 24	This two-year project provides two weekly groups for asylum seekers and refugees in the city of Nottingham. One group will be for women only, while the other is open to all. Each week there will be ....more This two-year project provides two weekly groups for asylum seekers and refugees in the city of Nottingham. One group will be for women only, while the other is open to all. Each week there will be opportunities to learn English from volunteer English teachers alongside activities such as flower arranging, arts and crafts, and talks. Once a month, the groups will cook and eat together. The group originally grew out of work with the community and participants have regular opportunities to shape the project’s ongoing development. The aim of the work is to enable people to come together to improve their wellbeing and social links.
Barrow Cadbury Trust - COVID-19 - Refugee Roots
£9,950	21/09/2020 6	To enable Refugee Roots to continue and expand its befriending and social activities and ensure access to advice
National Lottery Community Fund - Telephone Befriending
£9,750	30/04/2020 11	The funding will be used to run a telephone befriending service educational activities and advice for asylum seekers and refugees. The project aims to support their needs during the coronavirus ....more The funding will be used to run a telephone befriending service educational activities and advice for asylum seekers and refugees. The project aims to support their needs during the coronavirus pandemic.
National Lottery Community Fund - Nottingham Rainbow Project
£9,800	07/09/2018 12	This funding will be used to deliver befriending and support activities for refugees and asylum seekers. The project aims to develop positive relationships and provide access to essential advice and ....more This funding will be used to deliver befriending and support activities for refugees and asylum seekers. The project aims to develop positive relationships and provide access to essential advice and information.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

REV PANGANI THIPA Appointed: 2019

CAROL GILLIAN PARKER (Chair) Appointed: 2019

HELEN WHITTON Appointed: 2021

TIM PICKUP Appointed: 2021

DR RODA MADZIVA Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: AFRICAN WOMEN EMPOWERMENT FORUM (AWEF),

ROBERT DECOVDOVA RATTIGAN Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: SHERWOOD METHODIST CHURCH,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/06/2019, number: 1184098

Gift Aid

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
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

4 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from SALVATION OF THE LIVING ROCK REVEALED on 15/03/2024

Main office

Refugee Roots
Suite 53. Unit 6
Sneinton Market
Gedling Street
NOTTINGHAM
NG1 1DS

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO, WHICH ARE TO BE CARRIED OUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES WITHIN THE WIDER COMMUNITIES OF THE CITY OF NOTTINGHAM AND THE COUNTY OF NOTTINGHAMSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, ARE:1) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG PEOPLE WHO AREASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIALAND ECONOMIC POSITION, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) PROVIDING VOLUNTEER BEFRIENDERS/MENTORS WHO WILL ASSIST ASYLUM SEEKERS ANDREFUGEES WITH THEIR INTEGRATION INTO THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING ACTIVITIES,INFORMATION, ADVOCACY SERVICES, ADVICE AND SUPPORT;B) RELIEVING OR PREVENTING POVERTY AMONG ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES BYPROVIDING GRANTS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT, FURNITURE ANDOTHER ITEMS AS MAY BE NECESSARY;C) PROVIDING ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES WITH EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THEENGLISH LANGUAGE;D) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE OCCUPATION IN THEINTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FORASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES.2) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:A) THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE OR RELIGION;B) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY;C) PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSEBACKGROUNDS;D) CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY.

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