Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 8

Deficit latest year: -2
Future income +5
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 17

REFUGEES WELCOME CRAWLEY

Refugees Welcome Crawley is a local charity supporting refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants in the Crawley area. Volunteers provide befriending, English language practice and practical support to promote community integration.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government 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:

Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
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
31/03/23	£24	£40	£-16	n/a
31/03/22	£39	£10	£29	n/a
31/03/21	£14	£12	£2	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

www.refugeeswelcomecrawley.co.uk

rwcchair@gmail.com

07842 133979

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

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

GiG Classification

Support for refugees & asylum seekers

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides other finance
Provides services

Where it operates

West Sussex,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Sussex Community Foundation	£9,500
Wates Foundation	£7,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£6,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Refugees Welcome Crawley
£6,000	17/11/2023	Funding was provided towards equipment and room hire costs.
Wates Foundation - Refugees Welcome Crawley - NWF 2023
£7,000	05/10/2023	Running costs: towards the continued provision for the needs of people seeking asylum who are accommodated by the Home Office in local hotels. Their needs are significant as financial support for them is minimal and they are not generally permitted ....more Running costs: towards the continued provision for the needs of people seeking asylum who are accommodated by the Home Office in local hotels. Their needs are significant as financial support for them is minimal and they are not generally permitted to work or claim any other benefits. Of this total, we would allocate £1000 for clothes and shoes, £500 for ESOL resources, £2000 for Travel fares, which form a significant part of our monthly expenditure, £1000 for smartphones, £1000 for bicycles and £500 for sports and leisure items.
National Lottery Community Fund - Refugees Welcome Crawley
£6,000	15/09/2023	The funding will be used to continue delivery of a range of support services for refugees in the Crawley area. The project aims to encourage refugees to positively engage and integrate into the local community and to counteract negative stereotypes ....more The funding will be used to continue delivery of a range of support services for refugees in the Crawley area. The project aims to encourage refugees to positively engage and integrate into the local community and to counteract negative stereotypes surrounding refugees.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Refugees Welcome - Crawley
£3,500	11/05/2020	Refugees Welcome Crawley support refugees and vulnerable migrants in and around Crawley. Refugee and migrant children need access to online learning resources, particularly during the current Covid-19 crisis when all school learning is ....more Refugees Welcome Crawley support refugees and vulnerable migrants in and around Crawley. Refugee and migrant children need access to online learning resources, particularly during the current Covid-19 crisis when all school learning is internet-based, but also after the crisis recedes. Funding will provide refurbished laptops for 13 Syrian refugee families, most of whom do not have any internet enabled device.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ALAN REUTER Appointed: 2019

CATHERINE GRACE MERRY (Chair) Appointed: 2019

IAN HOWARD ALLGAR Appointed: 2023

KATHERINE JEAN MINCH Appointed: 2023

LINA BESHHAF Appointed: 2023

SUSAN MARY JOY Appointed: 2019

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/11/2019, number: 1186127

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

3 returns made; all on time

Main office

c/o The Charis Centre
West Green Drive
CRAWLEY
West Sussex
RH11 7EL

Objectives

1. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AMONGST REFUGEES AND VULNERABLE MIGRANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN CRAWLEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, ADVOCACY, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, ACCESSING APPROPRIATE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND OTHER SUCH SERVICES AS THE CHARITY SHALL DECIDE.2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, STATUTORY AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, AND IN PARTICULAR THE EDUCATION OF REFUGEES AND VULNERABLE MIGRANTS, IN ORDER TO ASSIST THEIR SOCIAL WELLBEING, WELFARE AND INCLUSION WITHIN THE WIDER COMMUNITY AND IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

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