Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 14
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Static board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +11
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

NEWPORT YEMENI COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION 

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFITS OF THOSE PEOPLE NOW RESIDING IN NEWPORT WHO WERE BORN IN THE YEMEN OR ARE DESCENDANTS OF PEOPLE BORN IN THE YEMEN WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, POLITICAL OR RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT, BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND DISTRES
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
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees
  • 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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23£460,856£81,853£379,00360
31/03/22£41,698£18,544£23,15432
31/03/21£38,750£12,550£26,20018
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

www.nyca.org.uk

nyca1264@gmail.com

07918905209

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Social clubs and similar
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Newport City,
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 60 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£123,029
The Clothworkers Foundation£30,000
People's Health Trust£11,355
The Foyle Foundation£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
People's Health Trust - NYCA: Over to You!
£11,355 12/09/2023
This two-year project provides weekly drop-in youth clubs for children and young people aged 5 to 24, living in Pillgwenlly, Newport. Sessions are themed and tailored, and the young people through ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to NEWPORT YEMENI COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
£30,000 11/07/2023
Refurbishment of a derelict building for a charity which works with the Yemeni community in Newport
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£10,000 10/07/2023
towards phase two works of a capital development to create a community hub
National Lottery Community Fund - NYCA Community Hub
£99,999 20/01/2023
Newport Yemeni Community Association will redevelop the 4a Temple Street building making it suitable for community use by including a new access and a multi-purpose hall. Newport Yemeni Community ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Yemeni Welsh Festival
£8,000 27/06/2022
The Newport Yemeni Community Association will deliver a one-day Welsh Yemeni Festival. They will also organise Welsh Yemeni cooking sessions and local cultural excursions for young people to connect ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Multi Sports Activities/Fun Day
£9,980 27/04/2020
15
Newport Yemeni Community Association in Newport will use £9980 to run weekly sports and cookery sessions and host a family fun day. Bydd Cymdeithas Gymunedol Yemeni Casnewydd yng Nghasnewydd yn ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID-19 - Community Support
£5,050 27/04/2020
4
Newport Yemeni Community Association will provide material and social support to members of their community who are vulnerable and isolated as a result of COVID-19 such as elders single parents and ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/03/2020, number: 1188462
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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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
3 returns made; all on time
Main office

11 WALLIS STREET
NEWPORT
NP20 2DH

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFITS OF THOSE PEOPLE NOW RESIDING IN NEWPORT WHO WERE BORN IN THE YEMEN OR ARE DESCENDANTS OF PEOPLE BORN IN THE YEMEN WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, POLITICAL OR RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT, BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS, AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS (2) TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS BY THE PROVISION OF A WELFARE RIGHTS ADVICE CENTRE (3) TO WORK TOWARDS THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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