Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 9

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 12

ASYLUM AND REFUGEE COMMUNITY, BLACKBURN

Help provided in various forms to those who are seeking asylum or have been granted refugee status so they can live productive lives in their new country of residence

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

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
31/08/22		£133,365	£80,540	£52,825	35
31/08/21		£154,450	£137,704	£16,746	25

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

www.ARCProjectBlackburn.com

arcprojectblackburn@gmail.com

01254690282

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Disability
Education/Training
Recreation
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for refugees & asylum seekers

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Blackburn With Darwen,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
35 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	£314,820
Barrow Cadbury Trust	£20,350
Garfield Weston Foundation	£7,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - ARC BLACKBURN
£10,000	17/06/2022	The funding will be used to bring in specialist support for asylum seekers and refugees who have dispersed within the Blackburn area. The project aims to break down barriers and work through the ....more The funding will be used to bring in specialist support for asylum seekers and refugees who have dispersed within the Blackburn area. The project aims to break down barriers and work through the traumatic circumstances which have led to them to seek aslym and refuge in the UK.
National Lottery Community Fund - Asylum and Refugee Community Blackburn
£304,820	12/12/2021	The group aim to support Asylum seekers and refugees in Blackburn with Darwen through a varied programme of practical support and advice. Funding will towards staff costs.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£7,500	06/11/2020	General running costs
Barrow Cadbury Trust - COVID-19 - THE ARC PROJECT BLACKBURN
£20,350	07/10/2020 3	To provide core support to enable the ARC Project to put in place mixed support of remote and face to face to vulnerable refugees in Blackburn.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

TINTA ALI Appointed: 2022

AMANDA ELIZABETH COOK Appointed: 2023

CHRISTINE JOYCE SEDDON Appointed: 2022

DAWN SMITH Appointed: 2023

FINLAY MACKENZIE HODGE Appointed: 2020

RACHEL ANN HODGE (Chair) Appointed: 2022

STEPHEN NORCROSS Appointed: 2023

SALMA MOHAMMED Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/04/2020, number: 1188910

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

2 returns made; all on time

Main office

Wesley Hall Methodist Church
Feilden Street
BLACKBURN
BB2 1LQ

Objectives

1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM AND THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN THE DISTRICT OF BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, PARTICULARLY BY THE PROVISION OF CLASSES, SIGNPOSTING TO LEGAL AND OTHER ADVICE SO AS TO ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE AND ASSIST THEM TO ADAPT AND INTEGRATE WITHIN A NEW COMMUNITY.2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ABOUT THE ISSUES RELATING TO REFUGEES AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM.3. THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.4. TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS OR SEEKING ASYLUM AND THEIR DEPENDENTS BY WHATEVER CHARITABLE MEANS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT.

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