Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 9

Future income +5
No PartB

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 14

NAPIER FRIENDS

We provide in-person services for people living at Napier Barracks, and run a virtual befriending scheme for people who have lived experience of Napier Barracks and other institutional asylum seeker accommodation.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received

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 ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£34,989	£24,848	£10,141	145

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 2 years

info@napierfriends.org.uk

07733 085116

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity

GiG Classification

Services for refugees & asylum seekers

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
145 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

Henry Smith Charity	£10,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,953
Mark Leonard Trust	£500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Support for people seeking asylum onsite at Napier Barracks
£9,953	28/09/2023	The funding will be used to pay towards the staffing cost of a co-ordinator position to support asylum seekers. The project aims to support people seeking asylum with a range of things such as ....more The funding will be used to pay towards the staffing cost of a co-ordinator position to support asylum seekers. The project aims to support people seeking asylum with a range of things such as English lesson and learning new skills.
Mark Leonard Trust - Christmas Rucksack Appeal
£500	09/01/2023	Christmas Rucksack Appeal
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Napier Friends
£10,000	06/12/2022	towards one year's running costs of a project providing a volunteering programme for asylum seekers in Folkestone, Kent.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

JUSTUS KAJINJA NOOWE Appointed: 2023

AHMAD RESHAD HAMER Appointed: 2023

CHARLOTTE EAST Appointed: 2021

JENNIFER BOLGER Appointed: 2023

MOHAMED IZZELDIN Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/02/2022, number: 1197988

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management 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

1 returns made; all on time

Main office

Napier Friends
The Workshop
32-40 Tontine Street
FOLKESTONE
Kent
CT20 1JU

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO ASYLUM SEEKERS WHO ARE IN NEED AND HAVE BEEN ACCOMMODATED AT NAPIER BARRACKS OR OTHER INSTITUTIONAL ASYLUM ACCOMMODATION THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A SUPPORT NETWORK TO PROVIDE EDUCATION, VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES AND SUCH OTHER SUPPORT AND SERVICES AS THE TRUSTEES DEEM APPROPRIATE IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE AND ASSIST THEM WITH THE ADAPTION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

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