Refugee Women Connect

Charity number: 1113574
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Refugee Women Connect, previously known as MRANG, is set up to support women asylum-seekers, refugees and survivors of trafficking. We run an extensive outreach programme with weekly drop-ins where women can access a range of emotional and practical support and activities. We run an additional support group for perinatal women and a self-esteem support group. We also offer one-to-one casework.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £344,280
Total expenditure: £436,290

People

4 Trustee(s)

50 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for another benefit.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Halton
  • Knowsley
  • Liverpool City
  • Sefton
  • St Helens
  • Warrington

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 April 2006: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • MERSEYSIDE ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES PRE AND POST-NATAL SUPPORT GROUP (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
PHILOMENE UWAMALIYA Chair 01 April 2020
SURVIVORS FUND (SURF)
Received: On time
DOCTORS OF THE WORLD UK
Received: On time
REFUGEE WOMEN CONNECT
Received: On time
Paul Joseph Lynott Trustee 15 January 2018
None on record
Sarah Goodwin Trustee 18 December 2017
REFUGEE WOMEN CONNECT
Received: On time
Philomena Harrison Trustee 20 May 2015
REFUGEE WOMEN CONNECT
Received: On time
THE BLUECOAT
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £402.28k £607.81k £434.62k £537.10k £344.28k
Total expenditure £374.79k £456.96k £521.04k £433.65k £436.29k
Income from government contracts £37.70k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £10.00k £10.00k £30.00k N/A
Income - Donations and legacies N/A £600.12k N/A £512.10k N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A £5.82k N/A £8.96k N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A £1.79k N/A £15.12k N/A
Income - Endowments N/A £0 N/A £0 N/A
Income - Investment N/A £0 N/A £917 N/A
Income - Other N/A £80 N/A £0 N/A
Income - Legacies N/A £0 N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A £456.96k N/A £433.65k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A £0 N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A £0 N/A £6.56k N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A £0 N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A £0 N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A £0 N/A £0 N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 11 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 11 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 18 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 18 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 15 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 15 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 21 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 21 January 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 18 December 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 18 December 2020 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED ON 9 SEPTEMBER 2004 as amended on 24 Jul 2018

Charitable objects

1. TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AMONGST PRE AND POST-NATAL ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES AND THEIR FAMILIES, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, REPRESENTATION, ADVOCACY AND OTHER SUCH SERVICES AS THE GROUP SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE. 2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, OTHER STATUTORY AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND ASYLUM SEEKERS IN ORDER TO ASSIST THEIR INCLUSION INTO THE WIDER COMMUNITY. 3. TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL, RECREATIONAL AND SUPPORT FACILITIES FOR PRE AND POST-NATAL ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES AND THEIR FAMILIES.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE MERSEYSIDE.

Contact information

Address:
Cotton Exchange
111H Bixteth Street
Liverpool
L3 9LQ
Phone:
01513051070
Email:
info@refugeewomenconnect.org.uk
Website:

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