CITY OF SANCTUARY UK

Charity number: 1184613
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity holds the vision that our nations will be welcoming places of safety for all and proud to offer sanctuary to people fleeing violence and persecution. The charity supports a network of groups, which includes places and regions across the UK. It also supports Streams of Sanctuary which encourage communities of practices or interests to come together to embed the concept of welcome.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £477,155
Total expenditure: £425,604

People

10 Trustee(s)

40 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

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 July 2019: CIO registration
  • 02 July 2020: Funds received from 1124921 CITY OF SANCTUARY
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

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 risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Yusuf Ciftci Chair 22 September 2021
None on record
Simon Milward Trustee 04 February 2025
None on record
Odunayo Comfort Adeyemi Trustee 19 September 2024
None on record
Annie Elisabeth Karuimbo Trustee 19 September 2024
None on record
Enioluwada Rhoda Oluwajoba Trustee 26 January 2023
None on record
Alice Mpofu-Coles Trustee 31 March 2022
None on record
Rebecca Joy Novell Trustee 22 September 2021
SAFE HAVEN HOMES - YORKSHIRE
Received: On time
Ben Margolis Trustee 03 March 2020
None on record
Richard Meredith Williams Trustee 03 February 2020
THE HUMMINGBIRD REFUGEE PROJECT
Received: On time
ANDREW DOUGLAS WHITE Trustee 26 July 2019
ASYLUM MATTERS
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £505.09k £349.92k £408.67k £477.16k
Total expenditure £541.85k £411.99k £337.98k £425.60k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £17.77k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities £480.77k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Endowments £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Investment £754 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other £5.80k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Legacies £0 N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £541.85k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance £1.54k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £0 N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other £0 N/A N/A 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 December 2023 05 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 05 July 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 29 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 29 June 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 19 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 19 July 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 20 June 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 20 June 2021 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.

CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 26 Jul 2019

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL AND IN PARTICULAR THE CITY OF SANCTUARY NETWORK IN SUBJECTS RELATING TO REFUGEES AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: A. SUPPORTING, PROMOTING AND ORGANISING THE CITY OF SANCTUARY NETWORK, INCLUDING IDENTIFYING THE NEEDS OF THE NETWORK AND ESTABLISHING PROJECTS OR RESOURCES TO ADDRESS THEM; B. RAISING AWARENESS OF THE WORK OF CITY OF SANCTUARY NETWORK TO THE PUBLIC AND MEDIA; C. ENCOURAGING CITIES, TOWNS, VILLAGES, REGIONS, AREAS, PLACES, ORGANISATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS TO BECOME WELCOME AND SAFE, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, ADVICE AND SUPPORT; D. ADVANCING THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PEOPLE WHO ARE REFUGEES OR ASYLUM SEEKERS; E. LIAISING WITH OTHER PRIVATE, VOLUNTARY AND STATUTORY ORGANISATIONS ON RELEVANT ISSUES 2. THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY: PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS INCLUDING PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE GENERAL PUBLIC, REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS.

Contact information

Address:
City Of Sanctuary UK
PO Box 384
LEEDS
LS26 1GJ
Phone:
01138800002
Email:
info@cityofsanctuary.org
Website:

cityofsanctuary.org