THE NORTH OF ENGLAND REFUGEE SERVICE LIMITED

Charity number: 1091200
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

NERS supports and is committed to the work of the Regional Refugee Forum and the North East Strategic Migration Partnership. Ners highlights the need to carry out further research in areas of communities' relations and issues of citizenship and the feeling of belonging. NERS has developed to meet the current government policies of dispersing asylum seekers to the various regions of the UK.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income:
£616,846

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Donations and legacies £4.01k
Charitable activities £606.95k
Other trading activities £0
Investments £5.08k
Other £800

Total expenditure:
£624,362

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Raising funds £0
Charitable activities £624.36k
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £0
Charitable expenditure £624.36k

People

13 Employee(s)

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

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Gateshead
  • Middlesbrough
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne City
  • North Tyneside
  • South Tyneside
  • Stockton-on-tees
  • Sunderland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 March 2002: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
03643622 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Care Quality Commission
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • 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
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
Georgina Hamilton Fletcher Trustee 21 February 2024
None on record
Seyedeh Sepideh Mojabi Trustee 30 November 2023
None on record
HERBERT THONDHLANA Trustee 26 October 2022
None on record
Pa Saikou Saidkhan Trustee 26 September 2022
None on record

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 £594.57k £600.11k £531.54k £695.45k £616.85k
Total expenditure £585.31k £492.22k £527.10k £682.79k £624.36k
Income from government contracts £256.64k £7.50k N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £18.90k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £5.90k £13.95k £7.07k £4.12k £4.01k
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £568.75k £574.70k £508.75k £680.96k £606.95k
Income - Endowments £0 £13.95k £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £350 £350 £59 £2.28k £5.08k
Income - Other £19.58k £11.11k £15.67k £8.09k £800
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £7.07k £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £585.31k £296.12k £527.10k £682.79k £624.36k
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Governance £0 £3.09k £0 £0 £3.10k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £196.10k £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets £27.02k £19.53k £22.61k £11.63k £6.64k
Long-term investments £11.62k £11.62k £11.58k £11.77k £12.20k
Other assets £86.15k £275.14k £222.12k £224.35k £282.87k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £67.56k £141.18k £86.75k £65.52k £126.99k

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 31 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 31 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 14 May 2024 104 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 14 May 2024 104 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 20 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 21 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 15 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 06 January 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 05/10/1998 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 15/10/2015

Charitable objects

A) TO PROVIDE RELIEF FOR REFUGEES(INCLUDING CONVENTION REFUGEES,REFUGEE COMMUNITIES,PEOPLE WITH EXCEPTIONAL LEAVE TO REMAIN,ASYLUM SEEKERS AND EX-DETAINEES)AND MIGRANTS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP,SICKNESS OR DISTRESS,WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF AGE,SEX,RACE,NATIONALITY,POLITICAL OR RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS,AND IN ADDITION: B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH OF SUCH PEOPLE, AND C) TO PROVIDE THEM WITH FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE.

Area of benefit

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

THE COUNTIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DURHAM, CLEVELAND AND CUMBRIA

Contact information

Address:
2 Friar Street
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4XA
Phone:
07791945402
Email:
info@refugee.org.uk
Website:

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