WEST END REFUGEE SERVICE (WERS)

Charity number: 1077601
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

WERS is a grassroots organisation driving positive change for people seeking asylum & refugees across North East England. We provide holistic, trauma-informed support, IAA-registered advice, material aid, mentoring & capacity-building to help secure employment. Through our activities, we tackle poverty & exclusion, promote two-way integration, connect communities & challenge racism and xenophobia.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income:
£569,648

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Donations and legacies £140.36k
Charitable activities £421.95k
Other trading activities £5.32k
Investments £2.02k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£645,290

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Raising funds £27.38k
Charitable activities £617.92k
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £57,750 from 3 government grant(s)

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 £27.38k
Charitable expenditure £617.92k

People

14 Employee(s)

6 Trustee(s)

115 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:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 29 September 1999: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • WERS (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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
  • 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Alice Jacqueline Mason Trustee 25 April 2024
WEST END REFUGEE SERVICE
Received: On time
Simon Elliott Trustee 25 April 2024
WEST END REFUGEE SERVICE
Received: On time
Nadia Igsiz Trustee 07 December 2023
WEST END REFUGEE SERVICE
Received: On time
Ghada Saeed Trustee 07 December 2023
WEST END REFUGEE SERVICE
Received: On time
Rev John Charles Howard-Norman Trustee 06 December 2022
WEST END REFUGEE SERVICE
Received: On time
Christopher Millman Trustee 27 November 2019
WEST END REFUGEE SERVICE
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 £255.27k £477.14k £411.92k £489.95k £569.65k
Total expenditure £285.27k £355.23k £393.29k £514.17k £645.29k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £68.00k £114.49k £68.25k £129.50k £57.75k
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A N/A N/A £140.36k
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £5.32k
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £421.95k
Income - Endowments N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income - Investment N/A N/A N/A N/A £2.02k
Income - Other N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income - Legacies N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £617.92k
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A N/A N/A £27.38k
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A N/A N/A £2.55k
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A N/A N/A £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 N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Long-term investments N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Other assets N/A N/A N/A N/A £261.09k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Total liabilities N/A N/A N/A N/A £17.16k

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 06 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 06 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 02 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 02 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 13 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 13 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 19 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 19 November 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 6 SEPTEMBER 1999 AS AMENDED 17 JUNE 2002, 16 JUNE 2004 AND 9 OCTOBER 2008

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF THEIR POVERTY AND/OR SICKNESS AND THE DISTRESS ARISING THERE-FROM, PARTICULARLY BY THE PROVISION OF PRACTICAL SUPPORT.

Area of benefit

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

CITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

Contact information

Address:
THE VICARAGE
ST. PHILIPS CLOSE
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE4 5JE
Phone:
01912737482
Email:
info@wers.org.uk
Website:

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