THE REGIONAL REFUGEE FORUM NORTH EAST

Charity Number: 1109815
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We empower Refugee and Asylum Seeker community activists and mobilisers to turn their ideas to support their communities into practical action. And we unite the region's Refugee led Community Organisations (RCOs) in collective action to produce their Collective Voice so it can influence the development of evidence based policy and practice around Asylum, Integration and Equality.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Total income: £74,280
Total expenditure: £96,887

Total income includes £6,450 from 1 government grant(s)

People

8 Trustee(s)

5 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 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
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Darlington
  • Gateshead
  • Hartlepool
  • Middlesbrough
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne City
  • North Tyneside
  • Redcar And Cleveland
  • South Tyneside
  • Stockton-on-tees
  • Sunderland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 02 June 2005: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • RRF NE (Working name)
  • THE FORUM (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not 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
  • 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Ramatoulie BJ Saidykhan Chair 06 April 2022
None on record
Riada Kullani Trustee 16 July 2024
None on record
Samsoudini Moussa Trustee 16 July 2024
None on record
Mohammed Ali Abdullah Trustee 16 July 2024
None on record
Asadollah Ibrahimi Trustee 16 July 2024
None on record
Nida Muzaffar Trustee 15 July 2022
PEACE OF MIND CIO
Received: On time
Nishanthini Mayurathan Trustee 15 July 2022
None on record
Alice Mupaya Masuku Trustee 15 July 2022
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2020 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024
Total gross income £154.93k £169.57k £114.43k £57.83k £74.28k
Total expenditure £150.74k £143.50k £130.51k £99.70k £96.89k
Income from government contracts £4.18k £7.08k N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £4.05k N/A £6.45k

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 July 2024 13 May 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 13 May 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2023 01 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 01 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 24 April 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 24 April 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 27 April 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 27 April 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2020 23 February 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 23 February 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 4 MARCH 2003.

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS AMONGST ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES IN THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND AND TO THAT END TO PROVIDE A MECHANISM FOR HEARING THE VOICE OF ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES BY BRINGING TOGETHER IN COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES OF REFUGEE COMMUNITIES WORKING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Area of benefit

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

NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND (TYNE & WEAR, TEES VALLEY, NORTHUMBERLAND AND COUNTY DURHAM).

Contact information

Address:
Broadcasting House
2nd Floor
Vanguard Suite
Gilkes Street
Middlesbrough
Phone:
07407804539
Email:
info@refugeevoices.org.uk
Website:

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