ISLINGTON REFUGEE FORUM

Charity number: 1116479
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

A refugee led independent charity works to improve life of Islington refugees by bringing together refugee community organisations,service providers and bodies to promote dialogue and partnership. Strengthens refugee community organisations so that they can empower their communities Provides informative meeting events, up-to-date information on funding sources,training and capacity building

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £32,760
Total expenditure: £36,855

Total income includes £30,000 from 1 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

2 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
Who the charity helps:
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Islington

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 October 2006: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • Islington Refugee and Migrant Forum (Working name)
Company number:
05603929 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Yussuf Ahmed Trustee 04 May 2023
ISLINGTON BAMER ADVICE ALLIANCE (IBAA)
Received: On time
Dulchat Abbas Trustee 04 May 2023
None on record
Wezenet Ghebreselasse Haile Trustee 04 May 2023
None on record
Salna Rajabu Abdallah Trustee 04 May 2023
None on record
Raphael Andrews Trustee 07 December 2018
None on record
Kayode Olaoye Mr Trustee 14 November 2017
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 £34.49k £84.85k £65.50k £48.60k £32.76k
Total expenditure £36.37k £51.43k £45.47k £52.21k £36.85k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £22.50k £22.50k £65.00k £30.00k £30.00k

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 16 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 16 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 04 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 04 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 03 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 03 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 24 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 24 January 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 09 December 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020

(These accounts
have been qualified)

09 December 2020 On time Download Open in new window
Submit annual return Open in new window

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 OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 26 OCTOBER 2005 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 14 JULY 2006. as amended on 15 Oct 2019

Charitable objects

• To promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of refugees, migrants and asylum seekers in the London Borough of Islington including the relief of poverty, the advancement of education and the promotion of good citizenship. • To promote equality of opportunity and the elimination of unfair discrimination on grounds of race, immigration status, gender, age, sexuality, disability or faith.

Area of benefit

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

THE LONDON BOROUGH OF ISLINGTON.

Contact information

Address:
ISLINGTON REFUGEE FORUM
C/O VOLUNTARY ACTION ISLINGTON
200A PENTOVILLE ROAD
LONDON
N1 9JP
Phone:
02078325847
Email:
info@islingtonrefugeeforum.org
Website:

www.islingtonrefugeeforum.org Open in new window