KENT REFUGEE HELP

Charity number: 1120185
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Kent Refugee Help supports refugees and migrants held in London and Kent prisons. We help people access legal advice and representation to fight their case. After release we continue to help in other ways, supporting them and providing small cash sums for emergencies. We offer legal advice for immigration via telephone or face to face. We are regulated to give immigration legal advice by OISC.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £22,103
Total expenditure: £35,577

People

3 Trustee(s)

6 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
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 July 2007: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
  • 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Andrew Jordan Trustee 28 July 2019
None on record
DR Bahriye Kemal Trustee 30 May 2015
None on record
Christine Perks Trustee 01 July 2013
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 £15.84k £52.02k £36.36k £28.85k £22.10k
Total expenditure £27.80k £25.77k £37.46k £37.20k £35.58k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A 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 March 2024 08 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not Required
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 01 August 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 01 August 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 10 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 10 November 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 03 August 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 Not Required
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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 19 FEBRUARY 2007.

Charitable objects

3. THE OBJECTS THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE 1. TO PROVIDE RELIEF FOR REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS AND OTHER IMMIGRATION DETAINEES AND THEIR DEPENDANTS IN KENT WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS WHETHER IN IMMIGRATION DETENTION OR IN THE COMMUNITY. 2. TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF POOR PERSONS IN IMMIGRATION DETENTION OR IN DANGER OF IMMIGRATION DETENTION BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH SERVICES SUCH AS FINDING SURETIES AND SOLICITORS WILLING TO PROVIDE SERVICES UNDER LEGAL SERVICES COMMISSION IN PARTICULAR IN RELATION TO ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL APPLICATION FOR BAIL TO THE IMMIGRATION APPELLATE AUTHORITY OR THE IMMIGRATION SERVICE OR SUCH OTHER STATUTORY BODIES WHICH MAY BE EXPECTED TO CONSIDER BAIL APPLICATIONS UNDER ANY IMMIGRATION LEGISLATION OR THE IMMIGRATION SERVICE OR IN RELATION TO RELEASE FROM IMMIGRATION DETENTION. 3. TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF SUCH REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS AND OTHER MIGRANTS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS THROUGH COUNSELLING AND REFERRAL TO APPROPRIATE AGENCIES. ADDITIONALLY TO ADVANCE THEIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THEIR DEPENDANTS WHO IN ORDER TO ASSIST THEIR INCLUSION INTO THE WIDER COMMUNITY. 1. TO PROVIDE RELIEF FOR REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS AND OTHER IMMIGRATION DETAINEES AND THEIR DEPENDANTS IN KENT WHO ARE IN

Area of benefit

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

KENT.

Contact information

Address:
Kent Refugee Help
PO BOX 192
WHITSTABLE
CT5 1WA
Phone:
07703788773
Email:
info@kentrefugeehelp.org.uk
Website:

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