ISLINGTON CENTRE FOR REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS

Charity number: 1135205
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Support Service and Referrals and Sign Posting for refugees and asylum seekers English Language (ESOL) Teaching Art, Writing, Choir, Drama, Theatre, Music, Sport

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £499,271
Total expenditure: £505,227

Total income includes £20,417 from 1 government grant(s)

People

8 Trustee(s)

90 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 1

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
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 March 2010: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • ST MARY MAGDALENE CENTRE (Working name)
  • ST MARY MAGDALENE CENTRE FOR REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS (Previous name)
Company number:
07076199 Open in new window
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
  • 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
Victoria Shelley Rae Chair 17 January 2022
None on record
Ghadeer Al-Seragi Trustee 10 July 2023
None on record
Gabrielle Samuels Trustee 15 May 2023
None on record
Charlotte Julia Lilley Trustee 15 May 2023
None on record
Imran Malik Trustee 15 May 2023
None on record
Francis Achille Bowondo Trustee 13 March 2023
None on record
Kathy Margerison Trustee 14 March 2022
None on record
GLADYS JUSU-SHERIFF Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £365.63k £436.04k £324.73k £475.16k £499.27k
Total expenditure £289.08k £364.65k £385.44k £447.65k £505.23k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £15.00k £18.75k £20.00k £21.00k £20.42k

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 August 2024 21 March 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 21 March 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 21 March 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 21 March 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 28 March 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 28 March 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 18 March 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 18 March 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 12 April 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 12 April 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 13/11/2009 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 04/09/2012 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14 SEP 2015 as amended on 27 Nov 2017 as amended on 21 Sep 2020

Charitable objects

1. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM AND THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, TRAINING AND SUPPORT. 2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ABOUT THE ISSUES RELATING TO REFUGEES AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM. 3. TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION BY LIVING OUT OUR LOVE FOR NEIGHBOUR AND BRINGING THE STRANGER OF ANY OR NO FAITH INTO OUR COMMUNITY.

Area of benefit

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

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

Contact information

Address:
CROSS STREET BAPTIST CHURCH
16-18 CROSS STREET
LONDON
N1 2BG
Phone:
02073549946
Email:
islingtoncentre@gmail.com
Website:

www.islingtoncentre.co.uk Open in new window