Refugee Futures Ltd

Charity number: 1159508
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Refugee Futures promotes inclusion and participation of refugees and people seeking asylum throughout the community by ensuring opportunities are accessible and that individuals, groups and organisations work together to maximise resources, address gaps in provision and stimulate positive change.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 April 2024

Total income: £174,801
Total expenditure: £178,286

People

6 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:
  • Education/training
  • 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 Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Stockton-on-tees

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 December 2014: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • LOVE STOCKTON LTD (Previous name)
Company number:
08973811 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
  • 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Jon Carling Trustee 08 October 2024
None on record
Ben Chisanga Trustee 08 October 2024
None on record
Simon James Miles Wimberley Pleydell Trustee 18 June 2024
None on record
Clair Jones Trustee 06 February 2024
THE NORTH YORKSHIRE BRANCH OF THE CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND
Received: On time
SOMEWHERE ELSE
Received: On time
Ursula Ruth Hicks Trustee 06 December 2021
SOMEWHERE ELSE
Received: On time
THE DURHAM LESOTHO DIOCESAN LINK
Received: On time
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF STOCKTON-ON-TEES ST PETER
Received: On time
RECOVERY CONNECTIONS
Received: On time
THE LEVICK TRUST
Received: On time
William Williams Trustee 01 January 2021
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 30/04/2022 30/04/2023 30/04/2024
Total gross income £0 £2.00k £42.88k £140.62k £174.80k
Total expenditure £0 £1.92k £55.47k £110.96k £178.29k
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 30 April 2024 15 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2024 15 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2023 14 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2023 14 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2022 25 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2022 25 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 18 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2020 11 January 2021 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 02/04/2014 NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 18/09/2014 AS AMENDED ON 18 MAY 2021 AS AMENDED ON 15 APR 2023 as amended on 10 Dec 2024

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS, ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING: THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS, WITHIN BUT NOT LIMITED TO STOCKTON ON TEES AND SURROUNDING AREAS, WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION, BY: (A) WORKING WITH OTHERS TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND IDENTIFIED EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS; (B) ASSISTING REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS TO BECOME MORE FULLY INTEGRATED INTO LOCAL COMMUNITIES; (C) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND EVENTS FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY: (D) RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS; AND (E) WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN PROVIDING RELEVANT SERVICES, FACILITIES AND INFORMATION TO REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE, SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY. 2. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF STOCKTON-ON-TEES AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WITHOUT DISTINCTIONS OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFECT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS WITH THE OBJECTS OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS; 3. TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED ‘THE CENTRE’) AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS; AND 4. TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF SUCH VALUES HELD AND FOLLOWED BY THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, SPECIFICALLY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SOCIAL AND MORAL VALUES, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THOSE WITH ANY FAITH AND NONE.

Area of benefit

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

STOCKTON-ON-TEES AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

Contact information

Address:
Catalyst House
27 Yarm Road
STOCKTON-ON-TEES
Cleveland
TS18 3NJ
Phone:
07549413492
Email:
Heather.petch@refugeefutures.org
Website:

https://refugeefutures.org/ Open in new window