UNITY IN DIVERSITY

Charity number: 1167339
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Unity in Diversity provides a welcome, friendship, informal advice, food and clothing support for asylum seekers and refugees in Swansea. Once a week, we deliver 3 English classes and a Drop-in meeting with a meal, access to a clothing bank and activity programme at York Place Baptist Church Swansea, SA1 3LZ. We manage weekly food deliveries and a second clothing bank at another Swansea location.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 May 2024

Total income: £30,598
Total expenditure: £14,716

Total income includes £7,137 from 5 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

14 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • City Of Swansea

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 May 2016: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • UNITY IN DIVERSITY (SWANSEA 2015) (Previous name)
  • UNITY IN DIVERSITY (SWANSEA2015) (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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
ADELLA PRITCHARD Chair 28 November 2019
None on record
Catherine Plagne-Ismail Trustee 18 July 2023
None on record
Hazle Boyles Trustee 05 July 2022
None on record
Achuil Monytoch Trustee 05 July 2022
SWANSEA ASYLUM SEEKERS SUPPORT
Received: On time
Rev Eunjig Yang Trustee 05 July 2022
York Place Baptist Church
Received: On time
Jill Boggs Trustee 15 August 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/05/2020 31/05/2021 31/05/2022 31/05/2023 31/05/2024
Total gross income £3.29k £15.24k £5.16k £11.78k £30.60k
Total expenditure £7.22k £5.92k £13.19k £10.94k £14.72k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £825 £266 £1.50k £3.84k £7.14k

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 May 2024 20 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2024 20 August 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2023 07 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2023 07 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2022 16 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2022 16 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2021 09 March 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2021 09 March 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2020 20 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2020 20 January 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.

CIO - Foundation Registered 25 May 2016 as amended on 24 Nov 2023 as amended on 16 Oct 2024

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF ASYLUM SEEKERS AND THOSE OF GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS SO AS TO ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE AND ASSIST THEM TO ADAPT WITHIN A NEW COMMUNITY.

Area of benefit

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

LOCAL

Contact information

Address:
67 Gabalfa Road
Sketty
SWANSEA
SA2 8NA
Phone:
01792 803102
Email:
unityswansea@gmail.com
Website:

uidswansea.com