SWANSEA ASYLUM SEEKERS SUPPORT

Charity number: 1175186
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

SASS operates in Swansea and exists to welcome and involve asylum seekers and refugees. We organise twice weekly community drop-ins, offering language support, professionally run play, hot meals information, recreational and educational activities.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £146,777
Total expenditure: £132,812

Total income includes £24,725 from 5 government grant(s)

People

12 Trustee(s)

130 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 Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • City Of Swansea

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 October 2017: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Social media 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

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Sandra Jo Morton Chair 10 January 2022
None on record
Sheralee Ann Coates Trustee 11 October 2024
None on record
Lilian Kujabi Trustee 11 October 2024
None on record
Mehdi Asghari Trustee 11 October 2024
None on record
Sweeta Durrani Trustee 11 October 2024
None on record
Shahsavar Rahmani Trustee 08 September 2023
None on record
Phillip John Nicholas Trustee 08 September 2023
None on record
Achuil Monytoch Trustee 29 July 2022
UNITY IN DIVERSITY
Received: On time
Aruni McShane Trustee 29 July 2022
None on record
DR Kathryn Nia Jones Trustee 23 April 2018
None on record
Clare Jones Trustee 10 June 2001
None on record
TOM CHEESMAN Trustee 01 January 1999
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £71.23k £71.23k £86.23k £88.49k £146.78k
Total expenditure £73.39k £73.39k £117.42k £57.74k £132.81k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A £10.83k £24.73k

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 December 2023 29 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 29 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 02 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 02 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 22 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 22 September 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 05 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 05 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 02 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 02 October 2020 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 - ASSOCIATION Registered 17 Oct 2017

Charitable objects

TO DEVELOP A COMMUNITY OF ASYLUM SEEKERS, REFUGEES AND LOCALS IN SWANSEA AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WHICH WILL . PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY BY PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS . PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES AND THEIR DEPENDANTS THROUGH DEVELOPING COMMUNITY AND COMBATING ISOLATION . PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES . PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO ASYLUM SEEKERS, REFUGEES AND THEIR DEPENDANTS TO ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE AND HELP THEM TO ADAPT WITHIN A NEW COMMUNITY . ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ABOUT ISSUES RELATING TO ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES . RELIEVE POVERTY AMONGST ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES AND THEIR DEPENDANTS

Contact information

Address:
SASS c/o PeoplePlus Swansea
30 Orchard Street
SWANSEA
West Glamorgan
SA1 5AT
Phone:
07853 717017
Email:
vol.sbassg@gmail.com
Website:

sass.wales