HOSTNATION

Charity number: 1180004
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Bespoke 1:1 befriending service for refugees, asylum seekers and migrants

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income: £153,267
Total expenditure: £153,229

People

8 Trustee(s)

200 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

One or more of the employees were formerly trustees

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:
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 September 2018: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
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
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Aoise Keogan-Nooshabadi Trustee 14 May 2025
None on record
Anni Heinrich Trustee 14 May 2025
None on record
Dostyar Dost Trustee 01 April 2024
None on record
Gulsom Gohar Trustee 01 April 2024
None on record
Lucy Vidal Trustee 18 December 2021
None on record
Mohamed Massoud Trustee 17 December 2021
None on record
Olivia Alice Petie Trustee 16 December 2020
None on record
Daniel Silverstone Trustee 18 September 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £64.34k £94.81k £117.82k £152.29k £153.27k
Total expenditure £56.31k £74.53k £99.09k £124.86k £153.23k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £17.34k £1.83k 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 September 2024 16 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 16 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2023 02 February 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 02 February 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 09 February 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 09 February 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 02 February 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 02 February 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2020 11 December 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 11 December 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 - FOUNDATION Registered 20 Sep 2018

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 1. THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG THOSE WHO ARE REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS OR MIGRANTS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS AND SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION BY PROVIDING: I) A LOCAL 1:1 BEFRIENDING SERVICE THAT OFFERS FRIENDSHIP, SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES, COMMUNITY CONNECTION AND SUPPORT IN ORDER TO ADDRESS SOCIAL ISOLATION AMONGST ASYLUM SEEKERS, REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS. II) A SERVICE THAT FACILITATES INTER-CULTURAL RELATIONSHIPS TO HELP PREVENT THE SELF-EXCLUSION OF MIGRANT COMMUNITIES FROM THE WIDER COMMUNITY. III) INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL INTEGRATION AND ENGAGEMENT IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY TO ENABLE ASYLUM SEEKERS, REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS TO POSITIVELY PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY. IV) INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES TO PRACTISE AND IMPROVE THE ENGLISH SKILLS OF ASYLUM SEEKERS, REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS IN COMMUNITIES IN THE UK THROUGH FRIENDSHIP WITH NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS IN ORDER TO PROMOTE GREATER SOCIAL INTEGRATION. V) OPPORTUNITIES FOR POSITIVE ACTION BY CITIZENS TO CHANGE THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT HAVE LED TO SOCIAL EXCLUSION AMONGST ASYLUM SEEKERS, REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS. 2. THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG THOSE WHO ARE ASYLUM SEEKERS, REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS WITH A VIEW TO TACKLING DISCRIMINATION, INEQUALITY AND SOCIAL DISADVANTAGE BY PROVIDING: I) CONNECTION AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH UK CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS WHO CAN TREAT THEM EQUALLY, IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM AND HELP BUILD THEIR SENSE OF SELF-WORTH. II) MEANINGFUL SOCIAL INTERACTION AND INTER-CULTURAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN BRITISH CITIZENS AND ASYLUM SEEKERS, REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE GREATER SOCIAL COHESION AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN COMMUNITIES IN THE UK III) A MEANS BY WHICH THE PUBLIC CAN ENGAGE WITH ASYLUM SEEKERS, REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS AS INDIVIDUALS AND PEOPLE WITH NEEDS, NOT SIMPLY STATISTICS.

Contact information

Address:
5 BRAYFORD SQUARE
LONDON
E1 0SG
Phone:
07711130818
Email:
info@hostnation.org.uk
Website:

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