WEST END REFUGEE SERVICE

Charity Number: 1192667
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

WERS is a grassroots organisation driving positive change for people seeking asylum & refugees across North East England. We provide holistic, trauma-informed support, IAA-registered advice, material aid, mentoring & capacity-building to help secure employment. Through our activities, we tackle poverty & exclusion, promote two-way integration, connect communities & challenge racism and xenophobia.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £0
Total expenditure: £0

People

6 Trustee(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:
  • 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 Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Gateshead
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne City
  • North Tyneside
  • South Tyneside

Governance

Registration history:
  • 07 December 2020: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • WERS (Working name)
  • WEST END REFUGEE SERVICE (WERS) (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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
Alice Jacqueline Mason Trustee 25 April 2024
WEST END REFUGEE SERVICE (WERS)
Received: On time
Simon Elliott Trustee 25 April 2024
WEST END REFUGEE SERVICE (WERS)
Received: On time
Nadia Igsiz Trustee 30 January 2024
WEST END REFUGEE SERVICE (WERS)
Received: On time
Ghada Saeed Trustee 30 January 2024
WEST END REFUGEE SERVICE (WERS)
Received: On time
Rev John Charles Howard-Norman Trustee 31 January 2023
WEST END REFUGEE SERVICE (WERS)
Received: On time
Christopher Millman Trustee 07 December 2020
WEST END REFUGEE SERVICE (WERS)
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £0 £100 £0
Total expenditure £0 £0 £0
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants 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 31 March 2024 14 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 10 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 10 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 10 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 09 February 2023 9 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 09 February 2023 9 days late 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 07 Dec 2020

Charitable objects

1 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL, ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND, ABOUT THE ISSUES RELATING TO REFUGEES AND TO PEOPLE SEEKING ASYLUM OR SANCTUARY. 2 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND RELIEVE POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST REFUGEES, PEOPLE SEEKING SANCTUARY AND PEOPLE REFUSED ASYLUM IN THE UK, AND THEIR DEPENDENTS. 3 TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR TRAINING, RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES. 4 THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS.

Contact information

Address:
THE VICARAGE
ST. PHILIPS CLOSE
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE4 5JE
Phone:
01912737482
Email:
info@wers.org.uk
Website:

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