STORIES OF HOPE AND HOME

Charity Number: 1195224
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We run regular sessions for people with lived experience of seeking asylum in the UK, enabling people to explore their stories and experiences, creating community and building a sense of belonging and self-worth. We facilitate encounters to share stories, especially in schools, educating others about the experience of seeking asylum, challenging misconceptions and fostering positive relationships

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £47,081
Total expenditure: £22,480

Total income includes £10,000 from 1 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

1 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
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Birmingham City
  • Coventry City
  • Dudley
  • Sandwell
  • Solihull
  • Walsall
  • Wolverhampton

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 July 2021: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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
Peleforoh Abdallah Abou Bakr Trustee 10 January 2025
None on record
Musharraf Abdullayeva Trustee 08 July 2022
None on record
Tawasol Ibrahim Hamza Abdelsamad Trustee 08 July 2022
None on record
Emma Rachel Birks Trustee 20 July 2021
None on record
Dr James Oliver Trewby Trustee 20 July 2021
CYMFED
Received: On time
Helena Margaret Madden Trustee 20 July 2021
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £7.90k £32.25k £47.08k
Total expenditure £12.07k £17.02k £22.48k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £10.00k

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 06 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 06 September 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 24 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 24 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 09 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 21 January 2023 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 Jul 2021

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 1) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS IN THE WEST MIDLANDS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION, BY PROVIDING A SPACE AND COMMUNITY IN WHICH TO MEET OTHERS, BUILD FRIENDSHIPS, PRACTISE THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, LEARN COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND CREATIVELY EXPLORE STORIES AND LIFE EXPERIENCES AS A MEANS OF INTEGRATING INTO A NEW COMMUNITY. 2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS WHICH INFORM PARTICIPANTS AND DEVELOP THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES WHO FLEE PERSECUTION AND SETTLE IN A NEW COUNTRY, HELP TO FOSTER POSITIVE ATTITUDES TOWARDS DIVERSITY AND MIGRATION AND COUNTER MISINFORMATION.

Contact information

Address:
56 St. Bernards Road
SOLIHULL
West Midlands
B92 7BA
Phone:
07598922095
Email:
info@storiesofhome.org.uk
Website:

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