Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 11
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +11
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

ROMA SUPPORT GROUP 

We realise the Roma Support Group's aims and objectives by the following activities: A) Advice and advocacy for young people, their families and older Roma; B) Health projects; C) Education support project; D) Sport inclusion project; E) Art and culture development projects; F) Roma culture workshops; G) Roma training schemes; H) Policy and information.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 20 years

www.romasupportgroup.org.uk

info@romasupportgroup.org.uk

07949089778

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/01/23£432£407£25n/an/an/an/an/a29
31/01/22£381£388£-6n/an/an/an/an/a45
31/01/21£495£347£149n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/01/20£352£352£1n/an/an/an/an/a34
31/01/19£339£327£12n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/01/18£398£346£52£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/17£316£352£-36£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/16£304£309£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/15£295£278£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/14£183£248£-66£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/13£403£327£76£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/12£324£297£28£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/11£338£293£45£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/10£289£288£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/09£291£285£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/08£271£263£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/07£236£245£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/06£239£167£72£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/05£141£121£20£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 29 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Henry Smith Charity£259,200
Joseph Rowntree Foundation£167,939
Barrow Cadbury Trust£103,000
Tudor Trust£100,000
BBC Children in Need£93,075
Paul Hamlyn Foundation£80,000
City Bridge Trust£10,250
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Roma Support Group
£143,200 15/03/2023
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of a project providing financial, migration and benefit system support for the Roma community in London.
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Roma Policy and Campaigning Project 2022-2024
£40,000 09/07/2022
To continue to support policy and campaigning work.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Roma Support Group
£167,939 19/03/2022
Roma policy and campaigning project
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Roma Support Group
£116,000 11/03/2022
36
towards three years salary of a Romanian-speaking Advice and Advocacy Worker, Project Coordinator, and the running of a Pop-Up Hub for Roma communities in London who have been disproportionately ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Roma Support Group
£93,075 03/02/2022
Educational support, advocacy and after school activities for young people from the Roma Community. By attending sessions young people will increase their confidence, raise their aspirations and ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to Roma Support Group
£100,000 21/04/2021
36
over three years towards the running costs of the Mental Health Advocacy service for Roma people in and around London
Barrow Cadbury Trust - COVID-19 - Roma Support Group
£23,000 21/09/2020
6
To increase advice work in order to meet the demand caused by the pandemic.
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Roma Policy and Campaigning Project 2020-2022
£40,000 25/04/2020
24
To continue to support RSG’s policy and communications work.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Roma Support Group
£10,250 09/04/2020
A one-off, unrestricted grant of £10,250, equivalent to one regular quarterly payment for the organisation’s current grant. COVID19
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - COVID19 Emergency Funding
£20,000 09/04/2020
3
Support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by COVID19.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Roma News
£60,000 16/03/2020
Roma Support Group (RSG) aims to empower Roma communities with the knowledge, skills and confidence to challenge discrimination and integrate into British society. RSG will explore and test a ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - KETANE - TOGETHER: Roma Shaping Futures
£307,514 18/04/2019
36
The project will empower Roma migrant communities through an inter-connected training and advocacy programme to improve their capacity for self-help actions and self-representation.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Roma Support Group
£132,300 13/03/2019
36
towards three year's running costs of a Roma Financial Inclusion Project, supporting Roma migrants in London to manage their personal finances and navigate the migration and benefit systems
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Roma Support Group
£90,000 01/12/2018
36
Roma and Brexit campaigning and policy project
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Roma Support Group
£84,800 14/11/2018
24
£84,800 over two years (£41,000; £43,800) towards the costs of a part-time Project Co-ordinator; two part-time bilingual Mental Health Advocates; and related running costs for a mental health ....more
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Roma Policy and Campaigning Project (2018-20)
£40,000 07/07/2018
24
To support policy and campaigning work.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Roma Support Group
£6,000 07/07/2018
3
Roma and Brexit - roundtable symposium
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Roma Support Group
£93,291 27/06/2018
36
This project will provide advocacy on education issues, after-school activity sessions and outreach to at risk young people from the Roma community. The project will build their confidence, ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Roma Support Group
£77,100 01/09/2016
Roma stories, a Roma Oral History project:
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Roma Policy and Campaigning Project 2016-18
£40,000 09/07/2016
24
To promote the fair treatment of Roma migrants in the UK
Comic Relief - Roma Advocacy and Campaigning Project
£131,566 25/11/2015
36
People of Roma heritage have been present in the UK for many years, most having fled from persecution in other European countries. With the recent expansion of EU membership, people of the Roma ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Roma Support Group
£122,900 13/05/2015
36
£122,900 over three years (£41,000; £39,300; £42,600) for the costs of a Project Co-ordinator; 2 p/t mental health advocates; and related running costs for a mental health advocacy service.
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Roma Policy and Campaigning Project (Second phase)
£58,500 25/10/2014
To build on the successful pilot Roma policy and campaigning work undertaken with seed funding from the Trust.
National Lottery Community Fund - Roma Community Advocacy Project
£295,349 02/07/2013
60
This is a new project based in London which encompasses some previous advocacy work delivered by Roma Support Group (RSG). The project aims to provide a support service to address language barriers, ....more
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Roma Policy and Campaigning Project
£29,600 14/01/2013
Roma Policy and Campaigning Project
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 41-71
  • DRAGICA FELJA Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Head Of Education, Law For Life
  • SHARON ELLIOTT Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Manager Of Advice Services
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/05/2004, number: 1103782
  • Registered at Companies House on 23/01/2003, number: 04645981
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Financial Conduct Authority
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

PO BOX 23610
LONDON
E7 0XB

Objectives

1. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY BY THE PROVISION OF FREE ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE TO ROMA PEOPLE AND OTHER PERSONS WHO, FOR REASONS OF POVERTY WOULD OTHERWISE BE UNABLE TO OBTAIN SUCH ADVICE.2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THOSE ROMA AND OTHER PERSONS IN NEED THEREOF AS TO ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE AND ASSIST THEM TO ADAPT WITHIN A NEW COMMUNITY. 3. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT ROMA ARTS, CULTURE AND HISTORY. 4. THE PROVISION OF 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.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE MANOR PARK, UPTON PARK AND WHITE CITY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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