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    MANCHESTER REFUGEE SUPPORT NETWORK 

    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
    31/03/21£490£344£146n/an/an/an/an/a102
    31/03/20£191£178£13n/an/an/an/an/a54
    31/03/19£155£137£18n/an/an/an/an/a29
    31/03/18?£115£70£45£0£0£0n/a031
    20/07/17?£3£3£1£0£0£0n/a020
    31/03/16£83£73£10£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/15£70£66£3£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/14£115£127£-12£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/13£194£197£-3£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/12£220£232£-12£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/11£425£398£28£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/10£357£366£-9£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/09£272£263£10£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/08£236£244£-8£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/07£188£188£0£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/06£172£158£14£0£0£0n/a00

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    What it does
    • Accommodation/Housing
    • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
    • Other Charitable Purposes
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    Who works here?
    • 102 volunteers
    Who it helps
    • Other Defined Groups
    How it operates
    • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
    • Other charitable activities
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Bolton, Bury, Manchester City, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford City, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan,

    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£209,800
    Tudor Trust£110,200
    Access to Justice Foundation£93,888
    Lloyds Bank Foundation£62,231
    DCMS£50,652
    Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity£38,102
    The Fore£34,999
    Forever Manchester£23,830
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Manchester Refugee Support Network
    £209,800 14/06/2023
    36
    towards three years' salaries and on costs of three Advice Workers at a project providing advice and support for asylum seekers and refugees across Greater Manchester.
    Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Manchester Refugee Support Network
    £2,250 14/12/2022
    One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
    The Fore - Grant to Manchester Refugee Support Network
    £30,000 01/12/2022
    MRSN is an award-winning charity that work to empower people from refugee, asylum seeker, and migrant backgrounds. Greater Manchester is home to more than 60,000 refugees and 9,000 asylum seekers, ....more
    Access to Justice Foundation - Community Justice Fund Wave Three
    £12,196 22/11/2022
    Wave three of the Community Justice Fund aims to support organisations delivering social welfare advice services to people most impacted by the cost-of-living crisis.
    Access to Justice Foundation - Help Accessing Legal Support (HALS)
    £61,692 13/09/2022
    Help Accessing Legal Support (HALS) is a programme of The Access to Justice Foundation with the Ministry of Justice. We are working with organisations to sustain and improve access to early social ....more
    Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Manchester Refugee Support Network
    £50,000 08/04/2022
    24
    Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Manchester Refugee Support Network
    MACC - Equal Education Chances
    £1,230 18/02/2022
    Migrant Destitution Fund GM, awards to pre-vetted applicant organisations of up to £80 on behalf of individual destitute migrants and other people with no recourse to public funds
    MACC - Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit
    £160 18/02/2022
    Migrant Destitution Fund GM, awards to pre-vetted applicant organisations of up to £80 on behalf of individual destitute migrants and other people with no recourse to public funds
    MACC - Growing Together Levenshulme
    £800 18/02/2022
    Migrant Destitution Fund GM, awards to pre-vetted applicant organisations of up to £80 on behalf of individual destitute migrants and other people with no recourse to public funds
    MACC - The Eagle's Wing
    £160 03/02/2022
    Migrant Destitution Fund GM, awards to pre-vetted applicant organisations of up to £80 on behalf of individual destitute migrants and other people with no recourse to public funds
    MACC - Caring & Sharing Rochdale
    £80 02/02/2022
    Migrant Destitution Fund GM, awards to pre-vetted applicant organisations of up to £80 on behalf of individual destitute migrants and other people with no recourse to public funds
    MACC - Manchester Refugee Support Network
    £360 02/02/2022
    Migrant Destitution Fund GM, awards to pre-vetted applicant organisations of up to £80 on behalf of individual destitute migrants and other people with no recourse to public funds
    MACC - Caring & Sharing Rochdale
    £260 26/01/2022
    Migrant Destitution Fund GM, awards to pre-vetted applicant organisations of up to £80 on behalf of individual destitute migrants and other people with no recourse to public funds
    MACC - Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit
    £80 26/01/2022
    Migrant Destitution Fund GM, awards to pre-vetted applicant organisations of up to £80 on behalf of individual destitute migrants and other people with no recourse to public funds
    MACC - Rainbow Haven
    £310 26/01/2022
    Migrant Destitution Fund GM, awards to pre-vetted applicant organisations of up to £80 on behalf of individual destitute migrants and other people with no recourse to public funds
    MACC - Women Asylum Seekers Together
    £1,760 26/01/2022
    Migrant Destitution Fund GM, awards to pre-vetted applicant organisations of up to £80 on behalf of individual destitute migrants and other people with no recourse to public funds
    Tudor Trust - Grant to Manchester Refugee Support Network
    £15,000 03/11/2021
    over one year as additional funding towards core staff costs at a user-led charity working with refugees and asylum seekers in Moss Side, Manchester
    Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity - Grant to Manchester Refugee Support Network
    £19,034 13/07/2021
    12
    Continued support for a caseworker (COVID-19 response)
    MACC - Manchester Refugee Support Network
    £360 09/07/2021
    Migrant Destitution Fund GM, awards to pre-vetted applicant organisations of up to £80 on behalf of individual destitute migrants and other people with no recourse to public funds
    National Lottery Community Fund - Destitute project
    £10,000 18/06/2021
    The funding will be used to continue to deliver their ‘Destitute project’ and provide access to culturally appropriate food parcels and sanitary products for asylum seeker and refugee families ....more
    MACC - Manchester Refugee Support Network
    £360 11/06/2021
    Migrant Destitution Fund GM, awards to pre-vetted applicant organisations of up to £80 on behalf of individual destitute migrants and other people with no recourse to public funds
    MACC - Manchester Refugee Support Network
    £440 14/05/2021
    Migrant Destitution Fund GM, awards to pre-vetted applicant organisations of up to £80 on behalf of individual destitute migrants and other people with no recourse to public funds
    MACC - Manchester Refugee Support Network
    £80 30/04/2021
    Migrant Destitution Fund GM, awards to pre-vetted applicant organisations of up to £80 on behalf of individual destitute migrants and other people with no recourse to public funds
    MACC - Manchester Refugee Support Network
    £490 02/04/2021
    Migrant Destitution Fund GM, awards to pre-vetted applicant organisations of up to £80 on behalf of individual destitute migrants and other people with no recourse to public funds
    MACC - Manchester Refugee Support Network
    £440 05/03/2021
    Migrant Destitution Fund GM, awards to pre-vetted applicant organisations of up to £80 on behalf of individual destitute migrants and other people with no recourse to public funds
    MACC - Manchester Refugee Support Network
    £210 19/02/2021
    Migrant Destitution Fund GM, awards to pre-vetted applicant organisations of up to £80 on behalf of individual destitute migrants and other people with no recourse to public funds
    Tudor Trust - Grant to Manchester Refugee Support Network
    £2,000 04/02/2021
    as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
    MACC - Manchester Refugee Support Network
    £360 22/01/2021
    Migrant Destitution Fund GM, awards to pre-vetted applicant organisations of up to £80 on behalf of individual destitute migrants and other people with no recourse to public funds
    MACC - Manchester Refugee Support Network
    £130 08/01/2021
    Migrant Destitution Fund GM, awards to pre-vetted applicant organisations of up to £80 on behalf of individual destitute migrants and other people with no recourse to public funds
    Tudor Trust - Grant to Manchester Refugee Support Network
    £93,200 05/12/2020
    36
    over three years towards core salaries at a user-led charity supporting asylum seekers and refugees in Greater Manchester
    One Manchester - MRSN Covid Recoevery Project
    £4,815 01/11/2020
    To support the group in meeting increased demand for food parcel provision and delivery, with a focus on culturally appropriate and sustainable provision, through the 'Destitution Project'
    UK Community Foundations - BAME Infrastructure Fund
    £19,160 15/10/2020
    Restricted funding for COVID-19 Relief (led by people of Black, Asian and/or Minority Ethnic Heritage)
    Access to Justice Foundation - Joint Initiative Flexible COVID-19 Grant
    £20,000 13/10/2020
    A flexible grant as part of wave 1 of the Community Justice Fund. A pooled fund to support the specialist legal welfare advice sector in its response to COVID19
    Barrow Cadbury Trust - COVID-19 - Manchester Refugee Support Network
    £15,000 07/10/2020
    5
    Creating a safe and secure storage area for donated items to distribute in lockdown and beyond.
    Joseph Levy Foundation - Covid-19: core funding contribution
    £5,000 02/10/2020
    12
    Covid-19: core funding contribution to assist the organisation to provide support to refugees, asylum seekers and other vulnerable migrant groups in Greater Manchester during 2020/21
    Forever Manchester - Refugee Welfare Advice Project
    £18,830 21/09/2020
    Refugee support service expansion
    DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
    £18,830 21/09/2020
    NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
    Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity - Grant to Manchester Refugee Support Network
    £19,068 30/07/2020
    12
    Supporting a Buddy Scheme, a Destitution Project and increased Casework capacity (COVID-19 response)
    Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Manchester Refugee Support Network
    £9,981 24/07/2020
    Grant to Manchester Refugee Support Network meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
    DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
    £27,830 17/07/2020
    "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
    Joseph Levy Foundation - Covid-19: IT equipment, emergency food and essentials
    £5,000 03/07/2020
    Covid-19: IT equipment and emergency food and essentials for destitute asylum seekers and refugees
    Joseph Levy Foundation - Covid-19: IT equipment, emergency food and essentials
    £5,000 03/07/2020
    3
    Covid-19: IT equipment and emergency food and essentials for destitute asylum seekers and refugees
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Manchester Refugee Support Network
    £4,000 17/06/2020
    6
    COVID19 - This grant will fund online resources to children and young people who are refugees or asylum seekers affected by isolation and anxiety due to Covid-19. It will reduce their isolation.
    The Fore - RAFT COVID-19 response grant to Manchester Refugee Support Network
    £4,999 08/06/2020
    Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Manchester Refugee Support Network, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
    DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
    £3,992 19/05/2020
    NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
    Forever Manchester - Refugee Hope Project
    £5,000 06/05/2020
    Food and essential hygiene items for refugees and asylum seekers
    Crisis UK - Grant to MRSN (Manchester Refugee Support Network)
    £5,000 09/04/2020
    Food & PPE equipment
    Sport England - Refugee Football project
    £6,490 26/02/2020
    11
    Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Refugee Football project. This project is a Association Football project, with a focus on beneficiaries from ....more
    The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Manchester Refugee Support Network
    £8,000 29/03/2019
    construction of a kitchen, storage shed and installation of CCTV for a charity which works with disadvantaged minority communities in Manchester
    National Lottery Community Fund - Refugee Women's Health and Wellbeing
    £10,000 17/01/2019
    12
    The funding will be used to run a women's health group for asylum seekers and refugees, including exercise and healthy eating sessions to improve mental and physical health and wellbeing. The money ....more
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Manchester Refugee Support Network
    £5,138 19/11/2018
    MRSN will provide young refugees the support they need to find work through employment support, work placements and mentoring.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Shared Routes
    £313,920 09/07/2018
    48
    This project will work with asylum seekers, refugees and migrants to encourage and support them to actively participate in their wider community. It will do this by running regular workshops to build ....more
    Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Manchester Refugee Support Network
    £74,708 27/03/2018
    36
    The funding is for project costs to support asylum seekers and refugees across Greater Manchester secure accommodation, address finances and legal status and move into work
    Lloyds Bank Foundation - Invest grant to Manchester Refugee Support Network
    £24,903 27/03/2018
    12
    Continutation grant over one year to Manchester Refugee Support Network under the Invest funding programme
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Manchester Refugee Support Network
    £29,352 13/03/2018
    36
    This project will fund wellbeing and fitness related activities for Refugee and Asylum seeking young people in Manchester. These sessions will improve their health and fitness, as well as reducing ....more
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Manchester Refugee Support Network
    £3,220 29/11/2017
    The project will enable us to continue our work with refugees and provide an additional advice session to refugees and their families.
    National Lottery Community Fund - MRSN Capability matters
    £9,860 12/07/2017
    12
    The project will carry out an organisational review and consultation to help them become sustainable for the future. This will enable the group to develop the right skills and knowledge to continue ....more
    National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Manchester Refugee Support Network
    £48,800 30/06/2015
    Manchester Refugee Support Network celebrating 20 years - development of an archive
    MACC - Refugee Older people’s project
    £9,800 05/12/2014
    To reduce social isolation of refugee older people in Manchester through social, practical, and emotional support.
    AB Charitable Trust - Support of refugees for integration and settlement
    £10,000 29/10/2013
    £10,000 towards core costs
    Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Manchester Refugee Support Network
    £15,000 29/06/2012
    the salary of a Money Advice Development Worker, overheads and project costs
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales, number: 1109990
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    16 returns made; all on time
    Main office


    Objectives

    1. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM AND THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS PARTICULARLY BY THE PROVISION OF LEGAL AND OTHER ADVICE2. TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF ASYLUM SEEKERS, REFUGEES AND THEIR DEPENDENT3. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS IN NEED THEREOF SO AS TO ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE AND ASSIST THEM TO ADAPT WITHIN A NEW COMMUNITY. 4. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ABOUT THE ISSUES RELATING TO REFUGEES AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM5. 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 GREATER MANCHESTER.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase

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