Overall GiG Score: 21 ?
Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 14
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +14

POSITIVE ACTION FOR REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS 

Positive Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers (PAFRAS) works with asylum seekers and refugees in Leeds and the surrounding areas providing support, food and essential items
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
Established: 17 years

www.pafras.org.uk

info@pafras.org.uk

01132622163

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
31/03/23£673£480£193£0£688£54213.51080
31/03/22£542£397£145£0£494£363111160
31/03/21£520£341£179£0£350£2368.31039
31/03/20£370£325£45n/an/an/an/an/a59
31/03/19£290£259£31n/an/an/an/an/a66
31/03/18*£217£218£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£252£208£44£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£167£155£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£156£171£-15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£155£160£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£171£193£-22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£174£187£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£221£224£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£183£154£28£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£138£109£29£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£98£91£6£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 79%
Reserves/Spending: 13.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 17 months
Quick Ratio: 30.5
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 10 employees
  • 80 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Leeds City,

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
Paul Hamlyn Foundation£360,600
Tudor Trust£100,000
AB Charitable Trust£60,000
Lloyds Bank Foundation£58,250
Garfield Weston Foundation£50,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Young Migrants Matter
£180,000 02/10/2023
Positive Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers (PAFRAS) work with people who have migrated to Leeds and the surrounding areas, providing advice, support and emergency provision. This grant will ....more
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Young Migrants Matter
£5,600 18/01/2023
Positive Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers (PAFRAS) works with asylum seekers, refugees and local communities in Leeds and the surrounding areas. This grant will support PAFRAS to deliver a ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Positive Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Positive Action For Refugees and Asylum Seekers
£15,000 17/06/2022
An unrestricted grant of £15,000 (This grant is renewable - year 3 of 3 years). Positive Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers (PAFRAS) works to address the enforced destitution and homelessness ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£25,000 10/06/2022
Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Positive Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers
£50,000 25/04/2022
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Positive Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers
Tudor Trust - Grant to Positive Action for Refugees & Asylum Seekers
£100,000 13/09/2021
36
over three years as unrestricted funding for an organisation supporting people seeking asylum and refuge in Leeds
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£25,000 25/06/2021
Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Positive Action For Refugees and Asylum Seekers
£15,000 14/06/2021
An unrestricted grant of £15,000 (This grant is renewable - year 2 of up to 3 years). Positive Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers works to address the enforced destitution and homelessness found ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Positive Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers
£6,000 24/07/2020
Grant to Positive Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Young Migrants Matter
£155,000 13/07/2020
Positive Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers (PAFRAS) works with asylum seekers, refugees and local communities in Leeds and the surrounding areas. This grant will support PAFRAS to deliver a ....more
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Positive Action For Refugees and Asylum Seekers
£15,000 02/07/2020
An unrestricted grant of £15,000 (This grant is renewable - year 1 of up to 3 years). Positive Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers (PAFRAS) works to address the enforced destitution and ....more
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - COVID19 Emergency Funding
£20,000 02/04/2020
3
Support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by COVID19.
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Positive Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers
£15,000 25/04/2019
A restricted grant of £15,000 towards the Director's salary. Positive Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers aims to reduce destitution and support well-being of refugees and asylum seekers in ....more
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Positive Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers
£15,000 24/04/2018
£15,000 towards core funding of the Directors salary. Positive Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers aims to reduce destitution and support well-being of refugees and asylum seekers in Leeds. It ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Positive Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers
£73,800 28/11/2017
36
funding the charity's core costs to enable them to continue to provide Refugee & Asylum Seekers in housing need with help & support to meet both their initial basic needs and longer term ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to PAFRAS
£93,000 13/03/2014
36
towards three years' salary of the Manager at a project offering advice, services and support to asylum seekers and refugees in Leeds
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Positive Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers
£53,310 26/11/2008
36
Towards Core costs Towards core costs of intensive support and emergency provision to destitute asylum seekers in Leeds.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 23-66
  • ELLA KEEVASH Appointed: 2019, Occupation: General Practitioner (Doctor)
  • FAHAD KHAN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Development Manager
  • MICHAEL WARD Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Freelance Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/09/2007, number: 1120950
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/03/2006, number: 05751987
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
16 returns made; AR18: 1 days late, AR16: 1 days late, AR13: 5 days late,
Main office

PAFRAS
Unit 24
Unity Business Centre
26 Roundhay Road
LEEDS
LS7 1AB

Objectives

1) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM OR WHO ARE REFUGEES, AND THEIR DEPENDANTS LIVING (TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY) IN LEEDS AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.2) TO PROMOTE, PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM AND THOSE WHO ARE REFUGEES AND THEIR DEPENDANTS.3) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM AND THOSE WHO ARE REFUGEES 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 OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ABOUT THE ISSUES RELATING TO REFUGEES AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM.5) 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:

LEEDS AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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