Overall GiG Score: 22 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 16
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +16

GATWICK DETAINEES WELFARE GROUP 

The Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group provides emotional and practical support, through its volunteer visitors, to asylum seekers and immigration detainees held at Tinsley House and Brook House removal centres, near Gatwick Airport.
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 and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

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: 16 years
(20 years as a company)

www.gdwg.org.uk

info@gdwg.org.uk

01293657070

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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
31/12/22£392£382£10n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/12/21£260£280£-20n/an/an/an/an/a70
31/12/20£333£267£66n/an/an/an/an/a70
31/12/19£273£259£14n/an/an/an/an/a70
31/12/18£253£282£-29£0£0£0n/a080
31/12/17£217£230£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£230£178£53£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£200£192£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£160£183£-23£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£195£172£23£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£168£174£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£176£152£23£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£117£152£-35£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£137£104£34£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 40 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • West Sussex,

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£291,600
National Lottery Community Fund£266,103
Comic Relief£188,338
Paul Hamlyn Foundation£83,500
Lloyds Bank Foundation£61,310
AB Charitable Trust£60,000
Sussex Community Foundation£29,355
Garfield Weston Foundation£15,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Detention Visiting, Listening, Sharing: Step Change
£83,500 17/07/2023
Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group (GDWG) supports people during and after immigration detention through practical and emotional support by volunteer visitors and advocacy by the staff team. This grant ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group
£161,600 06/12/2022
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of a project providing emotional and practical support for people held in immigration detention at Gatwick Airport, West Sussex.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group
£50,000 29/07/2022
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 03/06/2022
Direct Services Project
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group
£5,000 11/03/2022
Funding was provided to contribute towards the costs of giving £10 monthly mobile phone top-ups to people detained at Gatwick airport.
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group
£20,000 06/12/2021
An unrestricted grant of £20,000 (This grant is renewable - year 3 of 3 years). The Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group provides practical and emotional support to detainees at Immigration Removal ....more
Comic Relief - Step Change
£188,338 25/05/2021
36
We are an advice, befriending and influencing organisation working for the past 25 years with people detained in Brook House and Tinsley House Immigration Removal Centres at Gatwick Airport. We ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group: Destitution Fund
£8,820 16/04/2021
The funding will be used as a contribution to purchase supermarket vouchers to support detainees to purchase essentials. A monthly allowance will be provided to those facing destitution and with no ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group
£4,634 17/03/2021
Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group provide; i)emotional and practical support to men when held in two Immigration Removal Centres at Gatwick Airport and after release, ii)work to promote fair treatment, ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group
£257,283 15/12/2020
48
Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group (GDWG) will use the funding to support services for people in detention and on release and to manage Refugee Tales Walk With Us and their newly established ....more
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group
£20,000 04/12/2020
An unrestricted grant of £20,000 (This grant is renewable - year 2 of up to 3 years). The Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group provides practical and emotional support to those detainees at Brook House ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group
£5,000 23/10/2020
11
Funding was provided towards core staff costs enabling support of people experiencing detention and on release when destitute.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group
£4,956 11/08/2020
Gatwick Detainees Welfare Groups provide; i) emotional and practical support to 700 men whilst held in two Immigration Removal Centres at Gatwick Airport and after release, ii) work to promote fair ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group
£9,060 23/07/2020
Grant to Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group
£3,340 21/04/2020
Funding is to assist 25 people with food vouchers and a contribution towards rent for three months.
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group
£20,000 09/01/2020
An unrestricted grant of £20,000 (This grant is renewable - year 1 of up to 3 years, subject to annual trustee approval). The Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group provides practical and emotional ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group
£130,000 11/09/2019
36
towards three years' running costs of a project providing emotional and practical support to people held in immigration detention at Gatwick Airport
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group
£6,425 05/07/2019
11
Funding was provided to help support a visiting scheme delivered by volunteers.
National Lottery Community Fund - Refugee Tales
£10,000 24/01/2019
12
The organisation will use the funding to continue to run their walking and storytelling project to help refugees and new arrivals overcome issues during detainment and improve mental health.
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group
£10,000 15/10/2018
£10,000 towards core costs. Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group aims to provide emotional and practical support for people being detained. This is delivered through a volunteer visiting programme to ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Refugee Tales
£10,000 20/12/2017
12
This project will support refugees who have been detained by engaging them in community walking activities to improve their wellbeing, support integration and raise awareness of issues faced by ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group
£75,000 16/11/2017
36
salaries and expenses for the programme of support, advocacy and visits to migrants who are held in detention at Gatwick - to improve their current circumstances and assist with the transition into ....more
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group
£5,000 04/07/2017
£5,000 towards core costs. Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group aims to provide emotional and practical support for people being detained. This is delivered through a volunteer visiting programme to ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group
£363,500 27/01/2016
48
This is the development of a project providing emotional and practical support to asylum seekers detained at Immigration Removal Centres at Gatwick Airport. It aims to help people improve their ....more
AB Charitable Trust - Emotional and practical support to detainees
£10,000 26/01/2016
£10,000 towards core costs
AB Charitable Trust - Emotional and practical support to detainees
£7,500 27/01/2015
£7,500 towards core costs
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group
£75,000 07/01/2015
36
salaries and expenses for the programme of support, advocacy and visits to migrants who are held in detention at Gatwick - to improve their current circumstances and assist with the transition into ....more
AB Charitable Trust - Emotional and practical support to detainees
£7,500 21/01/2014
£7,500 towards core costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group
£390,915 12/10/2011
48
The project is supporting volunteer work with detainees meeting initial needs such as providing phone cards, second hand clothes and contacting family on their behalf._x000B_
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 35-79
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/06/2008, number: 1124328
  • Registered at Companies House on 25/09/2003, number: 04911257
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
15 returns made; all on time
Main office

Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group
The Orchard
1-2 Gleneagles Court
Brighton Road
CRAWLEY
RH10 6AD

Objectives

TO GIVE CHARITABLE RELIEF TO IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES WHO ARE SUFFERING HARDSHIP, DISTRESS OR ARE IN NEED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WEST SUSSEX

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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