Overall GiG Score: 23 ?
Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 13
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +10

ASSIST SHEFFIELD 

The relief of Asylum Seekers who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress.The advancement of the education of the public, and other statutory or voluntary organisations in order to assist the inclusion of Asylum Seekers into the wider community.
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Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 10 years

http://www.assistsheffield.org.uk/

admin@assistsheffield.org.uk

03002010072

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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£582£510£72£4£633£63214.913140
31/03/22£401£447£-46n/an/an/an/an/a154
31/03/21£614£398£216£2£607£42112.710230
31/03/20£356£419£-63n/an/an/an/an/a329
31/03/19£514£390£124£4£454£38611.99322
31/03/18£417£344£73£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£280£307£-27£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£251£265£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£218£204£14£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 14.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 9.7
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 13 employees
  • 140 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Sheffield 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
National Lottery Community Fund£443,795
Henry Smith Charity£239,800
Crisis UK£45,350
AB Charitable Trust£45,000
DCMS£42,500
Lloyds Bank Foundation£33,000
Sam and Bella Sebba Charitable Foundation£25,000
Barrow Cadbury Trust£20,400
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - ASSIST Three Step Support
£433,945 17/02/2023
This funding will be used to expand and improve current services and deliver a range of client-informed services for destitute asylum seekers including regular financial support advocacy casework ....more
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to ASSIST Sheffield
£15,000 18/03/2022
An unrestricted grant of £15,000 (This grant is renewable - year 3 of 3 years). ASSIST Sheffield support destitute people seeking asylum in Sheffield by providing accommodation, advice and other ....more
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to ASSIST Sheffield
£15,000 26/03/2021
An unrestricted grant of £15,000 (This grant is renewable - year 2 of up to 3 years). ASSIST Sheffield support destitute people seeking asylum in Sheffield by providing accommodation, advice and ....more
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - ASSIST Sheffield - 09/02/21
£1,000 16/02/2021
Housing for destitute asylum seekers.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to ASSIST Sheffield
£65,000 23/10/2020
12
towards one year's running costs of an organisation providing accommodation services for destitute asylum seekers who have also been impacted by COVID-19 in Sheffield.
DCMS - DCMS VSCE CMC Covid Funding
£32,500 23/10/2020
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
Barrow Cadbury Trust - COVID-19 - ASSIST Sheffield
£20,400 21/09/2020
6
To support long term accommodation for asylum-seekers in Sheffield
Crisis UK - Grant to ASSIST Sheffield
£45,350 16/09/2020
We are funding ASSIST Sheffield’s Filling the Void project. Through this, the charity is exploring the feasibility of using Housing Association voids for people with No Recourse to Public Funds ....more
Sam and Bella Sebba Charitable Foundation - Grant to ASSIST Sheffield
£25,000 05/08/2020
Towards homeless refugees and asylum seekers
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000 08/07/2020
"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
CAF - Grant to ASSIST Sheffield
£7,000 18/06/2020
3
Grant to ASSIST Sheffield to support the organisation through COVID19
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Assist Sheffield
£33,000 21/05/2020
12
One year core funding to support Assist Sheffield to sustain their work to support work addressing Asylum Seekers and Refugees Complex Social Issue (CSI) during COVID19
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to ASSIST Sheffield
£15,000 23/04/2020
An unrestricted grant of £15,000 (This grant is renewable - year 1 of up to 3 years, subject to annual trustee approval). ASSIST Sheffield helps destitute asylum seekers in Sheffield by providing ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to ASSIST Sheffield
£174,800 19/03/2020
36
towards three years' running costs of a project providing accommodation services for destitute asylum seekers in Sheffield
National Lottery Community Fund - ASSIST Sheffield Night shelter
£9,850 24/01/2020
12
The funding will be used to continue to offer accommodation in a night shelter for asylum seekers who are at risk of homelessness. The project aims to provide a safe environment for asylum seekers to ....more
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to ASSIST Sheffield
£15,000 24/01/2019
£15,000 towards core costs. Assist Sheffield support around 90 asylum seekers each week, through accommodation, emergency grants and food vouchers, clothing banks and medical help.
Tudor Trust - Grant to ASSIST Sheffield
£50,000 01/08/2018
24
over two years as continuation funding towards core salary and accommodation costs to support work with destitute asylum seekers in Sheffield
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to ASSIST Sheffield
£15,000 27/04/2017
£15,000 towards core costs. Assist Sheffield support around 90 asylum seekers each week, through accommodation, emergency grants and food vouchers, clothing banks and medical help.
National Lottery Community Fund - ASSIST Client Support Project
£427,667 24/03/2017
60
The project will improve the resilience and wellbeing of asylum seekers and with the support of volunteers, they will better understand the asylum process. They will also offer wider engagement in ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Assist Sheffield
£55,500 11/11/2015
36
the salary costs of the Administration and Support Officer (ASO)
AB Charitable Trust - Helping destitute and homeless asylum seekers
£15,000 20/10/2015
£15,000 towards salary costs of Administration and Support Officer, and Operations and Development Worker
Tudor Trust - Grant to ASSIST Sheffield
£5,600 23/06/2015
as a development grant for external consultancy to evaluate decision-making and review organisational structure at a charity supporting refugees and destitute asylum seekers
Tudor Trust - Grant to ASSIST Sheffield
£75,000 28/10/2014
36
over three years towards the core costs of an accommodation service provided by a charity working with destitute asylum seekers and newly transitioned refugees
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to ASSIST Sheffield
£77,600 11/09/2014
36
towards three years' salary of a Volunteer Development Worker at a project working with destitute asylum seekers who are homeless in Sheffield
AB Charitable Trust - supporting destitute and homeless asylum seekers
£10,000 29/04/2014
£10,000 towards salary costs of Operations Development Worker and office costs
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/12/2013, number: 1154862
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
9 returns made; AR17: 1 days late, AR16: 1 days late,
Main office

VICTORIA HALL METHODIST CHURCH
NORFOLK STREET
SHEFFIELD
S1 2JB

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(A)THE RELIEF AND SUPPORT OF INHABITANTS OF THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD AND ITS ENVIRONS (“THE AREA OF BENEFIT”) WHO ARE REFUGEES OR WHO ARE OR HAVE BEEN ASYLUM SEEKERS (INCLUDING THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE AT THE END OF THE ASYLUM PROCESS OR HAVE HAD THEIR APPLICATIONS FOR ASYLUM REFUSED) AND ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP, DISTRESS OR SOCIAL ISOLATION; AND(B)THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, OTHER STATUTORY AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS IN ORDER TO ASSIST THE INCLUSION OF SUCH INHABITANTS INTO THE WIDER COMMUNITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

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