Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 2

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 1

NORTH SOMERSET BLACK AND MINORITY ETHNIC NETWORK

We support and promote the rights and interests of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic individuals groups and individuals by appropriate means, including advice, signposting, advocacy, referrals, training, and by acting as a focal point of contact for, and on behalf of, Minority Ethnic communities in North Somerset.

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Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 9 years

www.rens.org

office@rens.org.uk

03333355358

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£176	£202	£-26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	16
31/03/22		£116	£71	£45	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	11
31/03/21	*	£22	£14	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/03/20		£5	£8	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/19		£12	£10	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	17
31/03/18		£8	£8	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	*	£5	£9	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£14	£16	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides other finance
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

North Somerset,

Who it helps

People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
16 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000	02/10/2020	"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 "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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to North Somerset BME Network
£7,000	22/03/2018 12	Toward one year's rent and office running expenses for the group that provides advice, signposting and support services for Black and Minority Ethnic individuals in North Somerset.
Quartet Community Foundation - Empowerment and participation
£3,000	06/09/2017 4	Towards venue hire and staff costs for 40 information sessions and 20 English classes.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

IAN NOAH (Chair) Appointed: 2020

KAREN LEE ROBERTS Appointed: 2021

SAYD AHMED Appointed: 2018

YVONNE CLARK Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/07/2015, number: 1162483

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

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
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

8 returns made; AR21: 52 days late, AR17: 2 days late, AR16: 2 days late,

Main office

The Other Place
81-83
Meadow Street
Weston-super-Mare

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH PEOPLE IN NORTH SOMERSET WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR ETHNIC ORIGIN AND TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY AND TO PROMOTE RACIAL HARMONY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS: THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC INCLUSION AND GOOD RACE RELATIONS BY ELIMINATING DISCRIMINATION ON GROUNDS OF RACE AND ENCOURAGING EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY BETWEEN THE RACIAL GROUPS IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT; ASSISTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF VOLUNTARY SECTOR ORGANISATIONS REPRESENTING THOSE PERSONS REFERRED TO ABOVE; PROMOTING THE EFFICIENT APPLICATION OF RESOURCES FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES BY CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS WORKING FOR THE BENEFIT OF OR FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF THE MINORITY ETHNIC VOLUNTARY SECTOR IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

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