THE BOAZ TRUST

Registered charity 1110344 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Boaz Trust serves destitute asylum seekers and refugees in Greater Manchester by providing accommodation and holistic support.

Objects

for the public benefit:(1) to relieve hardship amongst those facing destitution as a result of their immigration status, in Greater Manchester and other parts of the UK as the charity trustees from time to time decide , including people granted refugee status, those who have previously claimed asylum and others who have sought safety in the UK, in particular but not exclusively, by the provision of temporary accommodation, advice, information, support and advocacy; and (2) such other charitable purposes for the benefit of those facing destitution as a result of their immigration status, including people granted refugee status, those who have previously claimed asylum and others who have sought safety in the UK, in such ways as the charity trustees shall determine

Area of benefit: GREATER MANCHESTER

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £48,220, representing a favourable movement compared to the prior year. General unrestricted reserves stood at £132,500, which met the trustees' policy target of the higher of the Risk Contingency amount or three months' running costs. The trustees report that careful management has stabilized the financial position and provided a solid foundation for continued service delivery.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Boaz Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~6.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (64% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev PHILIP RAWLINGSchair · trustee of 2 other charities
• David Smith · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Jean-Claude Kayumba · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr MIKE ARUNDALE · trustee of 1 other charity
• Hassan Hassanpour · trustee of 1 other charity
• Leah Amick · trustee of 1 other charity
• Penelope Applegate · trustee of 1 other charity

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with REFUGEES AT HOME.

• REFUGEES AT HOME income £924k
• THE BOOTH CENTRE income £1.5m
• ASYLUM WELCOME income £1.6m
• FAITH&VICTORY CHURCH income £397k
• MANCHESTER CHARITABLE TRUST LTD income £154k
• REVIVE CIO income £358k

Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.