GATWICK DETAINEES WELFARE GROUP

Registered charity 1124328 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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.

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Latest income

£468k

Latest spending

£429k

Registered

2008

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves of £186,591 are within the desired range of three to nine months' turnover as per its reserves policy. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £1,274 for the year, with total income of £461,000 and total expenditure of £459,726.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (65% of income)

“Grants 69,928 299,408 369,336” — page 12

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Fundraising cost ratio: 0.4% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“Raising funds 7 996 173 1,769” — page 8

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three to nine months' turnover (held: £187k)

“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the charity, at a level which equates to three to nine months' turnover.” — page 6

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Gatwick Detainee Welfare Group (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Laura Moffattchair
ADRIAN RADFORD · trustee of 3 other charities
FELICITY DICK MBE
Henry Crossley
Lorraine Dsouza Fernandes
MARWA ALI
Pious Prosper Keku
Seth Kaitey
Stephen Collis
THOMAS HACKETT

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

Operates in: Surrey · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£468k	£429k
31/12/2024	£461k	£460k
31/12/2023	£443k	£428k
31/12/2022	£392k	£382k
31/12/2021	£260k	£280k

Common questions

Is GATWICK DETAINEES WELFARE GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves of £186,591 are within the desired range of three to nine months' turnover as per its reserves policy. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £1,274 for the year, with total income of £461,000 and total expenditure of £459,726. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds GATWICK DETAINEES WELFARE GROUP?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GATWICK DETAINEES WELFARE GROUP as a grant recipient include THE BROMLEY TRUST, THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST, THE RODDICK FOUNDATION, MARTIN CHARITABLE TRUST, THE THREE OAKS TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BROMLEY TRUST	FY2025	£30k
THE BROMLEY TRUST	FY2024	£25k	Human Rights
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£22k
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£22k
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£20k	Migrants and Refugees
THE RODDICK FOUNDATION	FY2025	£15k
THE RODDICK FOUNDATION	FY2026	£15k
MARTIN CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2026	£15k
THE THREE OAKS TRUST	FY2025	£12k
MIGRANT AND ASYLUM SEEKER SOLIDARITY AND ACTION	FY2023	£10k	Open Funding Call Autumn 2022
SWIRE 2765	FY2022	£10k
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION	FY2025	£5k	UK Round July 2024
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£3k	National
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT JOHN THE APOSTLE & EVANGELIST, WATFORD	FY2023	£1k
SWIRE 2765	FY2023	£1k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
A B Charitable Trust	17/03/2025	£22k	A grant to Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group
A B Charitable Trust	05/09/2024	£2k	A grant to Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group
A B Charitable Trust	18/04/2024	£22k	A grant to Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group
A B Charitable Trust	20/04/2023	£22k	A grant to Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group
A B Charitable Trust	06/12/2021	£20k	A grant to Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/04/2021	£9k	Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group: Destitution Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund	15/12/2020	£257k	Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group
A B Charitable Trust	04/12/2020	£20k	A grant to Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group
A B Charitable Trust	09/01/2020	£20k	A grant to Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group
The National Lottery Community Fund	24/01/2019	£10k	Refugee Tales
A B Charitable Trust	15/10/2018	£10k	A grant to Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group
A B Charitable Trust	04/07/2017	£5k	A grant to Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group
The National Lottery Community Fund	27/01/2016	£364k	Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group
A B Charitable Trust	26/01/2016	£10k	Emotional and practical support to detainees
A B Charitable Trust	27/01/2015	£8k	Emotional and practical support to detainees
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/11/2014	£9k	The Refugee Tales
A B Charitable Trust	21/01/2014	£8k	Emotional and practical support to detainees
The National Lottery Community Fund	25/04/2012	£2k	'The Longest Day' community project for Refugee Week
The National Lottery Community Fund	12/10/2011	£391k	Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group
The National Lottery Community Fund	29/08/2008	£6k	Be Accessible
The National Lottery Community Fund	21/10/2005	£2k	Office equipment