BEFRIENDING REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS

Registered charity 1151557 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRASS

BRASS supports asylum seekers and refugees in Bolton with a range of support including an advice service covering immigration/settlement issues, rights & responsibilities/citizenship, accessing services and employment. We also provide activities designed to improve language, confidence and employability skills as well as providing advocacy, befriending and volunteering opportunities.

Objects

1. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM AND THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS PARTICULARLY BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, SUPPORT AND TRAINING.2. THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds carried forward at year end totalled £104,549, with free reserves standing at £100,860. This figure satisfies the charity's stated policy target of carrying sufficient free reserves to cover a minimum of 6 months of operating costs. The charity reported a net reduction in funds of £16,150 for the year but maintains adequate resources to continue in operational existence.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• PATRICIA HOLMESchair
• Ananiya Misail
• Christine Alison Root
• Malcolm NGOUALA
• Paul Christopher Hand-Griffiths

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

Operates in: Bolton

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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