Fightback (Society for Vulnerable and Marginalised People)

Registered charity 1168874 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FIGHTBACK (SOCIETY FOR DISABLED REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS)

Fightback provides mediation, advocacy and representation to the disabled, refugees, asylum seeker, BME groups, the homeless and destitute. We provide a weekly coffee morning, befriending and drop in service, use of phones, computers, form filling, various health related classes, CV writing, updating U/C journals and food parcels.

Objects

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (‘THE OBJECTS’) ARE:(I) “TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY”. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).”(II) “TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG THESE USER GROUPS BY PROVIDING A RANGE OF FREE SERVICES INCLUDING”:A) PROVIDE FOOD PARCELS ON A WEEKLY BASIS TO FAILED ASYLUM SEEKERS, HOMELESS AND DESTITUTE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NO OTHER MEANS OF SUPPORT.B) PROVIDE MONTHLY ESSENTIAL TOILETTRIES FOR MAINTAINING HYGIENE (FUNDS PERMITTING).C) PROVIDE OCCASIONAL MONITARY SUPPORT FOR LOCAL TRAVEL COSTS

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £41,518 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £80,059 to £47,555. The balance sheet shows net current assets of £47,556, indicating the charity has sufficient current assets to meet its current liabilities of £3,985.

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 3 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Fightback Charity (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Diana Lambtonchair
• ALI MIRZAEI
• CLAUDIA CONTEH
• DANIEL PEARCE
• JANET NALWEYISO
• MAHMOOD SHARIF RAHIM
• MONIQUE GORVEL
• SABINA BAIN

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

Operates in: Sunderland

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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