DARLINGTON ASSISTANCE FOR REFUGEES

Registered charity 1170986 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DAR

Welcome Refugees and Asylum seekers to the local area. Offer practical assistance, befriending and Language support. Offer drop ins for Refugees and Asylum seekers. Offer help and advice into employment. Encourage and support involvement in the local community. Have social events and fundraising activities. Collect and distribute donations from the public. Send donations to areas of need world

Objects

1. THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE REFUGEES LIVING IN DARLINGTON WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION, BY PROVIDING:A) EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE;B) VOLUNTEER BEFRIENDERS/MENTORS WHO WILL ASSIST THEM WITH THEIR INTEGRATION INTO THE COMMUNITY OF DARLINGTON BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, ADVICE AND SUPPORT.2. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY FOR REFUGEES DISPLACED FROM, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SYRIA AND OTHER WAR ZONES WHO ARE OR HAVE BEEN RESIDENT IN ANY REFUGEE CAMPS IN EUROPE BY THE PROVISION OF ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT, FURNITURE AND OTHER ITEMS AS MAY BE NECESSARY.

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 · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity secured over £170,000 in funding and maintains a reserves policy target of £15,000. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention regarding compliance with accounting records or the 2011 Act. The trustees are satisfied that processes are in place to ensure the continued viability of the charity.

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
• 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
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Darlington Assistance for Refugees (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew Newens
• Daniel James Gannaway
• Deborah Smith
• Diane Theresa Toner
• Simon Christopher Thorley
• Syed Ali Akbar Rizvi
• Tresor Nyembwe BUKASA

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

Operates in: Darlington

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 GLOUCESTERSHIRE ACTION FOR REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS.

• GLOUCESTERSHIRE ACTION FOR REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS income £1.4m
• SANCTUARY IN CHICHESTER CIO income £277k
• REFUGEES AT HOME income £924k
• Refugee Support Group income £973k
• REFUGEE ROOTS income £326k
• REFUGEE RESOURCE income £631k

Side by side with its peers

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