CAMBRIDGE REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT CAMPAIGN
Cambridge Refugee Resettlement Campaign provides a wide range of practical support to beneficiaries, and liaises with local stakeholders. CRRC works closely with the County Councils, City Councils, local charities, and other organisations that support and campaign around refugees, and enables the people of Cambridgeshire to volunteer to support refugees.
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CAMBRIDGE REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT CAMPAIGN (CRRC) IS SET UP FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES:A) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF PERSONS WHO HAVE BECOME DISPLACED PERSONSOR REFUGEES FROM THE COUNTRIES OF THEIR ORIGIN OR DOMICILE BY REASON OF HOSTILITIES, PERSECUTION,OPPRESSION, DISCRIMINATION, NATURAL DISASTERS OR OTHER LIKE CAUSES, INCLUDING THROUGH THE RELIEF OFPOVERTY, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING, AND THE PROMOTION OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP.(B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ABOUT ISSUES RELATING TO PERSONS WHO HAVEBECOME DISPLACED PERSONS OR REFUGEES FROM THE COUNTRIES OF THEIR ORIGIN OR DOMICILE BY REASON OFHOSTILITIES, PERSECUTION, OPPRESSION, DISCRIMINATION, NATURAL DISASTERS OR OTHER LIKE CAUSES.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted receipts of £77,159 were insufficient to cover outgoings of £80,713, resulting in a net decrease in unrestricted funds. The charity held unrestricted cash reserves of £55,809 at year-end, which the trustees note is below their stated policy target of six months' expenditure. The financial statements are prepared on a receipts and payments basis and do not present a true and fair view.
What the accounts disclose
“Receipts of £77,159 in unrestricted funds during the year covered most of the outgoings of £80,713 with the majority of funding coming from grants.” — page 29
“At the year end, the charity held unrestricted cash of £55,809.”
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Investment
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Funders the charity credits
- Cambridgeshire Community Foundation’s Warwick and Dominey Fund
- The Hilden Charitable Fund
- The Spectris Foundation
- Cash4Kids: Bauer Media
- Barrow Cadbury Trust
- Reach Community Solar Farm
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (05/08/2021)
Trustees
- Adrian Matthews
- Aisha Shuamazzi
- Andrii Smytsniuk
- Aryan Frahmand
- Catharine Lucy Walston
- Claire Jane Coates
- Dr Adriana Sandu
- Dr Khalil Abu-Dahab
- SUSAN MARGARET SPENCER
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2025 | £108k | £105k |
| 30/06/2024 | £78k | £77k |
| 30/06/2023 | £110k | £95k |
| 30/06/2022 | £61k | £58k |
| 30/06/2021 | £47k | £29k |
Common questions
Is CAMBRIDGE REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT CAMPAIGN financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted receipts of £77,159 were insufficient to cover outgoings of £80,713, resulting in a net decrease in unrestricted funds. The charity held unrestricted cash reserves of £55,809 at year-end, which the trustees note is below their stated policy target of six months' expenditure. The financial statements are prepared on a receipts and payments basis and do not present a true and fair view. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds CAMBRIDGE REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT CAMPAIGN?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CAMBRIDGE REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT CAMPAIGN as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BENEDICTS, CAMBRIDGE.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BENEDICTS, CAMBRIDGE | FY2025 | £9k | Charitable cause (30% tithe split) |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 10/04/2025 | £20k | Resettlement help for refugees and forced migrants |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 28/09/2023 | £10k | IT equipment for refugee families |
| Barrow Cadbury Trust | 30/09/2020 | £5k | COVID-19 - Cambridge Refugee Resettlement Campaign |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST | 5 | £125k |
| THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST | 2 | £80k |
| SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIO | 2 | £60k |
| THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED | 2 | £10k |
| THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST | 2 | £7k |
| THE REED FOUNDATION | 1 | — |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PETER, FORMBY | 1 | — |
| THE LINBURY TRUST | 1 | £430k |
Charities like this
- RESET COMMUNITIES AND REFUGEES LTD
- CHARIS (CHRISTIAN HELP & ACTION FOR REFUGEES IN SOMERSET)
- CAMBRIDGE CYRENIANS LIMITED
- Refugee Support Group
- NOTTINGHAM AND NOTTINGHAMSHIRE REFUGEE FORUM
- REFUGEE RESOURCE
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAMBRIDGE REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT CAMPAIGN | £108k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| RESET COMMUNITIES AND REFUGEES LTD | £504k | — | 0 | within | — | noted |
| CHARIS (CHRISTIAN HELP & ACTION FOR REFUGEES IN SOMERSET) | £711k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| CAMBRIDGE CYRENIANS LIMITED | £1.7m | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| Refugee Support Group | £973k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NOTTINGHAM AND NOTTINGHAMSHIRE REFUGEE FORUM | £1.5m | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |