CITY OF SANCTUARY UK

Registered charity 1184613 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity holds the vision that our nations will be welcoming places of safety for all and proud to offer sanctuary to people fleeing violence and persecution. The charity supports a network of groups, which includes places and regions across the UK. It also supports Streams of Sanctuary which encourage communities of practices or interests to come together to embed the concept of welcome.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£495k
Latest spending
£533k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £47,742 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total fund balances from £336,218 to £288,476. Per the trustees' report, the organization is operating at capacity with significant growth in its networks, though this has created operational pressures. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — City of Sanctuary UK (matched by registered charity number).

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

Register events

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£495k£533k
31/12/2024£454k£501k
31/12/2023£477k£426k
31/12/2022£409k£338k
31/12/2021£350k£412k

Common questions

Is CITY OF SANCTUARY UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £47,742 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total fund balances from £336,218 to £288,476. Per the trustees' report, the organization is operating at capacity with significant growth in its networks, though this has created operational pressures. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CITY OF SANCTUARY UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CITY OF SANCTUARY UK as a grant recipient include THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST, THE RAYNE FOUNDATION, NETWORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUST, MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£30k
THE RAYNE FOUNDATIONFY2023£20kTowards expanding and developing the Sanctuary Ambassador Network which aims to empower people seeking sanctuary to become leaders.
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£20k
NETWORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£20kPool/Fast Track
THE RAYNE FOUNDATIONFY2024£10kSanctuary Ambassador Network (continuation)
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3kNational

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
A B Charitable Trust13/01/2026£30kA grant to City of Sanctuary UK
A B Charitable Trust23/01/2025£30kA grant to City of Sanctuary UK
A B Charitable Trust19/08/2024£4kA grant to City of Sanctuary UK
A B Charitable Trust25/01/2024£30kA grant to City of Sanctuary UK
Postcode Lottery29/09/2023£25kProject Funding
City Bridge Foundation12/04/2023£168kGrant to City Of Sanctuary UK
Unbound Philanthropy02/02/2022£100kGrant to City of Sanctuary UK
City Bridge Foundation05/01/2021£88kGrant to City Of Sanctuary UK
Unbound Philanthropy10/02/2020£100kGrant to City of Sanctuary UK
A B Charitable Trust10/10/2019£15kA grant to City of Sanctuary UK

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SANCTUARY IN CHICHESTER CIO.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CITY OF SANCTUARY UK£495k—0unclear—no doubt
SANCTUARY IN CHICHESTER CIO FY2025£277k—0unclear—no doubt
BRISTOL CITY OF SANCTUARY FY2025£102k—0unclear—no doubt
SANCTUARY FOUNDATION FY2025£100k—0unclear—no doubt
GRAVESHAM SANCTUARY CIO FY2026£245k—0above—no doubt
YOUR SANCTUARY FY2025£1.8m——above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.