INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY ORGANISATION OF SUNDERLAND

Registered charity 1186618 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ICOS

We work with migrant people in the North East of England, especially Sunderland. We focus on those with limited access to information and support network, including migrants and refugee and the Eastern European community. We came to being in 2009 and have now converted to a CIO. More information including projects- icos.org.uk

Causes: Disability · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £47,288 for the period ended 31st March 2025, a significant reversal from the previous year's surplus of £82,650. Total funds decreased from £304,245 to £263,011, with unrestricted funds falling to £19,086. The trustees' report highlights growing financial strain due to the loss of EU funding, restrictive UK Shared Prosperity Fund criteria, and inflation, noting that staffing is the largest expense and many funders are unwilling to cover it.

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.

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rafal Kazimierz Marzecchair
• Agnieszka Serafin
• Anna Heyman
• Iga Justyna Borsut
• Joy Adekola
• NYASHADZASHE T AFAUNE

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

Operates in: Durham · Gateshead · Hartlepool · Middlesbrough · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland · Redcar And Cleveland · South Tyneside · Sunderland

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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