WAKEFIELD DISTRICT CITY OF SANCTUARY

Registered charity 1187477 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We offer a wide variety of weekly events aimed at asylum seekers and refugees (ASRs) in our area. Through these events, mostly in the form of "drop-ins" we are able to provide a welcome, and a point of contact for help, advice and support with volunteers from many local voluntary, community and faith organisations. We also work to make our City more welcoming.

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Latest income
£65k
Latest spending
£49k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with free/unrestricted reserves of £6,718, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining three months of general overheads. The charity reported a net receipt of £15,662 for the year, reversing a deficit from the previous period, and holds total fund balances of £61,755.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Wakefield Metropolitan District Council (WMDC) (36% of income)
“Wakefield Metropolitan District Council (WMDC) - 23,250” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £7k; policy: three months of general overheads)
“The charity's free reserves, at the year end were £6,718. The trustees have agreed to a formal reserves policy, to maintain unrestricted funds of 3 months of general overheads.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£65k£49k
31/03/2024£30k£57k
31/03/2023£71k£65k
31/03/2022£98k£86k
31/03/2021£148k£92k

Common questions

Is WAKEFIELD DISTRICT CITY OF SANCTUARY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with free/unrestricted reserves of £6,718, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining three months of general overheads. The charity reported a net receipt of £15,662 for the year, reversing a deficit from the previous period, and holds total fund balances of £61,755. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WAKEFIELD DISTRICT CITY OF SANCTUARY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WAKEFIELD DISTRICT CITY OF SANCTUARY as a grant recipient include Prosper Wakefield District Ltd.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Prosper Wakefield District LtdFY2024£11kSmall Grants Programme
Prosper Wakefield District LtdFY2023£4k
Prosper Wakefield District LtdFY2022£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery29/07/2025£10kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund17/07/2025£20kVolunteer Coordination
The National Lottery Community Fund24/09/2021£9kTop-up Shop
Barrow Cadbury Trust21/09/2020£5kCOVID-19 - Wakefield District City of Sanctuary