EXPERIENCE GIVING
To offer training, education and up-skilling of refugees and internally displaced people and their dependents in need to help them become independent and self-dependent.
Objects
THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF PERSONS IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD WHO ARE THE VICTIMS OF WAR OR NATURAL OR OTHER KINDS OF DISASTER, TROUBLE, HARDSHIP OR CATASTROPHE BY:A) ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS, SERVICES AND FACILITIES BY PROVIDING GRANTS TO CHARITIES AND/OR ORGANISATIONS.B) WORKING TO IMPROVE THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF REFUGEES AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PEOPLE AND THEIR DEPENDENTS;C) OFFERING TRAINING, EDUCATION AND UP-SKILLING OF REFUGEES AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PEOPLE AND THEIR DEPENDENTS IN NEED TO HELP THEM BECOME INDEPENDENT AND SELF-DEPENDENT’
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted funds of £110,786 at the year end, derived from £93,259 in donations against £57,080 in expenditure. The trustees consider the financial position satisfactory and believe the charity is in a strong position to continue its activities. No reserves policy target is stated in the document.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 4
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 5
- Grant-making is its main activity
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 4 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2022 (received 23/06/2023, 143 days after the 31/01/2023 due date).
Trustees
- Aminale Islam
- Dr Muhammad Akunjee
- Dr Zuhaib Keekeebhai
- Mahmoud Asgheddi
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £93k | £57k |
| 31/03/2024 | £40k | £1k |
| 31/03/2023 | £46k | £18k |
| 31/03/2022 | £58k | £50k |
Common questions
Is EXPERIENCE GIVING financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted funds of £110,786 at the year end, derived from £93,259 in donations against £57,080 in expenditure. The trustees consider the financial position satisfactory and believe the charity is in a strong position to continue its activities. No reserves policy target is stated in the document. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE TOLKIEN TRUST | 2 | £312k |
| THE HAPPY BABY COMMUNITY | 1 | £338k |
| THE BLAGRAVE TRUST | 1 | £280k |
| DAVID & RUTH LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £255k |
| THE CRUCIBLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £210k |
| John Lewis Partnership Foundation | 1 | £181k |
| AKO FOUNDATION | 1 | £175k |
| SOUTHWELL AND NOTTINGHAM DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE | 1 | £122k |
Charities like this
- REFUGEES AT HOME
- REFUGEE EDUCATION ACROSS CONFLICTS TRUST
- BECOME CHARITY
- REFUGEE ROOTS
- AID INFINITY
- Migrant Help
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXPERIENCE GIVING | £93k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| REFUGEES AT HOME | £924k | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| REFUGEE EDUCATION ACROSS CONFLICTS TRUST | £31k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BECOME CHARITY | £2.0m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| REFUGEE ROOTS | £326k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| AID INFINITY | £72k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |