POSITIVE ACTION FOR REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 21 September 2007
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 05751987
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £688,123
Latest expenditure: £638,619
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: PAFRAS, Unit 24, Unity Business Centre, 26 Roundhay Road, LEEDS, LS7 1AB

Website recorded by the regulator: www.pafras.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Positive Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers (PAFRAS) works with asylum seekers and refugees in Leeds and the surrounding areas providing support, food and essential items

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 17 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 17 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £688,123
Total Gross Expenditure: £638,619

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 15 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 15 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £668,500
Total Gross Expenditure: £488,005

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 26 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 26 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £673,382
Total Gross Expenditure: £479,960

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 27 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 27 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £542,062
Total Gross Expenditure: £397,181

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 14 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 14 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £520,058
Total Gross Expenditure: £340,903

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 17 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £688,123
Total Gross Expenditure: £638,619
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £44,302
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 102

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 15 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £668,500
Total Gross Expenditure: £488,005
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £202,694
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 82

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 26 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £673,382
Total Gross Expenditure: £479,960
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £170,810
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 80

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 27 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £542,062
Total Gross Expenditure: £397,181
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £100
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 60

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 14 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £520,058
Total Gross Expenditure: £340,903
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £21,500
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 39

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 17 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 125074
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 547585
Income Investments: 8480
Income Other: 6984
Income Total Income And Endowments: 688123
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £638,619
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 638619
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 597
Expenditure Support Costs: 5483
Expenditure Depreciation: 504
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £400,682
Assets Total Fixed: 739
Assets Own Use: 739
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £928,979
Assets Total Liabilities: £11,823
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £917,895
Creditors One Year Total Current: 11823
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £921,664
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 811176
Funds Restricted: 106719
Funds Total: 917895
Count Employees: 10
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 15 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 667296
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 1204
Income Total Income And Endowments: 668500
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £488,005
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 488005
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 528
Expenditure Support Costs: 9236
Expenditure Depreciation: 1658
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £868,391
Assets Total Fixed: 604
Assets Own Use: 604
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £868,963
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,176
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £868,391
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1176
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £856,327
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 676514
Funds Restricted: 191877
Funds Total: 868391
Count Employees: 10
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 26 December 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 671496
Income Other Trading Activities: 1886
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 673382
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £479,960
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 479960
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 10211
Expenditure Support Costs: 10211
Expenditure Depreciation: 1859
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £541,756
Assets Total Fixed: 2063
Assets Own Use: 2063
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £708,840
Assets Total Liabilities: £23,007
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £687,896
Creditors One Year Total Current: 23007
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £702,676
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 541756
Funds Restricted: 146140
Funds Total: 687896
Count Employees: 10
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 27 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 541237
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 825
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 542062
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £397,181
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 397181
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 633
Expenditure Support Costs: 9650
Expenditure Depreciation: 1472
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £363,348
Assets Total Fixed: 3402
Assets Own Use: 3402
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £497,966
Assets Total Liabilities: £6,894
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £494,474
Creditors One Year Total Current: 6894
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £462,942
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 363348
Funds Restricted: 131126
Funds Total: 494474
Count Employees: 11
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 14 December 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 143415
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 364616
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 12027
Income Total Income And Endowments: 520058
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £340,903
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 340903
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 308
Expenditure Support Costs: 6558
Expenditure Depreciation: 226
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £34,905
Assets Total Fixed: 3848
Assets Own Use: 3848
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £355,470
Assets Total Liabilities: £9,725
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £349,593
Creditors One Year Total Current: 9725
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £339,299
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 236497
Funds Restricted: 113096
Funds Total: 349593
Count Employees: 10
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Leeds City
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Yorkshire
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: POSITIVE ACTION FOR REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2007-09-21T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 22 MARCH 2006.
Charitable Objects: 1) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM OR WHO ARE REFUGEES, AND THEIR DEPENDANTS LIVING (TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY) IN LEEDS AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.2) TO PROMOTE, PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM AND THOSE WHO ARE REFUGEES AND THEIR DEPENDANTS.3) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM AND THOSE WHO ARE REFUGEES AND THEIR DEPENDANTS IN NEED THEREOF SO AS TO ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE AND ASSIST THEM TO ADAPT WITHIN A NEW COMMUNITY.4) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ABOUT THE ISSUES RELATING TO REFUGEES AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM.5) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.
Area Of Benefit: LEEDS AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures