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CCEW Charity Commission profile

BRISTOL REFUGEE RIGHTS

Registered charity 1126646 · organisation 4033084

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
11 November 2008
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
05669208
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£987,565
Latest expenditure
£955,712
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Wellspring Settlement, 43 Ducie Road, BRISTOL, BS5 0AX

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

BRR runs a drop-in for refugees and asylum seekers offering advice, English classes, social networking and much else. BRR also runs public education and campaigning activities.

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
14 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
14 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£987,565
Total Gross Expenditure
£955,712
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
8 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
8 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£836,957
Total Gross Expenditure
£940,158
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
10 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
10 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£781,755
Total Gross Expenditure
£809,234
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
11 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
11 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£668,014
Total Gross Expenditure
£647,972
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
8 December 2021
Date Accounts Received
8 December 2021
Total Gross Income
£793,189
Total Gross Expenditure
£630,246

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
14 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£987,565
Total Gross Expenditure
£955,712
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Grants
£109,998
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
132
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
8 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£836,957
Total Gross Expenditure
£940,158
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
1
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Contracts
25500
Income From Government Grants
£112,430
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
108
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
10 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£781,755
Total Gross Expenditure
£809,234
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
1
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Contracts
25500
Income From Government Grants
£76,756
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
100
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
11 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£668,014
Total Gross Expenditure
£647,972
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
£45,048
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
88
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
8 December 2021
Total Gross Income
£793,189
Total Gross Expenditure
£630,246
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£4
Income From Government Contracts
2960
Income From Government Grants
£134,488
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
74

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
14 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
962292
Income Other Trading Activities
1464
Income Charitable Activities
7390
Income Investments
16419
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
987565
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£106,836
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£848,876
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
955712
Expenditure Investment Management
401
Expenditure Grants Institution
34116
Expenditure Governance
4137
Expenditure Support Costs
154342
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£229,660
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£483,220
Assets Total Liabilities
£28,583
Assets Current Investment
355463
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£454,637
Creditors One Year Total Current
28583
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£122,068
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
229660
Funds Restricted
224977
Funds Total
454637
Count Employees
31
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
8 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
807909
Income Other Trading Activities
1782
Income Charitable Activities
12440
Income Investments
14826
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
836957
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£63,186
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£876,972
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
940158
Expenditure Investment Management
703
Expenditure Grants Institution
89415
Expenditure Governance
4009
Expenditure Support Costs
119143
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£244,927
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£458,747
Assets Total Liabilities
£35,963
Assets Current Investment
330434
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£422,784
Creditors One Year Total Current
35963
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£111,719
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
244927
Funds Restricted
177857
Funds Total
422784
Count Employees
31
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
10 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
761608
Income Other Trading Activities
1260
Income Charitable Activities
10671
Income Investments
8216
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
781755
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£55,346
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£753,888
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
809234
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
30738
Expenditure Governance
3606
Expenditure Support Costs
95449
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£251,044
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£558,022
Assets Total Liabilities
£32,037
Assets Current Investment
297091
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£525,985
Creditors One Year Total Current
32037
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£244,320
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
293524
Funds Restricted
232461
Funds Total
525985
Count Employees
31
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
11 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
655040
Income Other Trading Activities
1350
Income Charitable Activities
9671
Income Investments
1953
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
668014
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£34,238
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£613,734
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
647972
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
28531
Expenditure Governance
3606
Expenditure Support Costs
58779
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£270,034
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£599,740
Assets Total Liabilities
£46,276
Assets Current Investment
365888
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£553,464
Creditors One Year Total Current
46276
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£211,266
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
270034
Funds Restricted
283430
Funds Total
553464
Count Employees
26
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
8 December 2021
Income Donations And Legacies
758196
Income Other Trading Activities
1170
Income Charitable Activities
31191
Income Investments
2632
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
793189
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£45,387
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£584,859
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
630246
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
18200
Expenditure Governance
613
Expenditure Support Costs
37468
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£244,517
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£566,401
Assets Total Liabilities
£32,979
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£533,422
Creditors One Year Total Current
32979
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£558,171
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
244517
Funds Restricted
288905
Funds Total
533422
Count Employees
23
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Bristol City
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
310
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Other Charitable Activities
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
110
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Amateur Sport
Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
309
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Classification Code
117
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Other Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
113
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Economic/community Development/employment
Classification Code
204
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
BRISTOL REFUGEE RIGHTS
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2008-11-11T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 9 JANUARY 2006 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 14 OCTOBER 2008 as amended on 11 Oct 2018 as amended on 10 Oct 2019 as amended on 13 Oct 2022
Charitable Objects
1. To relieve the needs of asylum seekers, refugees and migrants by the provision of information, advice and support;2. To preserve and protect the physical and mental health of asylum seekers, refugees and migrants and the dependents of persons in those categories;3 To advance the education of the public in general about the issues relating to refugees, those seeking asylum and persons with precarious migration status;4 To provide 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; 5 To advance the education and training of refugees, asylum seekers, migrants and their dependents;6 To promote human rights (as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and subsequent United Nations conventions and declarations) by all or any of the following means: (i) Relieving need among the victims of human right abuse; (ii) Conducting research into human rights abuses; (iii) Educating the public about human rights; (iv) Raising awareness of human rights issues; (v) Promoting public support for human rights; (vi) Promoting respect for human rights among individuals and corporations.
Area Of Benefit
UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
485625
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
HOLDING REFUGEES AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN MIND

11 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order
1
Regulator Name
Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

12 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures