CARAS COMMUNITY ACTION FOR REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS LTD — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 6 June 2008
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 06462487
Financial period: 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income: £872,276
Latest expenditure: £795,774
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Unit B211, Tooting Works, 89 Bickersteth Road, SW17 9SH

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

CARAS (Community Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers) is a community organisation with members from all over London. CARAS works closely with a number of organisations in south London to deliver services for refugees and asylum seekers. Projects include after school and youth clubs, ESOL classes, a women's drop-in and advocacy casework.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 11 May 2026
Date Accounts Received: 11 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £872,276
Total Gross Expenditure: £795,774

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 13 May 2025
Date Accounts Received: 13 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £876,961
Total Gross Expenditure: £704,831

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 8 May 2024
Date Accounts Received: 8 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £598,861
Total Gross Expenditure: £642,965

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 25 May 2023
Date Accounts Received: 25 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £683,519
Total Gross Expenditure: £632,426

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 7 April 2022
Date Accounts Received: 7 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £569,325
Total Gross Expenditure: £582,904

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2026
Ar Received Date: 11 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £872,276
Total Gross Expenditure: £795,774
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £53,302
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: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Received Date: 13 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £876,961
Total Gross Expenditure: £704,831
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £8
Income From Government Grants: £98,282
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: 60

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Received Date: 8 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £598,861
Total Gross Expenditure: £642,965
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £8,853
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 56

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Received Date: 25 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £683,519
Total Gross Expenditure: £632,426
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: £6,867
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Received Date: 7 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £569,325
Total Gross Expenditure: £582,904
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: £2
Income From Government Grants: £3,046
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 80

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2026
Ar Received Date: 11 May 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 204590
Income Other Trading Activities: 11530
Income Charitable Activities: 639894
Income Investments: 16223
Income Other: 39
Income Total Income And Endowments: 872276
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £68,694
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £727,080
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 795774
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 8807
Expenditure Support Costs: 116048
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £386,918
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £541,981
Assets Total Liabilities: £25,845
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £516,136
Creditors One Year Total Current: 25845
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £471,220
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 386918
Funds Restricted: 129218
Funds Total: 516136
Count Employees: 20
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Received Date: 13 May 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 181349
Income Other Trading Activities: 11440
Income Charitable Activities: 675387
Income Investments: 8153
Income Other: 632
Income Total Income And Endowments: 876961
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £64,190
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £640,641
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 704831
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 6158
Expenditure Support Costs: 203870
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £234,944
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £497,811
Assets Total Liabilities: £58,176
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £439,635
Creditors One Year Total Current: 58176
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £475,889
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 324428
Funds Restricted: 115207
Funds Total: 439635
Count Employees: 16
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Received Date: 8 May 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 171520
Income Other Trading Activities: 10300
Income Charitable Activities: 408028
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 9013
Income Total Income And Endowments: 598861
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £43,642
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £599,323
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 642965
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 5046
Expenditure Support Costs: 182996
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £267,505
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £366,064
Assets Total Liabilities: £98,559
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £267,505
Creditors One Year Total Current: 98559
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £301,198
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 267505
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 267505
Count Employees: 16
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Received Date: 25 May 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 672950
Income Other Trading Activities: 8270
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 1111
Income Other: 1188
Income Total Income And Endowments: 683519
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £49,228
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £583,198
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 632426
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 180
Expenditure Support Costs: 194010
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £282,995
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £394,418
Assets Total Liabilities: £82,809
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £311,609
Creditors One Year Total Current: 82809
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £381,714
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 282995
Funds Restricted: 28614
Funds Total: 311609
Count Employees: 16
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Received Date: 7 April 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 558116
Income Other Trading Activities: 9970
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 1151
Income Other: 88
Income Total Income And Endowments: 569325
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £40,753
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £542,151
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 582904
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 1963
Expenditure Support Costs: 213290
Expenditure Depreciation: 1716
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £173,692
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £354,035
Assets Total Liabilities: £93,519
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £260,516
Creditors One Year Total Current: 93519
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £354,035
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 173692
Funds Restricted: 86824
Funds Total: 260516
Count Employees: 16
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Lambeth
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Croydon
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Merton
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Wandsworth
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: CARAS COMMUNITY ACTION FOR REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS LTD
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2024-01-29T00:00:00
Reason: Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number: 5006615
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1135281
Assoc Charity Name: SOUNDMIX

Charity Name: CARAS COMMUNITY ACTION FOR REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS LTD
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2024-05-14T00:00:00
Reason: Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number: 5006615
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1135281
Assoc Charity Name: SOUNDMIX

Charity Name: CARAS COMMUNITY ACTION FOR REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS LTD
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2008-06-06T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 3 JANUARY 2008AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 19/01/2015
Charitable Objects: 1 TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM AND THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS.2 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.3. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM AND THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS 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.
Area Of Benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LONDON

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 345273
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: KLEVIS KOLA FOUNDATION

Charity Name Id: 557382
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: CARAS (COMMUNITY ACTION FOR REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS) LTD

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Volunteer management