Herts Welcomes Refugees — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 24 April 2017
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £155,896
Latest expenditure: £123,027
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Ver House, Park Estate, Frogmore, Hertfordshire, AL2 2DR

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Herts Welcomes Refugees is set up to welcome, provide support and help for refugees and asylum seekers in Hertfordshire.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 28 August 2026
Date Accounts Received: 28 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £155,896
Total Gross Expenditure: £123,027

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 26 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 26 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £162,035
Total Gross Expenditure: £122,427

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 24 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 24 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £70,679
Total Gross Expenditure: £96,612

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 19 June 2023
Date Accounts Received: 19 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £106,188
Total Gross Expenditure: £96,310

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 23 June 2022
Date Accounts Received: 23 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £87,476
Total Gross Expenditure: £64,002

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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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 28 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £155,896
Total Gross Expenditure: £123,027
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Contracts: 9260
Income From Government Grants: £65,500
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: 200

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 26 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £162,035
Total Gross Expenditure: £122,427
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 5
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Contracts: 11108
Income From Government Grants: £33,278
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: 160

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 24 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £70,679
Total Gross Expenditure: £96,612
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Contracts: 839
Income From Government Grants: £2,500
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: 140

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 19 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £106,188
Total Gross Expenditure: £96,310
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: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 120

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 23 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £87,476
Total Gross Expenditure: £64,002
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: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 80

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Hertfordshire
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

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

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

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

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

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: Herts Welcomes Refugees
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2017-04-24T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 24 Apr 2017 as amended on 13 Oct 2019 as amended on 13 Oct 2019 as amended on 16 Aug 2025
Charitable Objects: The Objects of the CIO are:1. The relief of refugees and asylum seekers, by operating as a coordination and action network which will:(a) encourage local councils and the County Council to continue to accept refugees under any Government Resettlement scheme;(b) work with local councils, the County Council and relevant organisations to ensure that refugees arriving under any Government Resettlement scheme and other refugees and asylum seekers have access to and are provided with the appropriate services;(c) welcome refugees and asylum seekers to Hertfordshire and offer ongoing practical support;(d) connect organisations and individuals who wish to support refugees and asylum seekers in order to enable their integration into the local community through the creation of a supportive and enabling environment.2. To advance the education of the public in all aspects of the refugee situation.Nothing in this constitution shall authorise an application of the property of the CIO for the purposes which are not charitable.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 584629
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: HERTS WELCOMES SYRIAN FAMILIES

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries