DA'ARO YOUTH PROJECT — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 28 April 2020
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £495,876
Latest expenditure: £451,032
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Woodlawns Day Centre, 16 Leigham Court Road, London, SW16 2PJ

Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.daaroyouth.org.uk/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Da'aro Youth Project currently run two projects for young asylum-seekers and refugees from the Horn of Africa. Injera Club is our weekly youth club, running in south London. We also provide casework support to young people who attend our youth club and who are dealing with a problem and want support or advice.

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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: 11 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 11 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £495,876
Total Gross Expenditure: £451,032

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: 12 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 12 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £403,133
Total Gross Expenditure: £188,242

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: 28 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 28 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £173,833
Total Gross Expenditure: £164,050

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: 20 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 20 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £102,943
Total Gross Expenditure: £114,340

Fin Period Start Date: 28 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 1 March 2022
Date Accounts Received: 1 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £88,798
Total Gross Expenditure: £38,774

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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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 11 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £495,876
Total Gross Expenditure: £451,032
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £103,864
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: 16

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: 12 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £403,133
Total Gross Expenditure: £188,242
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £77,898
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: 22

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: 28 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £173,833
Total Gross Expenditure: £164,050
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: 16

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: 20 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £102,943
Total Gross Expenditure: £114,340
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: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 28 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 1 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £88,798
Total Gross Expenditure: £38,774
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: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 8

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: DA'ARO YOUTH PROJECT
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2020-04-28T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 28 Apr 2020
Charitable Objects: THE ADVANCEMENT AND PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE ASYLUM-SEEKERS AND REFUGEES (AND IN PARTICULAR NEWLY ARRIVED YOUNG ERITREANS) WHO ARE LIVING IN THE U.K. AND WHO ARE AT RISK OF BEING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR LEGAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION, BY PROVIDING:1. BEFRIENDING AND MENTORING INVOLVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY;2. SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS INVOLVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY;3. SUPPORT IN ACCESSING EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND IN VOCATIONAL SKILLS;4. ADVOCACY SUPPORT, WHICH EMPOWERS YOUNG REFUGEES TO ACCESS AND TO SPEAK OUT FOR THEIR RIGHTS AND THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures