Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 4
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

H.E.L.P (HELPING EMPOWER LIVES IN PETERBOROUGH)

We provide relief of financial hardship for refugees and asylum seekers within Peterborough and the surrounding areas, by the provision of advice and support, interpreting, translating and advocacy.Assist with the relief of financial hardship among people living or working in and around Peterborough by providing goods and/or services which they could not otherwise afford.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
05/04/23£258£92£166
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 2 years

www.helpcharity.org.uk

info@helpcharity.org.uk

01733735563

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Secondary schools
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Peterborough City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Hyde Charitable Trust - H.E.L.Ping Empower Youth in Peterborough
£15,000 07/02/2024
H.E.L.Ping Empower Youth in Peterborough

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

  • BILAL ASLAM Appointed: 2024
  • KAMILA MOHAMMADI Appointed: 2023
  • LYNNE BOOKER Appointed: 2024
  • MAHMOUD ELDOGDOG Appointed: 2024
  • MOHAMMED DHANJI Appointed: 2024
  • SALLY DRAKE Appointed: 2024
  • TITANI KAMPHANDIRA Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 31/05/2022, number: 1199149
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
1 returns made; all on time
Main office

52 AYRES DRIVE
PETERBOROUGH
PE2 8JR

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OF THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IN PARTICULAR WITHIN PETERBOROUGH AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE AND SUPPORT.2) TO RELIEVE POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS, MIGRANT WORKERS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS LIVING IN AND AROUND PETERBOROUGH BY PROVIDING INTERPRETING, TRANSLATING, ADVOCACY AND HOUSING ADVICE.3) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG PEOPLE LIVING OR WORKING IN AND AROUND PETERBOROUGH BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH GOODS AND/OR SERVICES WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD THROUGH LACK OF MEANS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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