Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 6
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

ILAYS 

FOR THE BENEFITS OF REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN HOUNSLOW AND EALING : (1) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, ADVICE, GUIDANCE AND ASSISTANCE, PARTICULARLY IN MATTERS CONCERNING EMPLOYMENT, HEALTH, EDUCATION, HOUSING AND BENEFITS (2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF ESOL COURSES
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees

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 ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
28/02/23£95£82£13n/an/an/an/an/a14
28/02/22£69£79£-11n/an/an/an/an/a9
28/02/21£89£67£22n/an/an/an/an/a12
29/02/20£27£24£3n/an/an/an/an/a12
28/02/19£30£29£1n/an/an/an/an/a12
28/02/18£19£32£-13£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/17£38£24£13£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/16£21£13£8£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/15£19£22£-2£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/14£15£10£6£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/13*£19£17£2£0£0£0n/a00
29/02/12£11£17£-6£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/11£54£51£4£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/10£63£56£8£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/09£20£23£-3£0£0£0n/a00
29/02/08£35£34£2£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 17 years

ilays@hotmail.co.uk

020 88905385

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other welfare services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Ealing, Hounslow,
Who it helps
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£76,028
Trust for London£48,000
City Bridge Trust£23,340
The London Community Foundation£10,000
London Borough of Hounslow£8,712
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Trust for London - ILAYS
£3,000 29/09/2022
This is a cost of living uplift for grant reference 360G-trustforlondon-MAIN-S2-06.10.2020-8799
Trust for London - ILAYS
£45,000 03/03/2021
The funding is for the salary of an advisor to provide advice, information and guidance as well as support services to unemployed, disadvantaged and socially excluded Somalis/disadvantaged BME ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to ILAYS
£8,780 08/12/2020
0
The London Community Foundation - Grant to ILAYS
£5,000 29/07/2020
The funding is to buy food and essentials for the some of the most deprived members of the BME community (mostly Somalis), who face many barriers including poverty and lack of knowledge of how to ....more
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to ILAYS
£8,712 10/07/2020
6
To support BAME mostly from the Somali community with mental health and well being support and session via online/phone based culturally appropriate mother tongue counselling services to women and ....more
The London Community Foundation - Grant to ILAYS
£5,000 14/05/2020
The organisation is seeking funding to cover the cost of buying food and essentials for the some of the most deprived and disadvantaged BME community mostly from the Somali community, who face many ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Empowering Youth - 'Looking Ahead'
£76,028 24/03/2020
35
This project will support refugees and migrants residing in Hounslow, particularly those of East African and Somali descent. They will be provided with one-to-one mentoring, advice on career, ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Ilays
£14,560 30/10/2019
24
£14, 560 over two years (£7,280; £7,280) to cover the costs of a part-time ESOL teacher, associated running and marketing costs for once-weekly, two-hour Level 1 and 2 ESOL classes for isolated ....more
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to ILAYS
£14,304 08/03/2019
12
Support BME women, mostly from the Somali community, to attain financial stability through the development of transferable and employment related skills.
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to ILAYS
£16,332 17/11/2017
24
To support women in the local community who are in neither employment nor training and have no lucrative skills, in order to obtain skills and practical support information and guidance.
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to ILAYS
£14,810 15/11/2017
12
To support Somali women to attain greater financial stability through the development of a range of transferable skills supporting a move to employment and providing workshops on financial literacy.
Trust for London - ILAYS
£30,000 22/02/2017
36
The funding is towards the salary and running costs of a part-time Advice Worker to provide advice, information, guidance and support services to unemployed, disadvantaged and socially excluded ....more
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to ILAYS
£16,600 10/11/2015
13
Support Somali single mothers and young women who are unemployed to gain employment skills and financial management skills. It will also include 1:1 mentoring for young people and the delivery of a ....more
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to ILAYS
£10,000 23/07/2014
12
To support Somali single mothers who are unemployed and young people who are NEET to acquire basic employment skills and culturally appropriate practical support, information and guidance services.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 39-64
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/02/2007, number: 1118016
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/02/2005, number: 05372377
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
16 returns made; AR13: 1 days late,
Main office

38 Bensington Court
New Road
Bedfont
Feltham

Objectives

TO PROMOTE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF REFUGEES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SEE FIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED BY GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF SUCH CHARITABLE SERVICES AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE HOUNSLOW, EALING

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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