Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 6

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 9

REFUGEE BIRIYANI & BANANAS

Refugee Biriyani & Bananas aims to provide urgent aid and basic necessities to vulnerable people worldwide. This includes food, water, shelter items, shoes, clothes, season specific aid such as firewood in the winter and mosquito repellent in the summer, medical supplies, hygiene kits and baby products. We also raise awareness on the journeys of displaced people and advocate for them.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

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	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£203,373	£188,132	£15,241	40
31/03/22		£210,951	£137,628	£73,323	85
31/03/21	*	£119,277	£105,590	£13,687	20

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

www.refugeebiriyanibananas.org

info@refugeebiriyanibananas.org

07984181736

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

International poverty relief

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Greece, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Foundation Scotland - Food Security Project- Chios, Greece
£10,000	20/10/2023 3	To contribute towards the cost of food and hygiene items for the Food Security with Dignity project supporting people living at the Vial Refugee Camp, Chios.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

ABDELILAH ALHMOUD Appointed: 2022

FRANCES LORING Appointed: 2022

JACOB WARN Appointed: 2022

JENNIFER CAPASSO Appointed: 2022

THOMAS SNAPE (Chair) Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/05/2020, number: 1189561

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
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

3 returns made; AR21: 150 days late,

Main office

52 Clifton Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE4 8DQ

Objectives

TO RELIEVE POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SUFFERING IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO HUNGER, SICKNESS OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY, OR EMOTIONAL OR MENTAL ILL-HEALTH), PRIMARILY ARISING FROM PUBLIC CALAMITY (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WAR, CONFLICT AND NATURAL DISASTERS) AND GEO-POLITICAL CIRCUMSTANCES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, OPPRESSION OR POLITICAL PERSECUTION) IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF, OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF HUMANITARIAN, MEDICAL, DEVELOPMENTAL, HEALTH, EDUCATIONAL OR SOCIAL PROGRAMMES.

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