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Description

We support asylum seekers, refugees and other migrants in the North East of England to lead lives that are safe, independent and fulfilled, by providing supported accommodation and free English language and employment classes. Our ?Skills for Life? English language classes are delivered from our classrooms in Newcastle and Sunderland, as well as in other centres through our community partnerships.

Also known as

  • Action Foundation
  • Action Foundation
  • Action Foundation (lead organisation in consortium)

CCEW Charity number

1132051

Company number

06946097

Registered

Postcode

NE1 2JQ

Website

actionfoundation.org.uk

Domain

actionfoundation.org.uk

Latest income

£1,324,392 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Action Foundation

GB-CHC-1132051

Locations

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Registered Office in the UK

Action Foundation

GB-CHC-1132051

Linked records

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This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 2 active records and 0 inactive records, from 2 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-1132051 .
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An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.

Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.

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GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 1132051 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

Action Foundation (this record)

Organisation record from Charity Commission for England and Wales
Last updated 2024-07-01

Action Foundation

Organisation record from Companies House
Last updated 2024-06-29

Action Foundation

GB-CHC-1132051

Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • Other individual and family services D19

UK Charity Activity Tags

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  • Beneficiary group BE » Asylum seekers and refugees BE101
  • Beneficiary group BE » Migrants BE107
  • Economic and community development EC » Unemployment EC107
  • Education ED » Training ED300 » Employability training ED302
  • Housing HO

Theme (CCEW)

  • Education/training 102
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 105
  • Accommodation/housing 107
  • Economic/community Development/employment 113

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • Elderly/old People 202
  • Other Defined Groups 206
  • The General Public/mankind 207

Activities (CCEW)

  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space 305
  • Provides Services 306
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information 307

Scale of operation

  • Regional

Action Foundation

GB-CHC-1132051

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
2009-10-08 Registered as a charity
2011-03-31 135,859 125,886
2012-03-31 170,660 175,936
2013-03-31 233,336 240,733
2014-03-31 367,387 333,575
2015-03-31 438,333 415,204
2016-03-31 646,248 532,286
2017-03-31 848,246 871,361
2018-03-31 988,868 904,436
2019-03-31 1,312,547 1,097,972
2020-03-31 1,692,217 1,392,156
2021-03-31 1,744,353 1,577,842
2022-03-31 1,372,692 1,642,110
2023-03-31 1,324,392 1,479,916
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

Action Foundation

GB-CHC-1132051

Charity people

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2023
£
2022
£
Employees 27 30
Employees paid more than £60,000 - -
Volunteers 103 200
Trustees 7
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

Action Foundation

GB-CHC-1132051

Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£000s
2022
£000s
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 644.6 328.3
Legacies - -
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 644.6 328.3
Income from charitable activities 612.3 524.8
Income from other trading activities 14.8 9.1
Income from investments - -
Other income 52.7 510.6
Total 1,324.4 1,372.7
Expenditure
Investment management - -
Other spending on raising funds 101.6 97.2
Spending on raising funds 101.6 97.2
Grants to institutions - -
Other charitable activities 1,378.3 1,544.9
Charitable activities 1,378.3 1,544.9
Other spending - -
Total 1,479.9 1,642.1
Net income / (expenditure) (155.5) (269.4)

Action Foundation

GB-CHC-1132051

Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£000s
2022
£000s
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 340.8 342.2
Investment assets - -
340.8 342.2
Current assets
Current investment assets - -
Cash 261.1 407.1
Other current assets 54.3 79.2
315.4 486.3
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (64.2) (82.7)
Net current assets 251.2 403.5
Total assets less current liabilities 592.0 745.8
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year (80.4) (78.6)
Net assets 511.7 667.2
Funds
Endowment funds - -
Restricted funds 102.7 239.9
Unrestricted funds 409.0 427.3
511.7 667.2

Action Foundation

GB-CHC-1132051

Income from government

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2023
£
2022
£
Contracts with government
Income from government contracts 52,694 85,000
Government contracts as % of total income 4.0% 6.2%
Number of government contracts 2 2
Government grants
Income from government grants 202,832 202,832
Government grants as % of total income 15.3% 14.8%
Number of government grants 2 2

Action Foundation

GB-CHC-1132051

Grants received

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Received 83 grants. Showing most recent 10 grants.

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington
Church and Communities - Stronger Communities
£95,000
3 years
Grant to Action Foundation
May 2024 to May 2027
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland £6,980 Grant to Action Foundation
Garfield Weston Foundation
Welfare
£30,000 Main Grants award
Paul Hamlyn Foundation
Migration and Integration - Inflation COL support - M&I
£8,000
3 years
Increasing organisational sustainability and strategic influence
Jan 2021 to Jan 2025
Virgin Money Foundation
Community Anchors' Fund
£25,000
2 years
Grant to Action Foundation
Nov 2022 to Nov 2024
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland £7,500 Grant to Action Foundation
The National Lottery Community Fund
National Lottery Awards for All England
£5,500
4 months
ESOL coordination and mapping
Jan 2023 to May 2023
Tuixen Foundation £25,000 Core grant to Action Foundation
Crowdfunder
National Emergencies Trust Local Action Fund
£5,708 Local Action Fund
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland £750 Grant to Action Foundation

Data source

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National Lottery grants data comes from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport who publish the National Lottery grants database.

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  • The National Lottery (1 grant) | Licence

Action Foundation

GB-CHC-1132051

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