Newport Yemeni Community Association
What it does
TO PROMOTE THE BENEFITS OF THOSE PEOPLE NOW RESIDING IN NEWPORT WHO WERE BORN IN THE YEMEN OR ARE DESCENDANTS OF PEOPLE BORN IN THE YEMEN WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, POLITICAL OR RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT, BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND DISTRES
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFITS OF THOSE PEOPLE NOW RESIDING IN NEWPORT WHO WERE BORN IN THE YEMEN OR ARE DESCENDANTS OF PEOPLE BORN IN THE YEMEN WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, POLITICAL OR RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT, BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS, AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS (2) TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS BY THE PROVISION OF A WELFARE RIGHTS ADVICE CENTRE (3) TO WORK TOWARDS THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Disability
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Accommodation and housing
- Amateur sport
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Human rights, equality and diversity
- Recreation
- Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- People of a particular ethnic or racial origin
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- In Wales
- Newport City
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £316,172 and spent £217,150.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £316,172 | £217,150 | Not reported | 82 |
| 31 March 2024 | £356,462 | £120,517 | Not reported | 30 |
| 31 March 2023 | £460,856 | £81,853 | Not reported | 60 |
| 31 March 2022 | £41,698 | £18,544 | Not reported | 32 |
| 31 March 2021 | £38,750 | £12,550 | Not reported | 18 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 716%, from £38,750 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £316,172 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 69% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent less than its income in each of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £110,102 from 4 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £110,102 from 4 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £8,670 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £298,493 from 4 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £10,768 from 4 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £2,450 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 16 grants to this charity since 2020, worth at least £337,139.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£142,784, 5 grants
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales£75,000, 1 grant
- Community Foundation in Wales£43,000, 5 grants
- The Clothworkers' Foundation£30,000, 1 grant
- Postcode Community Trust£25,000, 1 grant
- People's Health Trust£11,355, 1 grant
- Garfield Weston Foundation£10,000, 2 grants
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Sept 2024 | Postcode Community Trust | £25,000 |
| 30 Aug 2024 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £5,000 |
| 30 Aug 2024 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £5,000 |
| 12 Jun 2024 | Community Foundation in Wales | £10,000 |
| 22 May 2024 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £19,755 |
| 4 Oct 2023 | Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales | £75,000 |
| 12 Sept 2023 | People's Health Trust | £11,355 |
| 23 Aug 2023 | Community Foundation in Wales | £15,000 |
| 11 Jul 2023 | The Clothworkers' Foundation | £30,000 |
| 3 May 2023 | Community Foundation in Wales | £6,000 |
All 16 grants
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Mar 2023 | Community Foundation in Wales | £10,000 |
| 20 Jan 2023 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £99,999 |
| 27 Jun 2022 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £8,000 |
| 30 Jun 2021 | Community Foundation in Wales | £2,000 |
| 27 Apr 2020 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £9,980 |
| 27 Apr 2020 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £5,050 |
In council meetings
Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.
17 July 2024, Newport
Named in an agenda item or minute of Cabinet
Shared Prosperity Fund Update Report
In the Senedd and Welsh Government
Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.
23 May 2023
Named by Jane Hutt in the Senedd
…ts—this is where the money is for volunteering; I want to make sure that Members understand that—and to give you some examples: the Newport Yemeni Community Association, a volunteer-led organisation and the money used, that funding, to hire a volunteer co-ordinator; the Welsh Refugee Council, again…
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Radfan Al-HaddiChair
- Motea Quassim
- Rafid Mohamed
- Saad Najy
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 27 February 2026, 27 days late | Received 27 February 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 30 January 2025, 1 day early | Received 30 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 30 January 2024, 1 day early | Received 30 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 25 January 2023, 6 days early | Received 25 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 31 January 2022 | Received 31 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1188462
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 10 March 2020
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 10 Mar 2020
- Website
- www.nyca.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Newport
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.
- In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.