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Barnet Refugee Service
Barnet Refugee Service is a registered charity (number 1107965) based in London, governed by 9 trustees and chaired by Dr Sanjiv Ahluwalia since 2020. Latest income £817k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
Also known as New Citizens' Gateway (Charity Commission)
- 9 trustees
- Income £817k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Dr Sanjiv AhluwaliaChair · since 2020
- Antonina LagunTrustee · since 2025
- Dr Penelope Anne TraffordTrustee · since 2020
- Esmond Sidney RosenTrustee · since 2022
- Fanta SheriffTrustee · since 2022
- Fariba Salehi-KellawayTrustee · since 2025
- Geethawathy Thirusaba-NathanTrustee · since 2022
- Niks KolosnicinsTrustee · since 2025
- Sanja Dujmovic PotnarTrustee · since 2024
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Arts/culture/heritage/science and 2 more
- Where
- Throughout London
- Website
- www.ncgateway.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Barnet Refugee Service
- Registered
- 2005
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£817k£873k
- 2024£891k£848k
- 2023£1.0m£979k
Earlier years
- 2022£895k£903k
- 2021£782k£761k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 41% · Government grants 11%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
3. THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED (HEREINAFTER, THE 'OBJECTS') ARE:3.1 TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF THOSE WHO ARE SEEKING ASYLUM OR WHO ARE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS LIVING, WORKING OR STUDYING (TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY) IN ENGLAND AND WALES (HEREINAFTER, THE 'BENEFICIARIES').3.2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THOSE PERSONS DEFINED IN OBJECT 3.1 AS BENEFICIARIES3.3 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ABOUT THE ISSUES RELATING TO REFUGEES AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM.3.4 THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP TO THOSE PERSONS DEFINED IN OBJECT 3.1 AS BENEFICIARIES.3.5 THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE PERSONS DEFINED IN OBJECT 3.1, WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.?
Grants received
35 grants · £2,422,987 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £1,236,196 (6 grants)
- City Bridge Trust · £337,740 (3 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £213,100 (2 grants)
- John Lyon's Charity · £112,550 (6 grants)
- Mercers' Charitable Foundation · £104,270
Most recent
- Home Office
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
9 trustees on the board
- Dr Sanjiv Ahluwalia Chair since 2020
- Antonina Lagun since 2025
- Dr Penelope Anne Trafford since 2020
- Esmond Sidney Rosen since 2022
- Fanta Sheriff since 2022
- Fariba Salehi-Kellaway since 2025
- Geethawathy Thirusaba-Nathan since 2022
- Niks Kolosnicins since 2025
- Sanja Dujmovic Potnar since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Sanjiv Ahluwalia Chair since 2020
- Dr Penelope Anne Trafford since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Dr Sanjiv Ahluwalia Chair since 2020
- Antonina Lagun since 2025
- Dr Penelope Anne Trafford since 2020
- Fariba Salehi-Kellaway since 2025
- Geethawathy Thirusaba-Nathan since 2022
- Niks Kolosnicins since 2025
- Sanja Dujmovic Potnar since 2024
Portfolio (2)
- Esmond Sidney Rosen since 2022
- Fanta Sheriff since 2022
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
3.3 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 0.7 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1107965
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 28 SEPTEMBER 2004 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 28 JANUARY 2005 AND 22 JULY 2010.AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 04 DEC 2019AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 15 DEC 2019 as amended on 11 Nov 2020 as amended on 11 Nov 2020 as amended on 04 Oct 2023
- Companies House
- Company number 05243595 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 07983 437 425 · info@ncgateway.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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