# LONDON GYPSIES AND TRAVELLERS

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1072111
- **Other names:** LONDON GYPSY AND TRAVELLER, LONDON GYPSY AND TRAVELLER UNIT, L G T U
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [03585698](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03585698)
- **Registered:** Oct. 24, 1998
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1072111


## Contact

- **Address:** London Gypsies and Travellers, Mildmay Community Centre, Woodville Road, London
- **Postcode:** N16 8NA
- **Phone:** 020 8533 2002
- **Email:** info@londongandt.org.uk
- **Website:** www.londongypsiesandtravellers.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF GYPSIES AND TRAVELLERS AND THEIR CHILDREN.(2) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF GYPSIES AND TRAVELLERS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS.(3) THE PROMOTION OF GOOD COMMUNITY RELATIONS PARTICULARLY BY ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND PROMOTING AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE GYPSY AND TRAVELLER WAY OF LIFE.(4) THE ADVANCEMENT OF CITIZENSHIP BY STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF GYPSIES AND TRAVELLERS TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN SOCIETY.

**Activities:** We support Travellers and Gypsies living in London: to influence decisions affecting their lives; to improve their quality of life and the opportunities available to them and to challenge the discrimination they routinely experience.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Accommodation/housing, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin



## Geography

- Throughout London





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Helena Kiely-Savin** | Chair | Sept. 1, 2020 |
| Chelsea McDonagh |  | May 15, 2023 |
| Dr Sarah Edwards |  | Sept. 28, 2017 |
| Felix Lynn |  | Sept. 29, 2025 |
| Giorgio Mariani |  | Sept. 28, 2017 |
| MARIAN MAHONEY |  |  |
| Olatunji Abiola Makanju |  | March 8, 2016 |
| Richard Bennett |  | Sept. 28, 2017 |
| Sally Barter |  | May 13, 2024 |
| Tessa Buchanan |  | Sept. 22, 2024 |




