# GUINEA-BISSAU BRITISH TRUST FOR DEVELOPMENT PROMOTION AND SUPPORT(GBXO/UK-TRUST)

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1078487
- **Other names:** GUINEA-BISSAU BRTISH TRUST FOR DEVELOPMENT PROMOTION AND SUPPORT ( GBXO/UK-TRUST), GUINEA-BISSAU BRITISH TRUST
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Dec. 7, 1999
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1078487


## Contact

- **Address:** 10C PORCHESTER SQUARE, LONDON
- **Postcode:** W2 6AN
- **Phone:** 07508700907
- **Email:** carmen.gbbt@gmail.com
- **Website:** www.guineabissaubritishtrust.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (1) FOR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS PARTICULARLY AMONGST PORTUGUESE-SPEAKING REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS FROM GUINEA-BISSSAU AND ELSEWHERE WHO ARE RESIDENT OR WHO ARE INTENDING TO RESIDE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH ADVICE, REPRESENTATION, COUNSELLING, TRANSLATING AND INTERPRETING SERVICES AND OTHER ASSISTANCE IN  THE MATTERS SUCH  AS ASYLUM, IMMIGRATION, MONEY, DEBTS, WELFARE BENEFITS, HOUSING, HEALTH, EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT (2) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IN  PARTICULAR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE PORTUGUESE-SPEAKING REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS FROM GUINEA-BISSAU AND ELSEWHERE BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THEIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND FOR THE RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION OF PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR AGE, INFIRMITY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE (3) FOR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AND FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE IN GUINEA BISSAU AND ELSEWHERE

**Activities:** Provision of information, advice and guidance to newly arrived refugees and migrants from Guinea-Bissau and other Portuguese spaeking communities and other communities on matters such as welfare rights, education, employment and training, housing, health and community resetlement and integration.

**Area of benefit:** GUINEA BISSAU AND ELSEWHERE




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Accommodation/housing, Religious Activities, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment, Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity, Recreation, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Angola
- Brazil
- Cape Verde
- East Timor
- Equatorial Guinea
- France
- Guinea
- Guinea-bissau
- Mozambique
- Portugal
- Scotland
- Senegal
- São Tomé And Principe
- The Gambia
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 30, 2025 | — | — | — | — |
| March 30, 2024 | £0 | £0 | — | — |
| March 30, 2023 | £0 | £0 | — | — |
| March 30, 2022 | £0 | £0 | — | — |
| March 30, 2021 | £0 | £0 | — | — |



## Trustees

- CLAUDIA PONTES NETO — appointed May 8, 2012
- Fiona Kofisam — appointed Jan. 15, 2015