# FIRST ASIAN SUPPORT TRUST (FAST) LTD

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1095379
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [04269943](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04269943)
- **Registered:** Jan. 13, 2003
- **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=1095379


## Contact

- **Address:** FIRST ASIAN SUPPORT TRUST (FAST) LT, MAC HOUSE, 47-49 CARNARVON STREET, MANCHESTER
- **Postcode:** M3 1EZ
- **Phone:** 0161 795 9513
- **Email:** info@fast-uk.org
- **Website:** www.fastmcr.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROVIDE BENEFITS  FOR PERSONS (IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, ASIANS) IN MANCHESTER AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, WHO SUFFER FROM LEARNING AND/OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER:-A. TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS;B. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF SUCH TRAINING FACILITIES AS WILL ENABLE SUCH PERSONS TO ACQUIRE AND DEVELOP VOCATIONAL SKILLS WHICH WILL ENHANCE THEIR EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS;C. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFITS BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND GUIDANCE UPON THE QUESTION OF HEALTH, SOCIAL WELFARE BENEFITS AND RELATED TOPICS;D. TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE GOOD HEALTH OF THE CARERS OF PERSONS WHO SUFFER FROM LEARNING AND /OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES.

**Activities:** FAST helps marginalised people develop life, digital &amp; employability skills, address issues they face and improve their, and their families&#x27;, health. We are available for all but particularly support those with seen/unseen disabilities and from communities experiencing racial and other inequalities. We achieve this through Employability, Citizenship, Literacy, Digital and other training &amp; support.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Disability, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** MANCHESTER AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS.
- Manchester City
- Salford City
- Trafford





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **NUSRAT AHMED** | Chair | Dec. 15, 2011 |
| Naheed Ali |  | Aug. 2, 2019 |
| Wasaq Sheikh |  | March 31, 2019 |




