# Refugee Support Group

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1098058
- **Other names:** READING REFUGEE SUPPORT GROUP, RRSG
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** June 17, 2003
- **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=1098058


## Contact

- **Address:** 1st Floor above RISC, 35-39 London Street, READING
- **Postcode:** RG1 4PS
- **Phone:** 01189505356
- **Email:** info@rrsg.org.uk
- **Website:** www.rrsg.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** A) TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO REFUGEES, AND ASYLUM SEEKERS (INCLUDING THOSE GRANTED EXCEPTIONAL LEAVE TO REMAIN) AND THEIR DEPENDANTS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR RACE, COLOUR, NATIONALITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, SEX, MARITAL STATUS, SEXUALITY, SOCIAL CLASS, DISABILITY OR HIV STATUS, WHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND IN CONDITIONS OF NEED AND DISTRESS.B) TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OR SUCH REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS BY ASSISTING THEM TO ACCESS THE HEALTH SERVICES APPROPRIATE THEIR NEEDS.C) TO PROVIDE INFORMATION, ADVICE AND SUPPORT TO REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS IN ACCESSING TRAINING AND TO HELP ENSURE THAT THEIR CHILDREN RECEIVE THE EDUCATION THEY ARE ENTITLED TO BY LAW, INCLUDING LANGUAGE SUPPORT WHERE NEEDED.D) TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST REFUGEES  AND ASYLUM SEEKERS IN OBTAINING SUITABLE EMPLOYMENTE) TO HELP REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS ACCESS GRANTS AND SERVICES OF ALL KINDS FROM OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS.F) TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT ISSUES AFFECTING REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS.

**Activities:** The Refugee Support Group is a charity that assists needy refugees and asylum seekers resident in Reading in order to help them overcome the challenges they face. The groups services include: offering advice and information; outreach, organizes recreational events; provision of material and practical support. The group is also involved in advocacy to raise awareness about its work.

**Area of benefit:** BERKSHIRE/READING




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Bracknell Forest
- Hampshire
- Reading
- West Berkshire
- Windsor And Maidenhead
- Wokingham



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £972884 | £781279 | £399591 | 21 |
| March 31, 2024 | £639588 | £674751 | £208124 | 25 |
| March 31, 2023 | £570220 | £628634 | £243287 | 25 |
| March 31, 2022 | £322000 | £503626 | £301701 | 9 |
| March 31, 2021 | £446982 | £338540 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Andrea Cleaver — appointed June 26, 2024
- Doon Lovett — appointed Feb. 21, 2024
- Dr Mary Richardson — appointed July 17, 2019
- Natalie Marsden — appointed June 26, 2024
- Nick Yeates — appointed March 29, 2025
- Samantha Lee — appointed April 13, 2022
- Sarah Vawda — appointed Oct. 23, 2024