# Devon and Cornwall Kurdish Community

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1106624
- **Other names:** PLYMOUTH KURDISH COMMUNITY, REFUGEES FIRST
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Nov. 8, 2004
- **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=1106624


## Contact

- **Address:** 115 Monksmead, TAVISTOCK, Devon
- **Postcode:** PL19 8PR
- **Phone:** 07708920805
- **Email:** info@pkc.org.uk
- **Website:** www.pkc.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS LIVING (TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY) IN PLYMOUTH AND SURROUNDING AREA.2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS IN NEED THEREOF SO AS TO ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE AND ASSIST THEM TO ADAPT WITHIN A NEW COMMUNITY.3. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ABOUT THE ISSUES RELATING TO REFUGEES AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM.4. THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.5. THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT OF THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM IN THE UNITED KINGDOM , AND IN PARTICULAR PLYMOUTH AND SURROUNDING AREA, BY THE PROVISION OF VOCATIONAL AND SKILLS TRAINING, ADVICE AND SUPPORT.6. TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGE COMMUNITY OF REFUGEES AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM AND WHO RESIDE IN PLYMOUTH AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.

**Activities:** Advice and information for Kurdish community in Devon and Cornwall including recreation activities; training; interpreting; history, culture and folklore, Integration project,  Kurdish mother-tongue classes, Cultural events, advocacy, Kurdish music and Dance group, Women group as well as youth group.

**Area of benefit:** PLYMOUTH AND SURROUNDING AREAS




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Economic/community Development/employment
- **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

- Cornwall
- Devon
- Plymouth City
- Torbay



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £4540 | £4440 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £5450 | £14100 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £3500 | £3450 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £21800 | £20530 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £24922 | £21040 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Karen Amanda Susan Sharland** (Chair) — appointed March 1, 2024
- Dilshad Karam Khalil — appointed March 1, 2024
- Ibrahim RIZGAR
- Vian Harki — appointed May 30, 2023