# STUDENTS AND REFUGEES TOGETHER (START)

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1108113
- **Other names:** START, STUDENTS AND REFUGEES TOGETHER
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Feb. 16, 2005
- **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=1108113


## Contact

- **Address:** UNIT 4, HQ BUILDING, 237 UNION STREET, PLYMOUTH, DEVON
- **Phone:** 07841985252
- **Email:** info@startsw.co.uk
- **Website:** www.startsw.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1.  TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG MEMBERS OF ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS INCLUDING THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM AND GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS PARTICULARLY IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING AND OTHER ADVICE.2.  TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF MEMBERS OF MEMBERS OF ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS INCLUDING THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM AND 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.  THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR MEMBERS OF ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS INCLUDING THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM AND GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE. 4.  TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS IN TRAINING BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF LEARNING EXPERIENCES WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

**Activities:** START works in the city of Plymouth, offering individual support, advocacy and outreach services to asylum seekers and refugees. START aims to facilitate the transition of refugees, and vulnerable minority ethnic groups, from people in need to self-reliant contributors to their local communities.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, PLYMOUTH.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Devon
- Plymouth City



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £407362 | £422642 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £276731 | £345856 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £396569 | £359580 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £303321 | £309554 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £339781 | £310251 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Azra Adefarakan — appointed March 3, 2026
- DEIRDRE JANE FORD BA,MSc,QSW
- Daniel John Steel — appointed Oct. 11, 2022
- Emily Jane Cannon — appointed Jan. 14, 2013
- JEAN CURD — appointed Jan. 12, 2021
- Jason Plunkett — appointed Jan. 12, 2021
- Kane Clements — appointed Sept. 9, 2024
- Svetlana Gogolina — appointed March 3, 2026
- VIVIEN MARY HORTON