# ART REFUGE

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1114353
- **Other names:** ART REFUGE - UK
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** May 23, 2006
- **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=1114353


## Contact

- **Address:** ART REFUGE, The Coach House, 2 Upper York Street, Bristol
- **Postcode:** BS2 8QN
- **Phone:** 07865240978
- **Email:** info@artrefuge.org.uk
- **Website:** www.artrefuge.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. TO IMPROVE THE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS, TRAFFICKED PEOPLE AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN THE UK AND INTERNATIONALLY, THROUGH SOCIALLY ENGAGED ART, ART THERAPY, TRAINING, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. 2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE UK AND INTERNATIONALLY, ABOUT THE ISSUES RELATING TO REFUGEES, TRAFFICKED PEOPLE, THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM AND OTHER DISPLACED PERSONS; THROUGH RESEARCH DISSEMINATION AND ACTIVITIES SUCH AS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, EXHIBITIONS.

**Activities:** We support people who have been displaced due to conflict, persecution and poverty, in the UK and internationally, through socially engaged art, art therapy, training, education and research. We also engage the public in issues relating to refugees, trafficked people, those seeking asylum and other displaced persons through research dissemination, exhibitions and other activities.

**Area of benefit:** UK AND INTERNATIONAL




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- France
- Nepal
- Bristol City
- Hackney
- Kent



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £105795 | £108992 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £108167 | £97124 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £70680 | £87976 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £93851 | £67340 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £32464 | £38517 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Dr Chris Wood** (Chair) — appointed June 4, 2016
- ANNA JANE CASTLETON SIMMONS — appointed March 12, 2022
- Kathryn Cronin Dr — appointed Nov. 25, 2017
- Polly Bagnall — appointed May 26, 2018
- Timothy Michael Richards — appointed June 12, 2021


