# BEACON (BRADFORD ECUMENICAL ASYLUM CONCERN)

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1119463
- **Other names:** BEACON (BRADFORD ECUMENICAL ASYLUM), BEACON (BRADFORD) ECUMENICAL ASYLUM
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** June 1, 2007
- **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=1119463


## Contact

- **Address:** Touchstone, 4 Easby Road, BRADFORD
- **Postcode:** BD7 1QX
- **Phone:** 07506 211756
- **Email:** admin@beaconbradford.org
- **Website:** www.beaconbradford.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE RELIEF OF HARDSHIP AMONG THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM IN THE UK OR WHO ARE REFUGEES WHO RESIDE IN THE BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT AND SURROUNDING AREAS.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ABOUT THE ISSUES RELATING TO REFUGEES AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM.

**Activities:** BEACON (Bradford Ecumenical Asylum Concern) was set up out of a shared concern to address the needs and concerns of  the many people seeking asylum in Bradford Metropolitan District. We provide practical and moral support for people seeking asylum through the BEACON projects: Asylum Advice (Immigration Advice Authority registered legal support) and CHAT (English conversation class).




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** THE BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT.
- Bradford City





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Dafton Edward Sterling |  | Jan. 27, 2021 |
| HEATHER GRINTER |  | April 4, 2012 |
| Karen Deborah Thornton |  | Jan. 9, 2024 |
| Lisa Ceesay |  | Sept. 12, 2023 |
| Martin Whitey Lewis |  | Jan. 24, 2023 |
| Mary Margaret Brooks |  | Dec. 10, 2019 |
| Rev SARAH ANN JEMISON |  | Nov. 11, 2014 |
| WILL SUTCLIFFE |  | Sept. 1, 2011 |




