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Kent Refugee Help

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1120185
Status
Registered
Registered
July 23, 2007
Legal form
Other
Area of benefit
Kent.

Address

Address
Kent Refugee Help
PO BOX 192
WHITSTABLE
CT5 1WA

Activities

Kent Refugee Help supports refugees and migrants held in London and Kent prisons. We help people access legal advice and representation to fight their case. After release we continue to help in other ways, supporting them and providing small cash sums for emergencies. We offer legal advice for immigration via telephone or face to face. We are regulated to give immigration legal advice by OISC.

Objects: 3. The Objects The Charity's Objects (the Objects) Are 1. To Provide Relief For Refugees And Asylum Seekers And Other Immigration Detainees And Their Dependants In Kent Who Are In Conditions Of Need, Hardship And Distress Whether In Immigration Detention Or In The Community.2. To Address The Needs Of Poor Persons In Immigration Detention Or In Danger Of Immigration Detention By Providing Such Persons With Services Such As Finding Sureties And Solicitors Willing To Provide Services Under Legal Services Commission In Particular In Relation To Actual Or Potential Application For Bail To The Immigration Appellate Authority Or The Immigration Service Or Such Other Statutory Bodies Which May Be Expected To Consider Bail Applications Under Any Immigration Legislation Or The Immigration Service Or In Relation To Release From Immigration Detention. 3. To Preserve And Protect The Physical And Mental Health Of Such Refugees And Asylum Seekers And Other Migrants And Their Dependants Through Counselling And Referral To Appropriate Agencies. Additionally To Advance Their Education And Training And The Education And Training Of Their Dependants Who In Order To Assist Their Inclusion Into The Wider Community.1. To Provide Relief For Refugees And Asylum Seekers And Other Immigration Detainees And Their Dependants In Kent Who Are In

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who
Other Defined Groups

Areas of operation

Region
Throughout England

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 £41,935 £33,175
March 31, 2024 £22,103 £35,577
March 31, 2023 £28,846 £37,196
March 31, 2022 £36,361 £37,464
March 31, 2021 £52,021 £25,765

Trustees

Name Appointed
Andrew Jordan July 28, 2019
Christine Perks July 1, 2013
DR Bahriye Kemal May 30, 2015