# POSITIVE ACTION FOR REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1120950
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Sept. 21, 2007
- **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=1120950


## Contact

- **Address:** PAFRAS, Unit 24, Unity Business Centre, 26 Roundhay Road, LEEDS
- **Postcode:** LS7 1AB
- **Phone:** 01132622163
- **Email:** info@pafras.org.uk
- **Website:** www.pafras.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM OR WHO ARE REFUGEES, AND THEIR DEPENDANTS LIVING (TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY) IN LEEDS AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.2) TO PROMOTE, PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM AND THOSE WHO ARE REFUGEES AND THEIR DEPENDANTS.3) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING  OF THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM AND THOSE WHO ARE REFUGEES AND THEIR DEPENDANTS IN NEED THEREOF SO AS TO ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE AND ASSIST THEM TO ADAPT WITHIN A NEW COMMUNITY.4) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ABOUT THE ISSUES RELATING TO REFUGEES AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM.5) 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 AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.

**Activities:** Positive Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers (PAFRAS) works with asylum seekers and refugees in Leeds and the surrounding areas providing support, food and essential items

**Area of benefit:** LEEDS AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Amateur Sport, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Leeds City



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £688123 | £638619 | £917895 | 10 |
| March 31, 2024 | £668500 | £488005 | £868391 | 10 |
| March 31, 2023 | £673382 | £479960 | £687896 | 10 |
| March 31, 2022 | £542062 | £397181 | £494474 | 11 |
| March 31, 2021 | £520058 | £340903 | £349593 | 10 |



## Trustees

- **Ella Keevash** (Chair) — appointed June 10, 2019
- Fatima Sanneh — appointed Jan. 18, 2024
- Jonathan Nevill — appointed Sept. 18, 2025
- Joudi Altaleb — appointed Sept. 22, 2021
- Katherine Russell — appointed June 10, 2019
- Michael Ward — appointed Sept. 15, 2020
- Tanya Roberts — appointed June 5, 2025