# FRIENDS OF CHERNOBYL'S CHILDREN (WEST LEICESTERSHIRE)

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1142034
- **Other names:** FOCC (WEST LEICS)
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** May 20, 2011
- **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=1142034


## Contact

- **Address:** 51 OLD MILL ROAD, BROUGHTON ASTLEY, LEICESTER
- **Postcode:** LE9 6PQ
- **Phone:** 01455285799
- **Email:** JOHN.EVOLUTION@BTINTERNET.COM
- **Website:** www.focc-westleics.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED TO RELIEVE CHILDREN FROM THE BELARUS AND UKRAINE REGIONS IN RUSSIA BY THE PROVISION OF CARE AND WELFARE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR CHILDREN IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS, THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE SUPPLY AND TRANSPORT OF HUMANITARIAN AID FOR THOSE IN CHARITABLE NEED ("THE OBJECTS").

**Activities:** The charity is dedicated to providing 4-week respite breaks in Leicestershire for children affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Our aim is to bring each child to the UK for 5 consecutive years in the belief that this brings cumulative health benefits and enables them to live fuller and healthier lives. Each child is placed with a volunteer host family during their stay in the UK.

**Area of benefit:** LEICESTERSHIRE




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- **Who:** Children/young People



## Areas of operation

- Belarus
- Leicestershire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 30, 2025 | £539 | £166 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2024 | £584 | £171 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2023 | £577 | £1160 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | £2182 | £145 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2021 | £1129 | £419 | — | — |



## Trustees

- JOHN STEPHAN BUCKBY — appointed May 2, 2011
- Jenny Sowter — appointed Feb. 10, 2015
- Jonathan Simon Walters — appointed Feb. 10, 2015