# TRAUMA FOUNDATION SOUTH WEST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1146885
- **Other names:** TFSW
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** April 16, 2012
- **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=1146885


## Contact

- **Address:** St. Pauls Learning Centre, 94 Grosvenor Road, BRISTOL
- **Postcode:** BS2 8XJ
- **Phone:** 07762165324
- **Email:** tfsw@tfsw.co.uk
- **Website:** www.tfsw.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (I) THE RELIEF OF MENTAL DISTRESS IN THOSE WHO HAVE SUFFERED PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA THROUGH EXPERIENCES SUCH AS WITNESSING TRAUMATIC EVENTS AND LOSS OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY, AS A RESULT OF OPPRESSION, ARMED CONFLICT, AND TORTURE, AND IN PARTICULAR THOUGH NOT EXCLUSIVELY TO MEET SUCH NEEDS AMONG ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY, TO BE CARRIED OUT INDIVIDUALLY AND IN GROUPS, IN THE SOUTH-WEST OF ENGLAND(II) THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, TO IMPROVE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE MENTAL DISTRESS SUFFERED BY ASYLUM SEEKERS, REFUGEES AND OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED OPPRESSION OR ARMED CONFLICT; AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF COUNSELLORS, PSYCHOTHERAPISTS AND OTHER HELPING PROFESSIONALS WORKING WITH SIMILAR CLIENT GROUPS, IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THEIR SKILLS AND PRACTICE, AND ADVANCE AND IMPROVE THEIR SUPERVISION.

**Activities:** provision of counselling and psychotherapy to anyone who suffers traumatically from torture, oppression and war. We also hope to educate the public about the impact/effect on mental health when people are exposed to political violence.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Bath And North East Somerset
- Bristol City
- Devon
- North Somerset
- Somerset
- South Gloucestershire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 28, 2025 | £129242 | £136342 | — | — |
| Feb. 29, 2024 | £155822 | £114743 | — | — |
| Feb. 28, 2023 | £114483 | £102902 | — | — |
| Feb. 28, 2022 | £83580 | £76947 | — | — |
| Feb. 28, 2021 | £90489 | £64881 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Erin Caseley** (Chair) — appointed April 25, 2023
- Dr Elizabeth Mary Murphy — appointed Feb. 28, 2019
- Dr JUDY RYDE — appointed April 25, 2023
- Eleanor Alison Palmer — appointed April 25, 2023
- Giulia Teresa Tranchina — appointed Dec. 1, 2025
- Hannah Sophia Wedderkopp — appointed Dec. 1, 2025
- Lisa Ballam — appointed Dec. 1, 2025
- MIRIAM Hannah Carrie NYE — appointed April 16, 2014
- SARAH FAIRBAIRNS — appointed April 11, 2012
- Sayedeh Elham Mousavian Ghahferokhi — appointed Dec. 1, 2025
- Victor Ofori Asante — appointed Dec. 1, 2025