# BEFRIENDING REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1151557
- **Other names:** BRASS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** April 8, 2013
- **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=1151557


## Contact

- **Address:** Brass, The Park Lodge, Green Lane, BOLTON
- **Postcode:** BL3 2HX
- **Phone:** 01204397152
- **Email:** malcolm@brass-bolton.org.uk
- **Website:** www.brassbolton.org



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM AND THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS PARTICULARLY BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, SUPPORT AND TRAINING.2. 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:** BRASS supports asylum seekers and refugees in Bolton with a range of support including an advice service covering immigration/settlement issues, rights & responsibilities/citizenship, accessing services and employment.  We also provide activities designed to improve language, confidence and employability skills as well as providing advocacy, befriending and volunteering opportunities.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity, Recreation, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Bolton



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £185880 | £202030 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £162315 | £156701 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £69275 | £144107 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £221499 | £159195 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £175356 | £152358 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **PATRICIA HOLMES** (Chair) — appointed Feb. 25, 2013
- Ananiya Misail — appointed April 12, 2022
- Christine Alison Root — appointed June 14, 2018
- Malcolm NGOUALA — appointed March 15, 2022
- Paul Christopher Hand-Griffiths — appointed Feb. 27, 2015