# WEST YORKSHIRE DESTITUTE ASYLUM NETWORK CIO

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1158052
- **Other names:** WYDAN
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** July 30, 2014
- **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=1158052


## Contact

- **Address:** c/o Gipton Methodist Church, Oak Tree Place, LEEDS
- **Postcode:** LS9 6SX
- **Phone:** 07515996871
- **Email:** contact.wydan@gmail.com
- **Website:** wydan.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ABOUT THE ISSUES RELATING TO DESTITUTE ASYLUM SEEKERS.2. TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF DESTITUTE ASYLUM SEEKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES BY ANY SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT.3. TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF DESTITUTE ASYLUM SEEKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

**Activities:** The primary current activities of WYDAN are the provision of  accommodation and financial and other support for destitute asylum seekers in Leeds.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Bradford City
- Calderdale
- City Of Wakefield
- Kirklees
- Leeds City



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £130132 | £117549 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £182611 | £163649 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £106893 | £111340 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £74085 | £93170 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £107361 | £52048 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Edward Alfred Britton** (Chair) — appointed Feb. 14, 2020
- Amanda Sheryl Church-Mcfarlane — appointed June 13, 2022
- Andrew Laycock — appointed May 21, 2025
- Donald Keith Mollison — appointed April 22, 2021
- Eve McCallam — appointed Oct. 7, 2025
- Jean Margaret Livesey — appointed June 13, 2022
- Susan Elizabeth Bean — appointed June 13, 2022
- Timothy Shires Bean — appointed June 13, 2022