# WOMEN ASYLUM SEEKERS TOGETHER

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1158551
- **Other names:** WAST
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Sept. 15, 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=1158551


## Contact

- **Address:** The Methodist Church WAST Office, Central Buildings, Oldham Street, MANCHESTER
- **Postcode:** M1 1JQ
- **Phone:** 07860 393312
- **Email:** contact@wastmanchester.com
- **Website:** www,wastmanchester.com



## Activities

**Objects:** PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY OF WOMEN ASYLUM SEEKERS IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND HELP MEET THEIR NEEDS AND PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.

**Activities:** WAST is a self help women's asylum seeker led organization building the members capacity for survival  in the asylum system, developing members, confidence, basic English cultural understanding, new skills and providing opportunities to take part in activities which help  overcome the trauma of their experiences and which also serve to raise awareness and understanding in their local communities.

**Area of benefit:** LOCAL




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Bolton
- Bury
- Manchester City
- Oldham
- Rochdale
- Salford City
- Stockport
- Tameside
- Trafford
- Wigan



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £125158 | £127104 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £131260 | £124181 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £188870 | £136237 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £127371 | £92228 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £116159 | £99885 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Connie Jimenez — appointed May 14, 2019
- Esther Joyce Routledge — appointed April 25, 2024
- FARHAT KHAN — appointed Sept. 16, 2014
- Kira Mae O'Donaghue — appointed April 25, 2024
- Maryum khan — appointed Nov. 1, 2021
- Sanyia Qureshi — appointed April 25, 2024
- Stephanie Hill — appointed May 30, 2024
- Sylvia Mary Atkinson — appointed Dec. 9, 2016