# LEEDS REFUGEE FORUM

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1160845
- **Other names:** LRF
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** March 11, 2015
- **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=1160845


## Contact

- **Address:** One Community Centre, Cromwell Street, LEEDS
- **Postcode:** LS9 7SG
- **Phone:** 01132449600
- **Email:** info@leedsrefugeeforum.org.uk
- **Website:** http://leedsrefugeeforum.org.uk/



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY, BEING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER REGION, IN PARTICULAR LEEDS, AND IN PARTICULAR FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE REFUGEES OR ASYLUM SEEKERS ARE:1 THE RELIEF OF NEED FOR REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS AND TO ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE WITH A VIEW TO HELPING THEM DEVELOP THEIR CAPACITIES AND SKILLS SO THAT THEY MAY BETTER PARTICIPATE IN THEIR COMMUNITY, IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING ADVICE, TRAINING, PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE AND LIAISING WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS THAT CAN HELP ACHIEVE THESE AIMS2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT3 THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH4 TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILTY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, IN PARTICULAR REFUGEES, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE5 THE PROMOTION OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROVIDING ADVICE, INFORMATION AND SERVICES TO REFUGEE COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS IN LEEDS.

**Activities:** LRF is a refugee-led organization which:- supports and is a collective voice for Refugee Community Organizations in Leeds;- provides and supports services and activities benefitting refugees and asylum seekers;- runs the One Community Centre in the Lincoln Green area for the benefit of refugees and asylum seekers and the wider community.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Recreation, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Leeds City



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £192580 | £185778 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £141277 | £138252 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £143844 | £111678 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £86154 | £81146 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £102920 | £40267 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Katayoun Saemian** (Chair) — appointed Nov. 22, 2012
- ANDREW LYLE RATHBONE — appointed Nov. 22, 2018
- David Shindler — appointed Jan. 29, 2025
- Godefroid Rubomboza — appointed Nov. 24, 2016
- Louise Waite — appointed Nov. 18, 2019
- Luke Farley — appointed Jan. 31, 2024
- MAXMED HUSSEIN — appointed Nov. 24, 2016
- PRIA BHABRA — appointed Nov. 24, 2016
- Rohie Ndow — appointed Jan. 29, 2025
- TAURAI CHETENI — appointed Oct. 4, 2008