# BREAKING BARRIERS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1161901
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** May 29, 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=1161901


## Contact

- **Address:** 71-91 Aldwych, Aldwych House, London
- **Postcode:** WC2B 4HN
- **Phone:** 02045410155
- **Email:** enquiries@breaking-barriers.co.uk
- **Website:** www.breaking-barriers.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:A)TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS, THEIR DEPENDANTS AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM IN THE UNITED KINGDOM SO AS TO ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE AND ASSIST THEM TO ADAPT WITHIN A NEW COMMUNITY;B)THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OF THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS, THEIR DEPENDENTS AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, BY THE PROVISION OF VOCATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING, ADVICE AND SUPPORT;C)TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ABOUT THE ISSUES RELATING TO REFUGEES AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM; ANDD)THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE REFUGEES, THEIR DEPENDENTS OR SEEKING ASYLUM IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION.

**Activities:** Helping refugees living in the UK rebuild their lives through education, training and employment.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin



## Areas of operation

- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2025 | £3598198 | £3458835 | £1784609 | 68 |
| May 31, 2024 | £3870435 | £4119778 | £1643946 | 80 |
| May 31, 2023 | £3798854 | £3263174 | £1891365 | 66 |
| May 31, 2022 | £2851232 | £2297573 | £1353306 | 50 |
| May 28, 2021 | £1834038 | £1561285 | £703257 | 40 |



## Trustees

- **Alba Lamberti** (Chair) — appointed Aug. 30, 2024
- Alexandra Lucy Traynor — appointed Dec. 16, 2025
- Andrew Waidhofer — appointed Nov. 30, 2020
- Anna Jones — appointed Jan. 31, 2025
- Helen Downie — appointed Aug. 17, 2022
- Katie Rickard — appointed March 30, 2021