# EMPATHY ACTION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1162224
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** June 16, 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=1162224


## Contact

- **Address:** Bukara House, 28 Church Road, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, Kent
- **Postcode:** TN1 1JP
- **Phone:** 01892576336
- **Email:** contact@empathyaction.org
- **Website:** www.empathyaction.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY AND TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY:-·PROVIDING EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, FACILITIES AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES WHICH ENABLE PARTICIPANTS TO DEVELOP THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF ISSUES RELATING TO POVERTY, HUMANITARIAN NEED AND DISASTER RESPONSE AND ENCOURAGE COMPASSIONATE ACTION;·BY UNDERTAKING AND SUPPORTING RESEARCH INTO FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO POVERTY AND THE MOST APPROPRIATE WAYS TO MITIGATE THESE;·BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT.

**Activities:** Empathy Action focuses on deepening people's awareness of global deprivation and finding strategic ways of helping those in need.Simulations of life experiences allow participants to walk in the shoes of those in extreme poverty, and stimulate discussion about how to respond to humanitarian need.We also sell fairly traded handicrafts produced by disadvantaged groups from around the world.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £38650 | £30463 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £32933 | £26502 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £17733 | £23311 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £23980 | £23927 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £15440 | £22869 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Paul Williams** (Chair) — appointed June 16, 2015
- Colin Crisp — appointed March 5, 2019
- Isabel Hodgson — appointed May 22, 2023
- Laura Cook — appointed May 22, 2023
- Mike Fawcett — appointed March 15, 2016
- NATASHA WILLIAMS — appointed March 15, 2016
- NIGEL GAVIN — appointed Jan. 27, 2025
- Victoria Mason — appointed Jan. 27, 2025