# Race Equality North Somerset

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1162483
- **Other names:** NORTH SOMERSET BLACK AND MINORITY ETHNIC NETWORK, Race Equality North Somerset (RENS)
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** July 1, 2015
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1162483


## Contact

- **Address:** Race Equality North Somerset (RENS), The Other Place, 81-83 Meadow Street, Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset
- **Postcode:** BS23 1QL
- **Phone:** 0333 335 5358
- **Email:** office@rens.org.uk
- **Website:** www.rens.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE THE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH PEOPLE IN NORTH SOMERSET WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR ETHNIC ORIGIN AND TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY AND TO PROMOTE RACIAL HARMONY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS: THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC INCLUSION AND GOOD RACE RELATIONS BY ELIMINATING DISCRIMINATION ON GROUNDS OF RACE AND ENCOURAGING EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY BETWEEN THE RACIAL GROUPS IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT; ASSISTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF VOLUNTARY SECTOR ORGANISATIONS REPRESENTING THOSE PERSONS REFERRED TO ABOVE; PROMOTING THE EFFICIENT APPLICATION OF RESOURCES FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES BY CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS WORKING FOR THE BENEFIT OF OR FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF THE MINORITY ETHNIC VOLUNTARY SECTOR IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

**Activities:** We support and promote the rights and interests of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic individuals groups and individuals by appropriate means, including advice, signposting, advocacy, referrals, training, and by acting as a focal point of contact  for, and on behalf of, Minority Ethnic communities in North Somerset.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Other Finance, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin



## Geography

- North Somerset





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Ian Noah** | Chair | Sept. 22, 2020 |
| Karen Lee Roberts |  | Dec. 7, 2021 |
| SAYD AHMED |  | Nov. 10, 2018 |
| Yvonne Clark |  | Jan. 5, 2023 |




