# THE WELCOME DIRECTORY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1169014
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Sept. 2, 2016
- **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=1169014


## Contact

- **Address:** 27 TAVISTOCK SQUARE, LONDON
- **Postcode:** WC1H 9HH
- **Phone:** 02036518336
- **Email:** bob.wilson@welcomedirectory.org.uk
- **Website:** www.welcomedirectory.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE THE REHABILITATION OF EX-OFFENDERS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH PEOPLE FROM A RANGE OF FAITH COMMUNITIES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN AN INFRASTRUCTURE WHICH SUPPORTS THOSE LEAVING PRISON SO THAT SUCH PEOPLE ARE INTEGRATED INTO SOCIETY TO LEAD LAW-ABIDING LIVES, IN PARTICULAR BY: 1. PROVIDING A NATIONAL DIRECTORY AS A RESOURCE FOR EX-OFFENDERS AND PRISON CHAPLAINS THAT LISTS COMMUNITIES FROM A RANGE OF FAITH BACKGROUNDS WHICH HAVE IDENTIFIED THEMSELVES AS BEING WELCOMING AND SUPPORTIVE OF PEOPLE LEAVING PRISON;2. PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS OF FAITH COMMUNITIES TO ENGAGE IN EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT WILL EQUIP THEM TO UNDERSTAND AND RESPOND APPROPRIATELY TO THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE LEAVING PRISON AND THEIR INTEGRATION INTO SOCIETY AFTER RELEASE;

**Activities:** To promote the rehabilitation of ex-offenders for the public benefit by working with people from a range of faith communities in the United Kingdom to develop and maintain an infrastructure which supports those leaving prison so that such people are integrated into society to lead law-abiding lives




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £68635 | £96870 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £105740 | £80461 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £56056 | £71620 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £81477 | £53517 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £58503 | £27263 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Ajmer Singh — appointed June 18, 2024
- Edward Robert Smyth — appointed Sept. 23, 2024
- Peter Holloway — appointed April 5, 2017
- Rev Fred Ireland — appointed Nov. 11, 2020
- Rev Modupe Adefala — appointed Feb. 1, 2022
- Rev Robert Wilson — appointed July 5, 2016
- Rizwana Reza — appointed Nov. 11, 2020
- Shaffiq Din — appointed Sept. 11, 2018