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Charis (Christian Help & Action For Refugees In Somerset)

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1169400
Status
Registered
Registered
Sept. 28, 2016
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
16/17 Hammet Street
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 1RZ

Activities

CHARIS works to resettle refugees in Somerset and the surrounding area providing for them the opportunity of a new life. These refugees are drawn from the most vulnerable groups and are identified through the UNHCR programs and arrive in the UK via the UK Governments Community Sponsorship Scheme.

Objects: The Objects Of The CIO Are: For The Public Benefit And In Accordance With Christian Principles,to Provide Relief To Those Granted Refugee Status And Their Dependants Being Resettled In Taunton, Somerset And Throughout The UK By Providing Support Services So As To Advance Them In Life And Assist Them With The Adaption Within A New Community, With The Objects Of: - 1.preserving And Protecting Their Physical And Mental Health 2.advancing Their Education And Training; And 3.relieving Them From Financial Hardship And Unemployment.

Classification

How
Provides Other Finance, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, 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, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind

Geography

Area of benefit
Taunton, Somerset And Throughout The UK
Local Authority
Bristol City, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
Dec. 31, 2024 £991,530 £828,986 £444,963 12
Dec. 31, 2023 £742,938 £732,520 £220,711 11
Dec. 31, 2022 £371,625 £254,110 - -
Dec. 31, 2021 £72,476 £54,116 - -
Dec. 31, 2020 £52,637 £38,015 - -

Trustees

Name Appointed
Adrian Richard Mitchell Austin Oct. 29, 2019
Anne Caroline Maw Jan. 1, 2023
Gordon Robin East Sept. 28, 2016
Philip Matthew Hindle Sept. 28, 2016
Ralph Thomas Mitford Bullock Feb. 27, 2018