# BATH WELCOMES REFUGEES

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1171442
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Feb. 2, 2017
- **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=1171442


## Contact

- **Address:** The Island House, Midsomer Norton, Radstock
- **Postcode:** BA3 2DZ
- **Phone:** 07831407505
- **Email:** info@bathwelcomesrefugees.org.uk
- **Website:** www.bathwelcomesrefugees.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 4.1 To relieve the needs of refugees, asylum seekers, or those displaced from their home country by reason of war, persecution, oppression, discrimination, natural disasters or other like causes, and their dependents, in particular but not exclusively seeking refuge within Bath and North East Somerset and the surrounding area (the “Beneficiaries”) who are in conditions of need, hardship, or distress in particular but without limitation by:  (a) Providing or arranging for their education and training and the provision of support services including guidance, representation, translation and interpretation and other assistance to enable them to live independently, improve their life chances and settle into and participate fully in community life; (b) The relief of financial hardship;  (c) Providing activities to preserve and protect their physical and mental health; 4.2 The provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life of the Beneficiaries by reason of their social and economic circumstances; and  4.3 To advance the education of the general public about issues relating to migration, refugees and those seeking asylum."

**Activities:** Bath Welcomes Refugees has one simple aim: to bring to safety and security in the UK those people persecuted and in danger in their own countries and homelands, and in particular to help them settle in Bath or the surrounding area. Our activities include: locating and preparing housing, fundraising, befriending/resettlement support, English language teaching, providing social activities and more.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Bath And North East Somerset



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | £124631 | £111441 | — | — |
| June 30, 2024 | £117636 | £103993 | — | — |
| June 30, 2023 | £112101 | £75451 | — | — |
| June 30, 2022 | £124390 | £52881 | — | — |
| June 30, 2021 | £19151 | £33405 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Stephen Charles Whittle** (Chair) — appointed July 13, 2023
- Clare Louise Rickitt — appointed June 23, 2023
- Kathryn Anna Kyle — appointed Aug. 8, 2023
- Nafees Daradia — appointed March 27, 2025
- Osamah Mohamed Qaid Alshoabi — appointed Sept. 18, 2025
- Violet Jensen — appointed June 6, 2019
- Yaaseir Ahrafarth — appointed Jan. 9, 2026