# TONBRIDGE WELCOMES REFUGEES

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1173758
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** July 11, 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=1173758


## Contact

- **Address:** c/o Burns & Co. Accountants, 2A Bank Street, Tonbridge
- **Postcode:** TN9 1BL
- **Phone:** 07801889819
- **Email:** info@tonbridgewelcomesrefugees.co.uk
- **Website:** www.tonbridgewelcomesrefugees.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ARE:1) FOR THE RELIEF OF THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS, OR THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM (TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY) IN KENT:• THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP;• THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH;• THE ADVANCEMENT OF THEIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING SO AS TO ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE AND ASSIST THEM TO ADAPT WITHIN A NEW COMMUNITY.2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ABOUT THE RIGHTS AND NEEDS OF REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS.

**Activities:** We support refugees and their dependents, or those seeking asylum, in Kent, by the relief of financial hardship, befriending, assisting with English language learning, and generally helping them to adapt within a new community. We also aim to advance the education of the public about the rights and needs of refugees and asylum seekers through outreach work.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Kent



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £29802 | £23774 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £22427 | £23054 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £32008 | £35396 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £31154 | £8464 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £19520 | £14725 | — | — |



## Trustees

- FIONA O'BRIEN — appointed April 8, 2016
- Kefaia Alfahsi — appointed Dec. 2, 2024
- Lee Robert Mead — appointed Sept. 3, 2020
- RUTH Connelly HAYFA — appointed April 8, 2016
- Sarah Veronica Pratten — appointed July 13, 2022