# SWANSEA ASYLUM SEEKERS SUPPORT

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1175186
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Oct. 17, 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=1175186


## Contact

- **Address:** SASS, c/o SCVS Voluntary Action Centre, 7 Walter Road, Swansea, West Glamorgan
- **Postcode:** SA1 5NF
- **Phone:** 07707 850898
- **Email:** info@sass.wales
- **Website:** sass.wales



## Activities

**Objects:** TO DEVELOP A COMMUNITY OF ASYLUM SEEKERS, REFUGEES AND LOCALS IN SWANSEA AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WHICH WILL. PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY BY PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS. PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES AND THEIR DEPENDANTS THROUGH DEVELOPING COMMUNITY AND COMBATING ISOLATION. PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES. PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO ASYLUM SEEKERS, REFUGEES AND THEIR DEPENDANTS TO ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE AND HELP THEM TO ADAPT WITHIN A NEW COMMUNITY. ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ABOUT ISSUES RELATING TO ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES. RELIEVE POVERTY AMONGST ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES AND THEIR DEPENDANTS

**Activities:** SASS operates in Swansea and exists to welcome and involve asylum seekers and refugees. We organise twice weekly community drop-ins, offering language support, professionally run play, hot meals information, recreational and educational activities.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment, Recreation
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- City Of Swansea



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £200018 | £194689 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £146777 | £132812 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £88494 | £57738 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £86232 | £117419 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £71230 | £73391 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Sandra  Jo Morton** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 10, 2022
- Achuil Monytoch — appointed July 29, 2022
- Clare Jones — appointed June 10, 2001
- DR Kathryn Nia Jones — appointed April 23, 2018
- Lilian Kujabi — appointed Oct. 11, 2024
- Mehdi Asghari — appointed Oct. 11, 2024
- Mohamad Fateh Zakaria — appointed Sept. 19, 2025
- Ngang Fru Delvis — appointed Sept. 29, 2024
- Phillip John Nicholas — appointed Sept. 8, 2023
- Shahsavar Rahmani — appointed Sept. 8, 2023
- Sheralee Ann Coates — appointed Oct. 11, 2024
- Sweeta Durrani — appointed Oct. 11, 2024
- TOM CHEESMAN — appointed Jan. 1, 1999