# THE COMFREY PROJECT CIO

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1175224
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Oct. 18, 2017
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1175224


## Contact

- **Address:** Windmill Hill Centre, Chester Place, GATESHEAD
- **Postcode:** NE8 1QB
- **Phone:** 0191 447 7801
- **Email:** info@thecomfreyproject.org.uk
- **Website:** http://thecomfreyproject.org.uk/



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO PROVIDE FACILITIES AND SERVICES FOR THE RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE REFUGEES AND SEEKING ASYLUM, IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND GENERAL WELL-BEING, PRIMARILY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF HORTICULTURAL AND NATURE BASED ACTIVITIES.

**Activities:** We provide facilities and services for the recreation or other leisure-time occupation of the general public,in particular, but not exclusively, for people who are refugees and seeking asylum, in the north of England, with the object of improving their conditions of life and general well-being, primarily through the provision of horticultural and nature based activities.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity, Recreation
- **Who:** People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Gateshead
- Newcastle Upon Tyne City
- North Tyneside
- Northumberland
- South Tyneside
- Sunderland





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Dr PENELOPE JANE SCHOFIELD** | Chair | Oct. 18, 2017 |
| Dr Mahwash Malik |  | Feb. 12, 2026 |
| Fayrouz Al Haj Moussa |  | Feb. 12, 2026 |
| Felicity Shoesmith |  | Feb. 15, 2024 |
| Lucy Mary Zwolinska |  | Feb. 12, 2026 |
| Melisa Maida |  | Jan. 20, 2023 |
| Mustafa Ustuner |  | Feb. 15, 2024 |




