# WOLVERHAMPTON CITY OF SANCTUARY

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1176101
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Dec. 5, 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=1176101


## Contact

- **Address:** C/O Beckminster Methodist Church, Birches Barn Road, WOLVERHAMPTON
- **Postcode:** WV3 7BQ
- **Phone:** 07790 480164
- **Email:** chair@wolvescofs.com
- **Website:** wolvescofs.com



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE GROUP ARE:A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ABOUT THE ISSUES RELATING TO REFUGEES AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM.B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM AND THOSE GRANTED LEAVE TO REMAIN OR REFUGEE STATUS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS IN NEED THEREOF SO AS TO ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE AND ASSIST THEM TO ADAPT WITHIN A NEW COMMUNITY.C) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS.D) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION, BY PROVIDING AND/OR CO-ORDINATING SERVICES AND FACILITIES TO ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE AND ASSIST THEM TO ADAPT WITHIN A NEW COMMUNITY.E) THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONGST ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES.F) THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES WHO ARE HOMELESS OR THREATENED WITH HOMELESSNESS.

**Activities:** The prevention and relief of poverty amongst asylum seekers and refugees in the Wolverhampton area




## 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, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups



## Geography

- Wolverhampton





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher O&#x27;Brien |  | Sept. 11, 2023 |
| Deacon Linda Gilson |  | Dec. 23, 2022 |
| George Reiss |  | Nov. 3, 2021 |
| Gillian Mary Kelly |  | June 18, 2020 |
| KHADY NOUFE |  | Nov. 3, 2021 |
| Merylen Pearce |  | March 13, 2023 |




