OpenCharities

Connect: North Korea

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1176563
Status
Registered
Registered
Jan. 8, 2018
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
1st Floor
78 Coombe Road
New Malden
Surrey
KT3 4QS

Activities

We enable North Korean escapees to heal, grow, and live the lives they choose.

Objects: The Objectives Of The CIO Are:1) To Promote Human Rights (as Set Out In The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights And Subsequent United Nations Conventions And Declarations) In North Korea By All Or Any Of The Following Means:monitoring Abuses Of Human Rights;educating The Public About Human Rights;raising Awareness Of Human Rights Issues; Andpromoting Public Support For Human Rights;2) To Advance The Education And Training Of North Koreans Granted Refugee Status And Their Dependants In Need Thereof So As To Advance Them In Life And Assist Them To Adapt Within A New Community.in Furtherance Of That Object But Not Otherwise, The Trustees Shall Have Powerto Engage In Political Activity Provided That The Trustees Are Satisfied That The Proposed Activities Will Further The Purposes Of The Charity To An Extent Justified By The Resources Committed And The Activity Is Not The Dominant Means By Which The Charity Carries Out Its Objects.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
Education/training
Who
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Areas of operation

Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
Dec. 31, 2024 £545,118 £502,008 £112,577 10
Dec. 31, 2023 £353,591 £360,572 — —
Dec. 31, 2022 £285,836 £253,094 — —
Dec. 31, 2021 £123,571 £139,035 — —
Dec. 31, 2020 £118,556 £72,827 — —

Trustees

Name Appointed
Pepa Shore (Chair) July 16, 2024
Laura Rebecca Butlin May 15, 2024
Sun You Park May 15, 2024
Susan Kim May 15, 2024
Timea Szeteiova July 15, 2025