# NOTRE DAME REFUGEE CENTRE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1177990
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** April 17, 2018
- **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=1177990


## Contact

- **Address:** NOTRE DAME REFUGEE CENTRE, 5 LEICESTER PLACE, LONDON
- **Postcode:** WC2H 7BX
- **Phone:** 02074402642
- **Email:** info@notredamerc.org.uk
- **Website:** https://www.notredamerc.org.uk/



## Activities

**Objects:** A) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RELIEVING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM AND THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS PARTICULARLY BY THE PROVISION OF LEGAL AND OTHER ADVICE.B) RELIEVING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS LIVING (TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY) IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.C) PRESERVING AND PROTECTING THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS.D) ADVANCING THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THOSE 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.E) ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ABOUT THE ISSUES RELATING TO REFUGEES AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM.F) RELIEVING SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR WHO ARE REFUGEES, AND WHO RESIDE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.G) RELIEVING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY THE PROVISION OF FREE LEGAL ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE TO PERSONS WHO, THROUGH LACK OF MEANS, WOULD OTHERWISE BE UNABLE TO OBTAIN SUCH ADVICE; ANDH) PROVIDING GENERAL EDUCATION INCLUDING LANGUAGE SKILLS TO ENABLE ACCESS TO THE WIDER COMMUNITY.

**Activities:** Supporting people seeking asylum and those granted refugee status and their dependants through:Legal and other adviceRelieving financial hardshipPreserving and protecting physical and mental healthAdvancing education and training including language skillsEducating the public




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2025 | £378547 | £373782 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £394779 | £374856 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £415663 | £399780 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £379521 | £384252 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £430515 | £313015 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **ALESSANDRA RAJA** (Chair) — appointed June 21, 2024
- ELODIE BRIAN — appointed Sept. 29, 2023
- Elizabeth MILLAR — appointed March 8, 2019
- KATE DAVIS — appointed June 21, 2024
- REV Des HANRAHAN — appointed June 22, 2018
- Rev Alan Stephen Williams sm — appointed April 17, 2018
- Rev Martin McAnaney — appointed Sept. 29, 2023
- Zoe VERHASSELT LEONARD — appointed June 21, 2024