# REFUGEE AID FROM TAUNTON

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1180367
- **Other names:** RAFT
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Oct. 18, 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=1180367


## Contact

- **Address:** Unit 4, Enterprise Park, Priorswood Road, Taunton, Somerset
- **Postcode:** TA2 8DU
- **Phone:** 07545895768



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO RELIEVE AND ASSIST THE VICTIMS OF WAR, CONFLICT OR NATURAL DISASTER THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROVISION OF CLOTHING, SANITARY WEAR, VOLUNTEERS, FUNDS, FOOD, MEDICAL AID, ACCOMMODATION, ACCESS TO WATER AND SANITATION AND OTHER HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE.2) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING PERSONS IN NEED WITH GRANTS OR MONEY OR BY PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR SERVICES, ITEMS OR FACILITIES.3) THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROMOTION OF RECYCLING AND SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT;4) TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE

**Activities:** We carry out our objects by receiving donations from members of the public and distributing these to refugees, both in the local community and across the world. Any items unsuitable for distribution are sold at a reduced rate to the local community.We aim to be zero waste wherever possible, using all donated items in some form, donating to other charities where no other options are available.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Bangladesh
- Belgium
- Burma
- Cameroon
- France
- Ghana
- Greece
- India
- Lebanon
- Macedonia
- Malawi
- Romania
- Serbia
- Syria
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £42971 | £53005 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £46568 | £59662 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £50441 | £39228 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £35089 | £10745 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £17826 | £10625 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **FEDERICA SMITH-ROBERTS** (Chair) — appointed Oct. 18, 2018
- FAREDA FAKHRAI — appointed Oct. 18, 2018
- JESSICA WINTRIP — appointed Oct. 18, 2018
- KEITH DEW — appointed Oct. 18, 2018
- LYNETTE CLARK — appointed Oct. 18, 2018
- MARK CURTIS — appointed Oct. 18, 2018
- Michelle Clare Ferris — appointed Oct. 18, 2018
- Natasha Anne Tidman — appointed March 8, 2025
- PAUL ROYLANCE — appointed Oct. 18, 2018