# REFUGEE AID FROM TAUNTON

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; 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&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=1180367


## Contact

- **Address:** Unit 4, Enterprise Park, Priorswood Road, Taunton, Somerset
- **Postcode:** TA2 8DU
- **Phone:** 07545 895768



## 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



## Geography

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





## Trustees

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




