# SANCTUARY IN CHICHESTER CIO

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1181855
- **Other names:** SANCTUARY IN CHICHESTER
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Feb. 4, 2019
- **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=1181855


## Contact

- **Address:** Room 115, 26 The Hornet, CHICHESTER, West Sussex
- **Postcode:** PO197BB
- **Phone:** 07713 4647671
- **Email:** contact@sanctuaryinchichester.org
- **Website:** www.sanctuaryinchichester.org



## Activities

**Objects:** (1) TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND SUFFERING AMONG REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS IN CHICHESTER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING PRACTICAL, SOCIAL AND PASTORAL SUPPORT TO REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS.

**Activities:** Provision of practical, social and pastoral support to refugees and asylum seekers in the Chichester area. This includes a weekly Drop-In, Befriending, English tuition, a football-based project for young men and a Pathways to Independence project. Support and signposting are also offered to those families currently hosting refugees from the war in Ukraine




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- West Sussex



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2025 | £276671 | £251096 | — | — |
| May 31, 2024 | £165951 | £210329 | — | — |
| May 31, 2023 | £149609 | £122931 | — | — |
| May 31, 2022 | £131503 | £51819 | — | — |
| May 31, 2021 | £30539 | £44230 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Tony Toynton** (Chair) — appointed June 1, 2019
- Caroline Purewal — appointed June 12, 2024
- Gemma Jane Driver — appointed June 1, 2021
- Graham Hart — appointed Jan. 14, 2026
- Judith Margaret Clouston — appointed Aug. 15, 2022
- Lois Anne Smith — appointed Feb. 17, 2021
- Mark Stables — appointed Jan. 1, 2022
- Michael Peter Mansergh — appointed May 1, 2023
- Waleed Hussein — appointed Jan. 1, 2024