# TAUNTON WELCOMES REFUGEES

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1183921
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** June 17, 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=1183921


## Contact

- **Address:** Quakers Friends Meeting House, Bath Place, TAUNTON, Somerset
- **Postcode:** TA1 4EP
- **Phone:** 07876775401
- **Email:** chair@tauntonwelcomesrefugees.co.uk
- **Website:** www.tauntonwelcomesrefugees.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (A) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG REFUGEES AND THEIR DEPENDENTS IN TAUNTON, WELLINGTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS, WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION, BY PROVIDING A CIRCLE OF VOLUNTEERS TO HELP MEET THEIR NEEDS TO ASSIST THEM SETTLE AND INTEGRATE INTO THE AREA AND ADAPT TO THEIR NEW LIFE BECOMING INDEPENDENT SELF-RELIANT MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.(B) TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT WITH A VIEW TO RELIEVING THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF REFUGEES AND SUPPORTING THEIR INTEGRATION INTO THEIR COMMUNITY AND BECOMING INDEPENDENT.

**Activities:** The Objects of Taunton Welcomes Refugees (TWR) are the promotion of social inclusion for the public benefit among refugees and their dependents in Taunton, Wellington and surrounding areas.




## Classification

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



## Areas of operation

- Somerset



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £21457 | £36530 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £31496 | £31578 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £24638 | £22958 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £15095 | £12001 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £12571 | £1904 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **SIMON FORRESTER** (Chair) — appointed June 13, 2019
- Christopher Langton — appointed Dec. 3, 2025
- Edmund David East — appointed May 1, 2022
- Esther Penelope Checketts — appointed Nov. 11, 2020
- Kevin Bunce — appointed May 21, 2025
- Robin Peeler — appointed June 13, 2019