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Wakefield District City Of Sanctuary

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1187477
Status
Registered
Registered
Jan. 21, 2020
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
St Michaels Welcome Centre
Westgate Common
WAKEFIELD
Wakefield
WF2 9RW

Activities

We offer a wide variety of weekly events aimed at asylum seekers and refugees (ASRs) in our area. Through these events, mostly in the form of "drop-ins" we are able to provide a welcome, and a point of contact for help, advice and support with volunteers from many local voluntary, community and faith organisations. We also work to make our City more welcoming.

Objects: A) The Promotion Of Equality And Diversity For The Public Benefit By Educating And Informing About The Issues Relating To Asylum-Seekers And Refugees.b) To Promote Social Inclusion For The Public Benefit, By Encouraging And Supporting Voluntary, Community And Faith Organisations To Welcome Asylum-Seekers And Refugees Enabling Them To Access Community Facilities, Enabling Them To Participate More Effectively Within The Wider Community, And So Aid Their Integration Within The Community.c) To Relieve Poverty And Hardship Among Those Who Are Seeking Or Have Sought Asylum, Refugees, And Their Dependants, And People Suffering Poverty And Hardship In The Wider Community, By Providing Financial And Other Material Support, Interpreting / Translating / Advocacy / Health / Housing Advice And Education.d) To Help Asylum-Seekers And Refugees Adapt To Life In The UK By: Advancing Their Education And Training, And Helping Them To Access Facilities For Recreation Or Other Leisure Time Occupations.?

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
What
Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups

Areas of operation

Region
Throughout England

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 £65,119 £49,457
March 31, 2024 £30,115 £57,024
March 31, 2023 £70,626 £65,060
March 31, 2022 £97,565 £85,580
March 31, 2021 £147,501 £92,050

Trustees

Name Appointed
Peter Edward James Baldwin (Chair) Aug. 8, 2024
Mohammad Al Johmani Dec. 9, 2025
Susan Frances Ayton April 8, 2025
Susan Sanderson July 28, 2021