# ARETE STORIES CHARITABLE TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1187772
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Feb. 5, 2020
- **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=1187772


## Contact

- **Address:** THE OLD SCHOOL HOUSE, WEST STREET, SOUTHWICK, FAREHAM, HAMPSHIRE
- **Postcode:** PO17 6EA
- **Phone:** 07831 273981
- **Email:** info@aretestories.com
- **Website:** aretestoriescharitabletrust.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROVISION OF:(A) SKILLS BASED TRAINING IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN, EMBROIDERY, WEAVING AND COUTURE THAT WILL IMPROVE THE BENEFICIARIES CHANCES OF FUTURE EMPLOYMENT. (B) FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND THE SUPPLY OF EQUIPMENT SUCH AS SEWING MACHINES AND IT EQUIPMENT THAT WILL INCREASE PRODUCTION AND ENABLE BENEFICIARIES TO BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT.

**Activities:** The charity aims to provide direct employment related training and facilitate employment in parts of the world that experience extreme poverty, such as the DRC. The charity has funded a project to rebuild and refurbish a tailoring workshop in Goma which is now being used to deliver its aims. The charity promotes #Givework and is looking to fundraise in the US and Europe to support its activities.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Other Finance, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Geography

- Congo (Democratic Republic)





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Katherine Holt** | Chair | Jan. 18, 2020 |
| James Robert Edward Kerr CLEMENCE |  | Jan. 18, 2020 |
| Nicole Esselen |  | Jan. 18, 2020 |




