# BRIDPORT REFUGEE SUPPORT CAMPAIGN

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1192063
- **Other names:** BRIDPORT REFUGEE SUPPORT GROUP (THIS IS THE ORIGINAL NAME OF THE ORGANISATION), BRIDPORT RSC, BRIDPORT RSG, BRSC
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Oct. 29, 2020
- **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=1192063


## Contact

- **Address:** 6 NEW ZEALAND FARM CLOSE, BRIDPORT, DORSET
- **Postcode:** DT6 3FR
- **Phone:** 07973469153
- **Email:** bridportrsg@gmail.com
- **Website:** bridportrefugee.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1)TO RELIEVE ?NANCIAL OR OTHER HARDSHIP AMONGST THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM AND THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS, IN PARTICULAR THOSE LIVING (TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY) IN BRIDPORT AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WITHIN WEST DORSET, BY PROVIDING HOUSING, ADVICE AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT (INCLUDING GRANTS OR LOANS) TO MEET IDENTI?ED NEEDS. AND, IN RELATION TO THOSE PEOPLE AS ARE MENTIONED IN SUB-CLAUSE (1) OF THIS CLAUSE:(A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THOSE IN NEED THEREOF SO AS TO ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE AND ASSIST THEM TO ADAPT WITHIN A NEW COMMUNITY.(B) TO RELIEVE UNEMPLOYMENT BY THE PROVISION OF VOCATIONAL AND SKILLS TRAINING, ADVICE AND SUPPORT.(C) TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH.(D) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENE?T AMONGST THOSE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION, BY PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND BY ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.(E) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE ME OCCUPATION WITH THE AIM OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, IN?RMITY OR DISABLEMENT, ?NANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.(F) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING THROUGH CULTURAL ACTIVITIES) OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL, AND FOR THE PUBLIC BENE?T, ABOUT ISSUES RELATING TO THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM AND THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS.

**Activities:** Supporting refugees and their dependents in Bridport and the surrounding area in West Dorset, including those resettled under the Government's Community Sponsorship scheme.  This includes securing housing, helping refugees to access services and providing such other support as is needed to help refugees to integrate into the community.  Advancing public understanding of issues facing refugees.




## Classification

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



## Areas of operation

- Dorset



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £28539 | £27456 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £4271 | £4597 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £8163 | £7504 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £33802 | £17220 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Barry James Lovejoy** (Chair) — appointed Oct. 29, 2020
- Alan Charles Weston — appointed Oct. 29, 2020
- Alistair Mitchell Woodcock — appointed Oct. 29, 2020
- Julie Elizabeth Frew — appointed Oct. 29, 2020
- Mark Vincent Gage — appointed Oct. 29, 2020
- Richard Francis Jenner — appointed Oct. 29, 2020
- Sarah Ellis — appointed Sept. 16, 2025