# TEES VALLEY OF SANCTUARY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1193792
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** March 12, 2021
- **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=1193792


## Contact

- **Address:** 60 The Avenue, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, Cleveland
- **Postcode:** TS5 6SB
- **Phone:** 01642869237
- **Email:** satti@teesvalley.cityofsanctuary.org
- **Website:** https://tees-valley.cityofsanctuary.org/



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL AND IN PARTICULAR THE TEES VALLEY OF SANCTUARY NETWORK IN SUBJECTS RELATING TO REFUGEES AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: A. SUPPORTING, PROMOTING AND ORGANISING THE TEES VALLEY OF SANCTUARY NETWORK, INCLUDING IDENTIFYING THE NEEDS OF THE NETWORK AND ESTABLISHING PROJECTS OR RESOURCES TO ADDRESS THEM; B. RAISING AWARENESS OF THE WORK OF TEES VALLEY OF SANCTUARY NETWORK TO THE PUBLIC AND MEDIA; C. ENCOURAGING CITIES,TOWNS, ORGANISATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS TO BECOME WELCOME AND SAFE, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, ADVICE AND SUPPORT; D. ADVANCING THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PEOPLE WHO ARE REFUGEES OR ASYLUM SEEKERS; E. LIAISING WITH OTHER PRIVATE, VOLUNTARY AND STATUTORY ORGANISATIONS ON RELEVANT ISSUES 2. THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY: PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS INCLUDING PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE GENERAL PUBLIC, REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS.

**Activities:** TVoS works to ensure that people seeking sanctuary are welcomed into our region. We act in the interest of refugees and asylum seekers to ensure entitlement to the same rights as others and needs being met with respect to housing, health, education and legal protection.  It is our duty to break down barriers to accessing services and to enable people seeking sanctuary to be understood.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Darlington
- Hartlepool
- Middlesbrough
- Redcar And Cleveland
- Stockton-on-tees



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 5, 2025 | £118 | £72 | — | — |
| April 5, 2024 | £70 | £0 | — | — |
| April 5, 2023 | £50 | £563 | — | — |
| April 5, 2022 | £600 | £1200 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Satinder Kaur Collins** (Chair) — appointed July 7, 2019
- Alma Hellaoui — appointed March 1, 2024
- Samsoudini Mohamed Abdou-Moussa — appointed Feb. 26, 2020