# REFUGEE ADVOCACY, INFORMATION AND SUPPORT, LANCASTER (RAIS)

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1193811
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** March 15, 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=1193811


## Contact

- **Address:** THE CORNERSTONE, SULYARD STREET, LANCASTER
- **Postcode:** LA1 1PX
- **Phone:** 07753366753
- **Email:** info@rais.org.uk
- **Website:** http://rais.org.uk/



## Activities

**Objects:** FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF PEOPLE IN NEED IN THE LANCASTER AND MORECAMBE AREA, BY REASON OF THEIR STATUS AS ASYLUM SEEKERS OR REFUGEES, AND THEIR DEPENDANTS, PRINCIPALLY BY PROVIDING ADVOCACY, ADVICE AND SUPPORT.

**Activities:** We provide advocacy, information and support to refugees and asylum seekers in the Lancaster and Morecambe area.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Lancashire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £115068 | £66845 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £57912 | £53494 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £40081 | £45905 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £22806 | £22260 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Matthew MacDonald** (Chair) — appointed March 19, 2026
- Anas Radwan Allababedy — appointed Aug. 24, 2022
- Andrew Nicholson — appointed Aug. 24, 2022
- Jennifer Maclennan — appointed Sept. 9, 2024
- John Chell — appointed July 7, 2025