# FRIENDS WITHOUT BORDERS (PORTSMOUTH) CIO

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1194005
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** April 6, 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=1194005


## Contact

- **Address:** ALL SAINTS CHURCH, COMMERCIAL ROAD, PORTSMOUTH
- **Postcode:** PO1 4BT
- **Phone:** 02392839222
- **Email:** coordinator@friendswithoutborders.org.uk
- **Website:** http://www.friendswithoutborders.org.uk/



## Activities

**Objects:** THE RELIEF OF IMMIGRANTS, ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES WHO ARE SUFFERING HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OR IN NEED, PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, IN THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL AND OTHER ASSISTANCE AND RAISING THE AWARENESS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

**Activities:** Friends Without Borders helps people seeking asylum to access support when few other services remain accessible to them. We provide two ongoing projects which aim to problem-solve, reduce isolation and challenge the discrimination faced by our clients:  our Drop-in provides advocacy and advice without appointment and our Access to Justice project provides legal advice.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Disability, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Portsmouth City



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £58082 | £84548 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £59569 | £49489 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £108268 | £13733 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £0 | £0 | — | — |



## Trustees

- COLEEN LE — appointed April 19, 2021
- Dr Charles Leddy-Owen — appointed April 19, 2021
- GEOFFREY ALAN WILSON — appointed April 19, 2021
- Janet PROBERT — appointed May 20, 2023
- Lia Deyal — appointed April 19, 2021
- Yenga Ikuse Likanda — appointed July 6, 2022