# THE DESTITUTION PROJECT

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1194734
- **Other names:** DP
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** June 8, 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=1194734


## Contact

- **Address:** DESTITUTION PROJECT, VICTORIA HALL, 37-39 Knowsley Street, Bolton
- **Postcode:** BL1 2AS
- **Phone:** 01204778298
- **Email:** info@boltondp.org
- **Website:** www.boltondp.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND THE RELIEF OF NEED AMONGST PERSONS WHO ARE SEEKING ASYLUM OR WHO ARE REFUGEES LIVING IN BOLTON, BY PROVIDING:1. INFORMATION AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, TO THOSE WITH NO RECOURSE TO PUBLIC FUNDS;2. RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION TO ADVANCE THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND HELP THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.

**Activities:** The Destitution Project (DP) aims to provide a safe environment where asylum seekers and refugees who live in Bolton can find friendship, food, and practical help.  We deliver our support through two primary arms of activity:1) A weekly Drop-in Centre on a Wednesday, in the Wesley Suite at Victoria Hall. 2) Casework services for asylum seekers, including those who become destitute.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Bolton



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £41334 | £86832 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £97800 | £71184 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £51977 | £82778 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £43393 | £65102 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Ahmed Mohamed — appointed March 15, 2023
- Bernard Pele — appointed June 8, 2021
- DAVID TOMLINSON — appointed June 8, 2021
- David Batchelor — appointed March 15, 2023
- Margaret Simpson — appointed June 8, 2021
- Minesh Dhokia — appointed Oct. 22, 2025
- Sarah Niamh George — appointed June 8, 2021