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UK Welcomes Refugees

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1195770
Status
Registered
Registered
Sept. 9, 2021
Legal form
Charitable company

Address

Address
85 Waddington Road
CLITHEROE
BB7 2HN

Activities

UK Welcomes Refugees has established the charity alongside refugee organisations accompanying displaced and resettled refugees within our communities who are in need of support and integration.

Objects: 1. To Develop The Capacity And Skills Of The Members Of Socially And Economically Disadvantaged Communities In Such A Way That Such Members Are Better Able To Identify And Help Meet Their Needs And To Participate More Fully In Society;2. To Promote The Efficiency And Effectiveness Of Community Capacity Building Charities By Growing, Embedding Good Practice In And Supporting Such Organisations;3. The Promotion Of The Voluntary Sector For The Public Benefit;the “voluntary Sector” Means Charities And Voluntary Organisations.charities Are Organisations, Which Are Established For Exclusively Charitable Purposes In Accordance With The Law Of England And Wales.voluntary Organisations Are Independent Organisations, Which Are Established For Purposes That Add Value To The Community As A Whole, Or A Significant Section Of The Community, And Which Are Not Permitted By Their Constitution To Make A Profit For Private Distribution. Voluntary Organisations Do Not Include Local Government Or Other Statutory Authorities.4. To Relieve Poverty And Sickness Among Persons Who Are Internally Displaced Or In Migration Or Who Are Asylum Seekers Or Refugees Fleeing Situations Including (but Not Limited To) War, Persecution, And Climate Change;5. To Further Such Exclusively Charitable Objects According To The Laws Of England And Wales As The Trustees In Their Absolute Discretion From Time To Time Determine.

Classification

How
Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
What
General Charitable Purposes, Disability, Economic/community Development/employment
Who
The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Country
Northern Ireland, Scotland
Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
June 30, 2025 £256,377 £233,094
June 30, 2024 £225,863 £208,394
June 30, 2023 £144,997 £95,948
June 30, 2022 £156,000 £135,233
June 30, 2021 £197,603 £158,556

Trustees

Name Appointed
Mark Anthony Wiggin (Chair) June 30, 2021
Anthony Brown Feb. 2, 2024
Meriel Davies July 8, 2025
Rabbi DANIEL RICH June 25, 2021
Rev Molly Chitokwindo Oct. 3, 2024