# MANCHESTER REFUGEE SUPPORT NETWORK

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1196560
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Nov. 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=1196560


## Contact

- **Address:** 129 PRINCESS ROAD, MANCHESTER
- **Postcode:** M14 4RB
- **Phone:** 01618680777
- **Email:** belay@mrsn.org.uk
- **Website:** www.mrsn.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM AND THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS PARTICULARLY BY THE PROVISION OF LEGAL AND OTHER ADVICE.2. TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF ASYLUM SEEKERS, REFUGEES AND THEIR DEPENDENT.3. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS IN NEED THEREOF SO AS TO ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE AND ASSIST THEM TO ADAPT WITHIN A NEW COMMUNITY. 4. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ABOUT THE ISSUES RELATING TO REFUGEES AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM.5. THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.6. TO RELIEVE THE EFFECTS OF FINANCIAL POVERTY ON REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION.

**Activities:** At MRSN, we help asylum seekers and refugees get the basic support they need to live with dignity. We strive to help them build safe, happy and productive lives in the UK. Our aims are:To support refugees to access services and opportunities on an equal basis, in order to prevent all forms of poverty and allow individuals to fulfill their potentialTo educate refugees and asylum seekers on




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity, Recreation
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Bolton
- Bury
- Manchester City
- Oldham
- Rochdale
- Salford City
- Stockport
- Tameside
- Trafford
- Wigan



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £474413 | £515755 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £705190 | £515212 | £518542 | 11 |
| March 31, 2023 | £484138 | £432997 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **AHMED MOHAMED** (Chair) — appointed Dec. 15, 2023
- Addisu Tewolde — appointed Nov. 25, 2022
- Amina Sayid — appointed Dec. 15, 2023
- Mike Mpofu — appointed Nov. 25, 2022
- Sadia Muminovic — appointed Dec. 15, 2023
- Selamawit Reda — appointed Dec. 15, 2023
- Zahid Khan — appointed Dec. 15, 2023