# WANDSWORTH WELCOMES REFUGEES

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1199527
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** July 1, 2022
- **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=1199527


## Contact

- **Address:** Church of St Mary, Balham High Road
- **Postcode:** SW12 9BS
- **Phone:** 07878728408
- **Email:** wandsworthwelcomesrefugees@gmail.com
- **Website:** https://www.wandsworthwelcomesrefugees.org/



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO (WANDSWORTH WELCOMES REFUGEES) ARE:TO ADVANCE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT FOR PEOPLE SEEKING SANCTUARY BY COLLABORATING AS A NETWORK OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATIONS AND PROMOTING ACTIVITIES THAT FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND WELCOME PEOPLE WHO HAVE MADE WANDSWORTH THEIR HOME.TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE IN WANDSWORTH FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, AND RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WITHIN WANDSWORTH WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED BY REASON OF THEIR REFUGEE OR ASYLUM SEEKER STATUS AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ABOUT THE ISSUES RELATING TO REFUGEES AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM.

**Activities:** Wandsworth Welcomes Refugees is a member of the City of Sanctuary network. We support local organisations (schools, libraries, cafes, gardens) to apply for Sanctuary status and are working with Wandsworth Council to become a borough of Sanctuary. We also run events for Refugee Week as well as appeals for digital devices and bikes which we distribute to local refugees and asylum seekers.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Disability, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Wandsworth



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £3068 | £10919 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £16697 | £5984 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £2638 | £316 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Amy White — appointed June 30, 2023
- Fatema Abdullah Aljbery — appointed Feb. 23, 2026
- Grethe Gullborg Schepers — appointed Sept. 7, 2023
- Pirayeh Sophie Gregory — appointed Dec. 8, 2025
- Rebecca Joanne Richmond — appointed Oct. 27, 2025
- Samuel Robins — appointed Jan. 17, 2023