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Shaftesbury Refugee Group

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1204787
Status
Registered
Registered
Sept. 19, 2023
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
Grove Farm House
Dinahs Hollow
Melbury Abbas
SHAFTESBURY
Dorset
SP7 0DE

Activities

We provide befriending, practical advice and financial support to help refugees settle into the communities of Shaftesbury, Gillingham and the adjacent towns and villages.

Objects: To Advance The Education And Relieve Financial Hardship Of Those Granted Refugee Status And Other Displaced People In Shaftesbury, Gillingham, Motcombe And The Adjacent Villages And Towns Through:• Increasing Opportunities To Engage With Service Providers, To Enable Those Providers To Adapt Services To Better Meet The Needs Of That Community.• Providing Peer Support And Other Activities That Build People’s Confidence And Enable Them To Participate More Effectively With The Wider Community.• Promoting Educational, Training, Social And Recreational Events Involving The Local Community.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
Education/training, Disability, Economic/community Development/employment
Who
Other Defined Groups

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Dorset, Wiltshire

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2025 £19,002 £18,869
Dec. 31, 2024 £34,641 £32,617

Trustees

Name Appointed
Carolyn Michelle Godfrey (Chair) July 27, 2020
Bryan Stuart Twiss July 27, 2020
Guy Russell Sutherland June 28, 2025
Julia Elizabeth Markus March 7, 2023
Luke Aaron Foy Dec. 2, 2025
Nicola Elizabeth Pender Dec. 8, 2023
Rebecca Elizabeth Sutherland June 28, 2025
Rosalind Anne Rosemary Hanby July 27, 2020
Sara Delano Jacson MBE Nov. 23, 2017
Stephen Kenneth Wiles Oct. 27, 2023