# SHAFTESBURY REFUGEE GROUP

## Details

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


## Contact

- **Address:** Grove Farm House, Dinahs Hollow, Melbury Abbas, SHAFTESBURY, Dorset
- **Postcode:** SP7 0DE
- **Phone:** 07340934921
- **Email:** shaftesburyrefugeegroup@gmail.com
- **Website:** www.shaftesburyrefugeegroup.org



## Activities

**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.

**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.




## 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

- Dorset
- Wiltshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2025 | £19002 | £18869 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £34641 | £32617 | — | — |



## Trustees

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