# THE AFGHAN RELIEF TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1205829
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Nov. 21, 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=1205829


## Contact

- **Address:** Farthings, Staples Hill, Kirdford, West Sussex
- **Postcode:** RH14 0JL
- **Phone:** 01403820657
- **Email:** charles@sommer-holdings.ltd.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF OF BENEFICIARIES LIVING IN AFGHANISTAN WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS, IN PARTICULAR BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY.IN THIS CLAUSE, “BENEFICIARIES” MEANS PEOPLE WHO ARE BEING PERSECUTED AND PREVENTED FROM ACCESSING EXISTING CHANNELS OF HUMANITARIAN AID AS A RESULT OF THEIR, OR A MEMBER OF THEIR FAMILY:(A) HAVING A PREVIOUS WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH UK OR NATO BODIES; OR(B) HAVING WORKED WITH HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANISATIONS OPERATING IN AFGHANISTAN; OR(C) HAVING WORKED IN THE AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY OR FOR THE AFGHAN GOVERNMENT PRIOR TO 15 AUGUST 2021.

**Activities:** The charity raises funds to send to families inn Afghanistan who cannot access international aid because they are prevented from doing so by Taliban persecution.  The families were employed by the previous Afghan government NATO forces or agencies associated with western governments.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals
- **What:** Disability, Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Afghanistan
- East Sussex
- Hampshire
- West Sussex



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £11744 | £11002 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Charles Ernest Rochelle Sommer** (Chair) — appointed Nov. 21, 2023
- Benjamin Edward Allen — appointed Dec. 15, 2024
- ROGER PASK — appointed Nov. 21, 2023