# CARLISLE REFUGEE ACTION GROUP

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1207676
- **Other names:** CRAG
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** April 2, 2024
- **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=1207676


## Contact

- **Address:** 2 LOWTHIANS LANE, ENGLISH STREET, CARLISLE
- **Postcode:** CA3 8JR
- **Phone:** 07491530100
- **Email:** office@crag.uk.com
- **Website:** www.crag.uk.com



## Activities

**Objects:** FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS IN THE CUMBERLAND DISTRICT AND EUROPE, PRIMARILY THROUGH:A) PROVIDING ADVICE, PRACTICAL SUPPORT SERVICES AND INFORMATION TO ASSIST THEM TO ADAPT WITHIN A NEW COMMUNITY INCLUDING SIGNPOSTING TO OTHER ORGANISATIONS WHEN REQUIRED TO ACCESS FURTHER AND WIDER SUPPORT;B) RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;C) RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES FACED BY REFUGEES AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM;D) ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF CLOTHING AND OTHER ESSENTIAL ITEMS.E) IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE.

**Activities:** CRAG supports Refugees, asylum-seekers and other displaced people though advice, social activities, training (eg informal language-learning) and the provision of goods and occasionally small grants.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 5, 2025 | £112185 | £60167 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Jeremy Lowry** (Chair) — appointed April 29, 2025
- Annie Pennington-Bie MSc — appointed Oct. 22, 2024
- Christopher Robert Middleton — appointed April 2, 2024
- Daisy Tomlinson MA — appointed Oct. 22, 2024
- Dr Magdalene Antoneth Paynter — appointed April 2, 2024
- Dr Nirmalan Yuhan Arulanantham — appointed April 2, 2024
- Gillian McElvogue — appointed July 17, 2025
- Henry Goodwin — appointed Sept. 26, 2025
- James Arthur Cartwright — appointed April 2, 2024