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Welcome To Badminton

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1209397
Status
Registered
Registered
Aug. 1, 2024
Legal form
CIO
Area of benefit
Local

Address

Address
34 REASBY GARDENS
RYTON
GATESHEAD
NE40 3AR

Contact

Phone
07856516204
Email
[email protected]

Activities

Welcome to Badminton promotes equality, tolerance, open mindedness and a culture of sharing skills. We bring refugees, asylum seekers and migrants together from the city centre and the wider region to learn/play sports (primarily badminton, volleyball and table tennis). We aim to help promote a healthy lifestyle, reduce loneliness and isolation and help people to manage stress and anxiety.

Objects: The Object Of The CIO, To Be Carried Out For The Public Benefit In Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne And The Surrounding Areas, Is: The Promotion Of Social Inclusion For The Public Benefit Among People Who Are Refugees, Asylum Seekers And Migrants (‘The Beneficiaries’) Who Are Socially Excluded On The Grounds Of Their Social And Economic Position, Relieving Their Needs And Assisting Them To Integrate Into Society, By Providing: A) Facilities For Recreation Or Other Leisure Time Occupation In The Interests Of Social Welfare With The Object Of Improving The Conditions Of Life Of Beneficiaries, In Particular Facilities To Participate In The Sports Of Badminton, Volleyball, Basketball, Table Tennis And Such Other Sports Capable Of Promoting Health And Fitness As The Trustees May From Time To Time Decide; B) Opportunities For Beneficiaries To Build Social And Support Networks To Assist In Integration; C) Opportunities For Beneficiaries To Develop English Language Skills Through Conversing With Native And Non-Native English Speakers; D) Opportunities For Beneficiaries Who Have Sufficient Experience To Qualify In Level 1 Badminton Coaching; And E) Financial Assistance To Beneficiaries Where Financial Hardship Is An Obstacle To Participation And Inclusion.

Classification

How
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
What
Disability, Amateur Sport, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who
Children/young People, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Defined Groups

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Aug. 31, 2025 £17,200 £16,355

Trustees

Name Appointed
Annabel Hayward (Chair) Feb. 9, 2024
Arly Mai Geanga Feb. 9, 2024
Judith Dawson Dec. 3, 2025
Sabina Phamova Feb. 9, 2024
Vira Levkivska Feb. 9, 2024