# WELCOME TO BADMINTON

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1209397
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Aug. 1, 2024
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1209397


## Contact

- **Address:** 34 REASBY GARDENS, RYTON, GATESHEAD
- **Postcode:** NE40 3AR
- **Phone:** 07856 516204
- **Email:** ashfordruth27@yahoo.com



## Activities

**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.

**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.




## 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



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** LOCAL
- Gateshead
- Newcastle Upon Tyne City





## Trustees

| Name | Role | 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 |




