# GATWICK TRAVEL-CARE

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 298127
- **Other names:** GATWICK TRAVEL-CARE UNIT, GATWICK TRAVEL-CARE UNITE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Dec. 18, 1987
- **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=298127


## Contact

- **Address:** Gatwick Travel-Care, Room 3014B, South Terminal, GATWICK AIRPORT, West Sussex
- **Postcode:** RH6 0NP
- **Phone:** 01293 504283
- **Email:** travel.care@gatwickairport.com
- **Website:** www.gatwicktravelcare.com



## Activities

**Objects:** TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND SICKNESS AND TO ADVANCE RELIGION AMONGST PERSONS TRAVELLING THROUGH GATWICK AIRPORT, GATWICK, WEST SUSSEX, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS WHOSE PROBLEMS ARE OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THE NORMAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE AIRPORTS AUTHORITY, AIRLINES, FIRMS AND CONTROL AUTHORITIES.

**Activities:** Gatwick TravelCare assists over 2000 passengers a year with travel related problems. These cover a wide range of issues including financial difficulties, missed flights, passport irregularities and mental health. The team of staff and volunteers also works with airlines, handling agents, consulates, embassies, social services and the police to provide passengers with the best possible service.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** GATWICK AIRPORT
- West Sussex





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Lauren McDaniel** | Chair | March 1, 2023 |
| Derek Hearsey |  | Nov. 24, 2022 |
| Julie Annette Ayres |  | Oct. 22, 2013 |
| Karen Edwards |  | Nov. 24, 2022 |
| Lyndsay Siantonas |  | Nov. 18, 2021 |
| Noel Turner |  | June 30, 2025 |
| Susan Ann Wilcox |  | Nov. 24, 2022 |




