HAY,BRECON AND TALGARTH SANCTUARY FOR REFUGEES

Charity Number: 1173570
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

HBTSR HELPS PEOPLE SEEKING ASYLUM/REFUGE BY PROVIDING THEM WITH OUTINGS TO THE COUNTRYSIDE FOR LEISURE, FRIENDSHIP AND SKILL EXCHANGE. WE HELP OUR OWN LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO MEET PEOPLE FROM OTHER CULTURES AND BE ENRICHED BY THIS. WE SPEAK PUBLICLY AND RAISE FUNDS. WE APPROACH LOCAL ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES TO IMPROVE POLICY AND SUPPORT. WE PROVIDE SOME EXPERT ASSISTANCE AND COLLECT GOODS.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £28,851
Total expenditure: £33,623

Total income includes £1,500 from 2 government grant(s)

People

9 Trustee(s)

250 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Disability
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 June 2017: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • HBTSR (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Rev Margaret Blake Chair 15 January 2025
None on record
Meriel Gillespie Trustee 12 February 2025
None on record
Claire Armstrong Trustee 11 January 2023
None on record
Elisabeth Lifford Trustee 11 January 2023
BRECON FOOD BANK
Received: On time
Rowland Denis Jepson Trustee 11 January 2023
None on record
Adil Abdul Majid Gatrad Trustee 22 November 2021
None on record
Melrose East Trustee 22 November 2017
None on record
Dr AILSA DUNN MB BS FRCP Trustee 30 September 2015
None on record
LAWRENCE DUFFY Trustee 23 September 2015
LLANGORSE PUBLIC INSTITUTE
Charity reporting is overdue by 145 days

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £23.48k £32.39k £14.26k £37.27k £28.85k
Total expenditure £29.29k £20.20k £19.87k £24.56k £33.62k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £4.00k N/A N/A £1.50k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 28 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 28 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 30 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 30 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 31 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 29 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 31 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 14 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 Not Required
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 15 MAR 2017

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, RELIEVE FINANCIAL AND SOCIAL HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS AMONGST PEOPLE SEEKING REFUGE/ASYLUM AND A PLACE OF SANCTUARY OUTSIDE THE BORDERS OF THEIR OWN COUNTRIES AND TO EDUCATE THE BRITISH PUBLIC, SERVICE PROVIDERS AND POLICY MAKERS ABOUT THEIR PLIGHT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: A PROMOTING IN HAY, BRECON AND TALGARTH AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS THE PROVISION OF PLACES OF RESPITE AND SANCTUARY BY VISITS AND/OR LONGER STAYS FOR PEOPLE SEEKING ASYLUM OR REFUGE AND THE ENJOYMENT OF THE PEACE AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES OF OUR COMMUNITIES B ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTING LOCAL COMMUNITIES, SERVICE PROVIDERS, VOLUNTARY AND PUBLIC BODIES AND FAITH ORGANISATIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROVISION OF RESPITE AND SANCTUARY, AND IN GENERAL IN WELCOMING AND ASSISTING PEOPLE SEEKING ASYLUM OR REFUGE C PROVIDING ACCURATE AND UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC, LOCAL COMMUNITY, PUBLIC BODIES AND ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES ABOUT THE SITUATION OF PEOPLE SEEKING ASYLUM OR REFUGE AND WAYS OF ALLEVIATING THEIR DISTRESS D FACILITATING AND CELEBRATING THE CONTRIBUTION OF PEOPLE SEEKING REFUGE OR ASYLUM TO THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AND TO UK SOCIETY AND CULTURE AND CHALLENGING HOSTILITY AND DISCRIMINATION AGAINST THEM E INFORM, ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE PUBLIC POLICIES WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROVISION OF REFUGE AND SANCTUARY AND DIMINISH THE DISTRESS OF PEOPLE SEEKING ASYLUM OR REFUGE.

Contact information

Address:
CEFN MABLY
LLANGORSE
BRECON
LD3 7UG
Phone:
07968187012
Email:
hbts4refugees@gmail.com
Website:

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