TAUNTON WELCOMES REFUGEES

Charity number: 1183921
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Objects of Taunton Welcomes Refugees (TWR) are the promotion of social inclusion for the public benefit among refugees and their dependents in Taunton, Wellington and surrounding areas.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £21,457
Total expenditure: £36,530

Total income includes £12,609 from 1 government grant(s)

People

5 Trustee(s)

55 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Somerset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 June 2019: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
SIMON FORRESTER Chair 13 June 2019
None on record
Kevin Bunce Trustee 21 May 2025
None on record
Edmund David East Trustee 01 May 2022
None on record
Esther Penelope Checketts Trustee 11 November 2020
None on record
Robin Peeler Trustee 13 June 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £12.57k £15.10k £24.64k £31.50k £21.46k
Total expenditure £1.90k £12.00k £22.96k £31.58k £36.53k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A £10.00k N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A £12.61k

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 March 2025 16 July 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 16 July 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 28 August 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 28 August 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 06 November 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 06 November 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 12 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 12 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 12 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 12 January 2022 On time Download Open in new window
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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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 17 Jun 2019 as amended on 20 Oct 2020

Charitable objects

(A) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG REFUGEES AND THEIR DEPENDENTS IN TAUNTON, WELLINGTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS, WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION, BY PROVIDING A CIRCLE OF VOLUNTEERS TO HELP MEET THEIR NEEDS TO ASSIST THEM SETTLE AND INTEGRATE INTO THE AREA AND ADAPT TO THEIR NEW LIFE BECOMING INDEPENDENT SELF-RELIANT MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. (B) TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT WITH A VIEW TO RELIEVING THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF REFUGEES AND SUPPORTING THEIR INTEGRATION INTO THEIR COMMUNITY AND BECOMING INDEPENDENT.

Contact information

Address:
Quakers Friends Meeting House
Bath Place
TAUNTON
Somerset
TA1 4EP
Phone:
07876775401
Email:
chair@tauntonwelcomesrefugees.co.uk
Website:

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