BATH WELCOMES REFUGEES

Charity number: 1171442
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Bath Welcomes Refugees has one simple aim: to bring to safety and security in the UK those people persecuted and in danger in their own countries and homelands, and in particular to help them settle in Bath or the surrounding area. Our activities include: locating and preparing housing, fundraising, befriending/resettlement support, English language teaching, providing social activities and more.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2024

Total income: £117,636
Total expenditure: £103,993

Total income includes £67,923 from 3 government contract(s)

People

5 Trustee(s)

225 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
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Bath And North East Somerset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 02 February 2017: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
10245232 Open in new window
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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses 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
Stephen Charles Whittle Chair 13 July 2023
None on record
Nafees Daradia Trustee 27 March 2025
None on record
Kathryn Anna Kyle Trustee 08 August 2023
None on record
Clare Louise Rickitt Trustee 23 June 2023
None on record
Violet Jensen Trustee 06 June 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Total gross income £15.50k £19.15k £124.39k £112.10k £117.64k
Total expenditure £21.26k £33.41k £52.88k £75.45k £103.99k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A £11.20k £46.09k £67.92k
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

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 30 June 2024 12 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 12 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2023 09 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 09 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2022 08 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 08 September 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2021 17 August 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 Not Required
Annual return 30 June 2020 28 September 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2020 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 22 JUN 2016 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 25 JAN 2017 as amended on 21 Sep 2023 as amended on 18 Sept 2024 as amended on 18 Sept 2024 as amended on 18 Sept 2024

Charitable objects

4.1 To relieve the needs of refugees, asylum seekers, or those displaced from their home country by reason of war, persecution, oppression, discrimination, natural disasters or other like causes, and their dependents, in particular but not exclusively seeking refuge within Bath and North East Somerset and the surrounding area (the “Beneficiaries”) who are in conditions of need, hardship, or distress in particular but without limitation by: (a) Providing or arranging for their education and training and the provision of support services including guidance, representation, translation and interpretation and other assistance to enable them to live independently, improve their life chances and settle into and participate fully in community life; (b) The relief of financial hardship; (c) Providing activities to preserve and protect their physical and mental health; 4.2 The provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life of the Beneficiaries by reason of their social and economic circumstances; and 4.3 To advance the education of the general public about issues relating to migration, refugees and those seeking asylum."

Contact information

Address:
The Island House
Midsomer Norton
Radstock
BA3 2DZ
Phone:
07831407505
Email:
info@bathwelcomesrefugees.org.uk
Website:

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