BRIDPORT REFUGEE SUPPORT CAMPAIGN

Charity number: 1192063
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Supporting refugees and their dependents in Bridport and the surrounding area in West Dorset, including those resettled under the Government's Community Sponsorship scheme. This includes securing housing, helping refugees to access services and providing such other support as is needed to help refugees to integrate into the community. Advancing public understanding of issues facing refugees.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £4,271
Total expenditure: £4,597

People

6 Trustee(s)

9 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
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • 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:
  • Dorset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 29 October 2020: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • BRIDPORT REFUGEE SUPPORT GROUP (THIS IS THE ORIGINAL NAME OF THE ORGANISATION) (Working name)
  • BRIDPORT RSC (Working name)
  • BRIDPORT RSG (Working name)
  • BRSC (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Barry James Lovejoy Chair 29 October 2020
None on record
Julie Elizabeth Frew Trustee 29 October 2020
None on record
Richard Francis Jenner Trustee 29 October 2020
None on record
Alan Charles Weston Trustee 29 October 2020
BRIDPORT YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE TRUST
Received: On time
Mark Vincent Gage Trustee 29 October 2020
None on record
Alistair Mitchell Woodcock Trustee 29 October 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £33.80k £8.16k £4.27k
Total expenditure £17.22k £7.50k £4.60k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £500 £1.70k 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 31 March 2024 21 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 21 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 16 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 16 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 19 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 19 January 2023 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 29 Oct 2020

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: (1)TO RELIEVE ?NANCIAL OR OTHER HARDSHIP AMONGST THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM AND THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS, IN PARTICULAR THOSE LIVING (TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY) IN BRIDPORT AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WITHIN WEST DORSET, BY PROVIDING HOUSING, ADVICE AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT (INCLUDING GRANTS OR LOANS) TO MEET IDENTI?ED NEEDS. AND, IN RELATION TO THOSE PEOPLE AS ARE MENTIONED IN SUB-CLAUSE (1) OF THIS CLAUSE: (A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THOSE IN NEED THEREOF SO AS TO ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE AND ASSIST THEM TO ADAPT WITHIN A NEW COMMUNITY. (B) TO RELIEVE UNEMPLOYMENT BY THE PROVISION OF VOCATIONAL AND SKILLS TRAINING, ADVICE AND SUPPORT. (C) TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH. (D) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENE?T AMONGST THOSE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION, BY PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND BY ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. (E) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE ME OCCUPATION WITH THE AIM OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, IN?RMITY OR DISABLEMENT, ?NANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES. (F) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING THROUGH CULTURAL ACTIVITIES) OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL, AND FOR THE PUBLIC BENE?T, ABOUT ISSUES RELATING TO THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM AND THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS.

Contact information

Address:
6 NEW ZEALAND FARM CLOSE
BRIDPORT
DORSET
DT6 3FR
Phone:
07973469153
Email:
bridportrsg@gmail.com
Website:

bridportrefugee.org.uk