Gloucestershire Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Registered charity 1082388 Registered since 2000

Operates: Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.

trustees on the board

4.7y median 3y

average tenure

15y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

11y

average years in governance

6 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

General Charitable Purposes 7The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 7The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 7

Commercial experience

Health and social care 8Other services 2Education 1

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Clifton Diocese 1 shared trustee

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Contact

Website	www.garas.org.uk
Email	info@garas.org.uk
Phone	01452550528
Address	The Trust Centre, Falkner Street, GLOUCESTER, GL1 4SQ

Finances

£1,352,963 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£533,849	£518,288
2022	£946,596	£810,220
2023	£1,264,113	£1,137,231
2024	£1,340,600	£1,240,629
2025	£1,352,963	£1,427,904

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesThe Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Who

Other Defined Groups

How

Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE SICKNESS POVERTY AND DISTRESS IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITH THE PARTICULAR AIM OF PROMOTING THE WELFARE OF REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS AND OTHER MIGRANTS IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM & ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 4 JULY 2000 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 14 AUGUST 2000 AND 24 OCTOBER 2006. as amended on 07 Dec 2023

Trustees (7)

7trustees

65median age

3aged 70+

Succession outlook: 3 of 7 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Susan Oppenheimer Chair since 2018
John Walter Priceage 78 since 2011
Louise Liveseyage 50 since 2024
Malcolm Bell Christieage 80 since 2025
Marie-Louise Mcdonaldage 65 since 2023
Omar El Masriage 46 since 2025
Zulekha Rajaage 51 since 2023

Linked company (Companies House)

Gloucestershire Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers · 04026398 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 04/07/2000

5 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (1)

Clifton Diocese 1 shared trustee

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