Registered charity · Devon
Students and Refugees Together (Start)
Students and Refugees Together (Start) is a registered charity (number 1108113) based in Devon, governed by 9 trustees. Latest income £407k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as Start, Students and Refugees Together (Charity Commission)
- 9 trustees
- Income £407k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Azra AdefarakanTrustee · since 2026
- Daniel John SteelTrustee · since 2022
- Deirdre Jane Ford BA,MSc,QSWTrustee
- Emily Jane CannonTrustee · since 2013
- Jason PlunkettTrustee · since 2021
- Jean CurdTrustee · since 2021
- Kane ClementsTrustee · since 2024
- Svetlana GogolinaTrustee · since 2026
- Vivien Mary HortonTrustee
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Devon, Plymouth City
- Website
- www.startsw.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Students and Refugees Together (Start)
- Registered
- 2005
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£407k£423k
- 2024£277k£346k
- 2023£397k£360k
Earlier years
- 2022£303k£310k
- 2021£340k£310k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 64% · Government grants 2%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG MEMBERS OF ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS INCLUDING THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM AND GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS PARTICULARLY IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING AND OTHER ADVICE.2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF MEMBERS OF MEMBERS OF ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS INCLUDING THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM AND GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS IN NEED THEREOF SO AS TO ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE AND ASSIST THEM TO ADAPT WITHIN A NEW COMMUNITY. 3. THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR MEMBERS OF ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS INCLUDING THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM AND GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE. 4. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS IN TRAINING BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF LEARNING EXPERIENCES WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
Grants received
38 grants · £1,127,228 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £533,034 (10 grants)
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £154,312 (4 grants)
- CAF · £107,730
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £77,500 (6 grants)
- The Tudor Trust · £77,000 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Home Office
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
9 trustees on the board
- Azra Adefarakan since 2026
- Deirdre Jane Ford BA,MSc,QSW
- Daniel John Steel since 2022
- Emily Jane Cannon since 2013
- Jean Curd since 2021
- Jason Plunkett since 2021
- Kane Clements since 2024
- Svetlana Gogolina since 2026
- Vivien Mary Horton
Trustees past 6 years
- Emily Jane Cannon since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Azra Adefarakan since 2026
- Daniel John Steel since 2022
- Emily Jane Cannon since 2013
- Jason Plunkett since 2021
- Kane Clements since 2024
- Svetlana Gogolina since 2026
Portfolio (3)
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1108113
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 27 SEPTEMBER 2004 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 17 DECEMBER 2004 AND 19 JANUARY 2005.
- Companies House
- Company number 05242598 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 07841985252 · info@startsw.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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