ART Refuge

Registered charity 1114353 Registered since 2006

Operates: Hackney, Bristol City, France, Nepal, Kent

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trustees on the board

5.6y median 5y

average tenure

10y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

5.7y

average years in governance

5 vs 0 portfolio

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company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 5Education/training 5The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 5

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Contact

Website	www.artrefuge.org.uk
Email	info@artrefuge.org.uk
Phone	07865240978
Address	ART REFUGE, The Coach House, 2 Upper York Street, Bristol, BS2 8QN

Finances

£105,795 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£32,464	£38,517
2021	£93,851	£67,340
2022	£70,680	£87,976
2023	£108,167	£97,124
2024	£105,795	£108,992

What it does

What

Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesArts/culture/heritage/scienceHuman Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

Who

Children/young PeopleOther Defined Groups

How

Provides ServicesSponsors Or Undertakes Research

Charitable objects

1. TO IMPROVE THE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS, TRAFFICKED PEOPLE AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN THE UK AND INTERNATIONALLY, THROUGH SOCIALLY ENGAGED ART, ART THERAPY, TRAINING, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. 2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE UK AND INTERNATIONALLY, ABOUT THE ISSUES RELATING TO REFUGEES, TRAFFICKED PEOPLE, THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM AND OTHER DISPLACED PERSONS; THROUGH RESEARCH DISSEMINATION AND ACTIVITIES SUCH AS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, EXHIBITIONS.

Governing document: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 18/05/2006AS AMENDED ON 04/06/2006AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 02/09/2013AS AMENDED ON 07 DEC 2019AS AMENDED ON 28 SEP 2019

Trustees (5)

5trustees

0aged 70+

Dr Chris Wood Chair since 2016
Anna Jane Castleton Simmons since 2022
Dijana Rakovic since 2025
Polly Bagnall since 2018
Timothy Michael Richards since 2021

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