Best Befriending and Support Team for Foreign Nationals in HMP Wandsworth

Registered charity 1177625 CIO Registered since 2018

Operates: Throughout England

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

8y median 8y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

8.5y

average years in governance

3 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Disability 3General Charitable Purposes 3The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 3

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Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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Contact

Website	https://bestsupport.org.uk/
Email	isobel@bestsupport.org.uk
Phone	07794709546
Address	BEST, C/O Bark & Co, Solicitors, 14 New Bridge Street, LONDON

Finances

£137 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£4,900	£1,471
2022	£17,644	£14,335
2023	£22,097	£28,960
2024	£28,607	£28,880
2025	£137	£271

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisabilityOther Charitable Purposes

Who

Other Defined Groups

How

Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:(1) THE RELIEF, REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT OF FOREIGN NATIONALS AND IMMIGRANTS IN DETENTION IN HMP WANDSWORTH BY VISITING THEM IN PRISON TO DISCUSS THEIR NEEDS AND CONCERNS AND BY WORKING WITH THE PRISON AUTHORITIES AND OTHER SUITABLY QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS TO ACHIEVE THESE OBJECTS, INCLUDING THE PROBATION SERVICE, LAWYERS SPECIALISING IN CRIMINAL AND IMMIGRATION LAW, AND OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS WORKING WITH PRISONERS AND EX-OFFENDERS, THEREBY ALSO HELPING THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES TO SECURE THE SUPPORT THEY REQUIRE BOTH IN PRISON AND AFTER THEIR RELEASE FROM PRISON; AND(2) TO PREVENT AND REDUCE CRIME BY ASSISTING THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES’ REHABILITATION AND REINTEGRATION INTO SOCIETY AFTER RELEASE FROM PRISON, INCLUDING HELP IN FINDING EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING, AND CONNECTING THEM WITH OTHER CHARITIES AND ORGANISATION THAT SUPPORT EX-OFFENDERS AND HELP THEM TO REINTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY AS VALUED MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 20 Mar 2018

Trustees (3)

3trustees

0aged 70+

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