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Registered charity (CIO) · Wakefield

Wakefield District City of Sanctuary

  • 6 trustees
  • Income £65k (2025)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Where
Throughout England
Website
wakefield.cityofsanctuary.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2020

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£65k£49k
  • 2024£30k£57k
  • 2023£71k£65k
Earlier years
  • 2022£98k£86k
  • 2021£148k£92k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 38%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

A) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY EDUCATING AND INFORMING ABOUT THE ISSUES RELATING TO ASYLUM-SEEKERS AND REFUGEES.B) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, BY ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTING VOLUNTARY, COMMUNITY AND FAITH ORGANISATIONS TO WELCOME ASYLUM-SEEKERS AND REFUGEES ENABLING THEM TO ACCESS COMMUNITY FACILITIES, ENABLING THEM TO PARTICIPATE MORE EFFECTIVELY WITHIN THE WIDER COMMUNITY, AND SO AID THEIR INTEGRATION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.C) TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND HARDSHIP AMONG THOSE WHO ARE SEEKING OR HAVE SOUGHT ASYLUM, REFUGEES, AND THEIR DEPENDANTS, AND PEOPLE SUFFERING POVERTY AND HARDSHIP IN THE WIDER COMMUNITY, BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL AND OTHER MATERIAL SUPPORT, INTERPRETING / TRANSLATING / ADVOCACY / HEALTH / HOUSING ADVICE AND EDUCATION.D) TO HELP ASYLUM-SEEKERS AND REFUGEES ADAPT TO LIFE IN THE UK BY: ADVANCING THEIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING, AND HELPING THEM TO ACCESS FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS.?

Grants received

7 grants · £73,305 total

360Giving 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

Most recent

  • Nova Wakefield £10,0002025-10-14
  • Postcode Neighbourhood Trust £10,0002025-07-29
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £20,0002025-07-17
  • Leeds Community Foundation £9,7942022-03-24
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,3602021-09-24
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.

6 trustees on the board

1.5y median 1y
average tenure
5y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
2.7y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (6)

1
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Disability 6Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity 6The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 6

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Arts and leisure 1

Gaps to watch

  • Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£65k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1187477
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - ASSOCIATION REGISTERED 21 JAN 2020AMENDED ON 17 AUG 2021
Contact on the register
07800605397 · secretary@wdcos.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
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