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The Refugee Buddy Project Hastings Rother and Wealden

Registered charity 1191436 CIO Registered since 2020

Operates: East Sussex

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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
3y median 3y
average tenure
5y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
2.9y
average years in governance
5 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
0
company-linked trustees

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

General Charitable Purposes 1

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  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

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Contact

Websitewww.therefugeebuddyproject.com
Emailinfo@therefugeebuddyproject.org
Phone07895536946
Address49-51 Cambridge Road, Rock House, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 1DT

Finances

£322,832 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£18,451£24,903
2022£175,977£107,581
2023£411,943£333,239
2024£452,074£555,752
2025£322,832£291,604

What it does

What

Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyArts/culture/heritage/scienceEconomic/community Development/employmentHuman Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeopleOther Defined Groups

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE(1) TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP TO THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS OR SEEKING SANCTUARY BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND GUIDANCE TO ENABLE THEM TO BECOME ECONOMICALLY SELF-SUPPORTING ON AN ONGOING BASIS.(2) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS AND ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION, BY:-(A) PROMOTING AND/OR CO-ORDINATING SERVICES AND FACILITIES TO ASSIST THEM TO ADAPT WITHIN A NEW COMMUNITY(B) PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSES(C) PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIAL, RECREATIONAL, ARTS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS INVOLVING THE WIDER COMMUNITY THAT BUILDCONFIDENCE AND SELF-ESTEEM AND IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE (3) TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS OR SEEKING SANCTUARY AND THEIR DEPENDENTS.(4) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING AND SOCIAL COHESION BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS.

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 23 Sep 2020

Trustees (6)

6trustees
0aged 70+

Connected charities (1)

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