Registered charity (CIO) · East Sussex
The Refugee Buddy Project Hastings Rother and Wealden
The Refugee Buddy Project Hastings Rother and Wealden is a registered charity (number 1191436) based in East Sussex, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by Yeser Mohammad since 2021. Latest income £323k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 6 trustees
- Income £323k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Arts/culture/heritage/science and 2 more
- Where
- East Sussex
- Website
- www.therefugeebuddyproject.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2020
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£323k£292k
- 2024£452k£556k
- 2023£412k£333k
Earlier years
- 2022£176k£108k
- 2021£18k£25k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 23%. From the charity's annual return.
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.
Grants received
6 grants · £650,004 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 · £616,974 (3 grants)
- A B Charitable Trust · £23,030 (2 grants)
- Sussex Community Foundation · £10,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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
- Yeser Mohammad Chair since 2021
- Barbara Malaihollo since 2023
- Geraldine Miric since 2023
- Patricia Jane Hartley since 2024
- Rodrigo Correa since 2023
- Zainab Alsafi since 2024
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Yeser Mohammad Chair since 2021
- Barbara Malaihollo since 2023
- Geraldine Miric since 2023
- Rodrigo Correa since 2023
- Zainab Alsafi since 2024
Portfolio (1)
- Patricia Jane Hartley since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1191436
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 23 Sep 2020
- Contact on the register
- 07895536946 · info@therefugeebuddyproject.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th 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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