Registered charity (CIO) · Halifax
Calderdale Valley of Sanctuary
Calderdale Valley of Sanctuary is a registered charity (number 1197764) based in Halifax, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by Laura Iris Beesley since 2023. Latest income £58k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 6 trustees
- Income £58k (2026)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 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
- Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Where
- Calderdale
- Website
- calderdale.cityofsanctuary.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2022
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£58k£36k
- 2025£33k£37k
- 2024£29k£19k
Earlier years
- 2023£35k£29k
Income trend, 2023 to 2026.
Income source mix, 2024: Government grants 44%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
OUR PURPOSE IS TO ADVANCE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT FOR PEOPLE SEEKING SANCTUARY BY COLLABORATING AS A NETWORK OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATIONS AND PROMOTING ACTIVITIES THAT FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND WELCOME PEOPLE WHO HAVE MADE CALDERDALE THEIR HOME.TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE IN CALDERDALE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, AND RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WITHIN CALDERDALE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED BY REASON OF THEIR REFUGEE OR ASYLUM SEEKER STATUS AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.
Grants received
2 grants · £120,662 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 · £75,662
- Paul Hamlyn Foundation · £45,000
Most recent
- 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
- Laura Iris Beesley Chair since 2023
- Christopher David Collier since 2025
- Christopher James Foley since 2024
- Hina Gillani since 2025
- Rebekah Ann Hellewell since 2023
- Theja Manoharie Godakande Arachchi since 2025
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Laura Iris Beesley Chair since 2023
- Christopher David Collier since 2025
- Christopher James Foley since 2024
- Hina Gillani since 2025
- Rebekah Ann Hellewell since 2023
- Theja Manoharie Godakande Arachchi since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
- 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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1197764
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 02 Feb 2022
- Contact on the register
- 07857 140207 · hello@calderdale.cityofsanctuary.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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