Registered charity (CIO) · Derbyshire
Christadelphian AID for Refugees and Asylum Seekers (Cara)
- 7 trustees
- Income £21k (2026)
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
- General Charitable Purposes, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland
- Website
- www.cara.fund (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2022
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£21k£27k
- 2025£33k£10k
- 2024£43k£8k
Earlier years
- 2023£54k£5k
Income trend, 2023 to 2026.
Charitable objects
THE PROVISION OF GRANTS AND OTHER SUPPORT TO UK CHRISTADELPHIAN ECCLESIAS (CHURCHES) SO THAT THEY MAY RELIEVE THE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OF REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS AND THOSE GRANTED LEAVE TO REMAIN, AND THEIR FAMILIES, IN THEIR LOCALITY IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SERVICES INCLUDING, ENGLISH CLASSES, TRANSPORT COSTS TO AND FROM CHURCH ACTIVITIES, FOOD COSTS AND HOSPITALITY ASSOCIATED WITH CHURCH WORK, PURCHASE OF BASIC ESSENTIALS, COSTS OF SEEKING ACCOMMODATION INCLUDING TRANSPORT, A BED, COOKING AND CLEANING MATERIALS, AND ADVICE ON JOB SEARCHING AND ACCESSING ESSENTIAL PUBLIC SERVICES.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ABOUT THE ISSUES RELATING TO REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS AND THOSE GRANTED LEAVE TO REMAIN THROUGH TO UPKEEP OF A WEBSITE, PRODUCTION OF BULLETINS, WEBINARS AND ONLINE PRESENTATIONS AND THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT VIA PHONE AND OTHER MEDIUMS.
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.
7 trustees on the board
- Andrew Wood Chair since 2023
- Carole Lees since 2022
- Dr Jonathan Adams since 2022
- Gordon John Dawes since 2022
- Mike Thompson since 2022
- Richard Cherry since 2022
- Suzette Thompson since 2022
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Carole Lees since 2022
- Dr Jonathan Adams since 2022
- Mike Thompson since 2022
- Suzette Thompson since 2022
Portfolio (3)
- Andrew Wood Chair since 2023
- Gordon John Dawes since 2022
- Richard Cherry since 2022
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.
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
- 1199446
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 24 Jun 2022
- Contact on the register
- 07771936120 · andrewwoodCARA@gmail.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 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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