Registered charity (CIO) · London
Friends of Refugees London
Friends of Refugees London is a registered charity (number 1200601) based in London, governed by 5 trustees. Latest income £0 (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 11th October 2026.
Also known as For London (Charity Commission)
- 5 trustees
- Income £0 (2025)
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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, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Where
- Throughout London
- Website
- www.friendsofrefugeeslondon.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2022
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£0£0
- 2024£0£0
Income trend, 2024 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE PURPOSE OF FRIENDS OF REFUGEES LONDON IS THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE SEEKING ASYLUM, THOSE GRANTED REFUGEESTATUS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS, AND VULNERABLE MIGRANTS IN LONDON WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION, TO RELIVE THE NEEDS OFSUCH PEOPLE, AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, BY PROVIDING:A) A LOCAL BEFRIENDING NETWORK THAT ENCOURAGES AND ENABLES THESE INDIVIDUALS TO PARTICIPATE MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THE WIDER COMMUNITY;B) SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL SUPPORT AND EVENTS INVOLVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY;C) ADVOCACY AND GENERAL SUPPORT, INCLUDING THROUGH ACCOMPANYING INDIVIDUALS TO APPOINTMENTS, SUCH AS MEDICAL, WITH THE LOCAL OR IMMIGRATION AUTHORITY;D) SIGNPOSTING TO OTHER CHARITIES AND AGENCIES FOR SERVICES BEYOND THIS CHARITY’S REMIT.
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.
5 trustees on the board
- Essette Gebra Emmanuel since 2024
- Frances Catherine Ray since 2022
- Josephine Wagner Poedenphant since 2022
- Karen Anthea Canty since 2022
- Shaharazad Salas Abuel-Ealeh since 2022
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Essette Gebra Emmanuel since 2024
- Frances Catherine Ray since 2022
- Josephine Wagner Poedenphant since 2022
- Karen Anthea Canty since 2022
- Shaharazad Salas Abuel-Ealeh since 2022
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
- 1200601
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 06 Oct 2022
- Contact on the register
- 07815205014 · karen.salem@gmail.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 11th 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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