Registered charity (CIO) · Preston
Sanctuary Cookalongs
Sanctuary Cookalongs is a registered charity (number 1215204) based in Preston, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Saria Osman since 2025. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 4 trustees
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
- Education/training, Disability, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Lancashire
- Website
- www.sanctuarycookalongs.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2025
Charitable objects
THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS OR PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED IN PRESTON WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY BY: A) PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE (ESOL CLASSES)B) THROUGH EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS IN COOKERY, HORTICULTURE A NUTRITION FOR INTEGRATION WITH THE WIDER COMMUNITYC) OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES TO ASSIST WITH ADAPTING WITHIN A NEW COMMUNITY.D) RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE LIVED EXPERIENCES AND ISSUES FACED BY REFUGEES AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM;FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE SOCIALLY OR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED MEANS ANYONE WHO LACKS OPPORTUNITIES OR RESOURCES MEANING THAT THEY REQUIRE SUPPORT TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN SOCIETY. THIS WOULD SPECIFICALLY MEAN MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES, OR ANYONE ELSE, WHO ARE EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; RACE; GENDER; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; DISABILITY; ETHNIC ORIGIN; OR WHO ARE WITHIN, OR HAVE EXPERIENCED, THE PUBLIC CARE OR PENAL SYSTEM.
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.
4 trustees on the board
- Saria Osman Chair since 2025
- Hanade Mahamed since 2026
- Mariam Keter since 2026
- Sushma Dhakal since 2026
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Saria Osman Chair since 2025
- Hanade Mahamed since 2026
- Mariam Keter since 2026
- Sushma Dhakal since 2026
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
- 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.
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1215204
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 02 Oct 2025
- Contact on the register
- 07411304196 · info@sanctuarycookalongs.org.uk
- 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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