RAPAR (REFUGEE AND ASYLUM SEEKER PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH)

Registered charity 1095961 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q7275788 · Wikipedia · also known as RAPAR

To relieve refugees, people seeking asylum and other displaced persons within Manchester, Salford and Trafford in need, hardship and distress through social and economic circumstances by such charitable means as the Trustees shall determine including the advancement of education, relief of poverty, the preservation and protection of good health and the promotion of personal safety and security.

Objects

TO RELIEVE REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS AND OTHER DISPLACED PERSONS WITHIN THE MANCHESTER, SALFORD AND TRAFFORD AREAS WHO ARE IN NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS BECAUSE OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES BY SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE INCLUDING THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, RELIEF OF POVERTY, THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH AND PROMOTION OF PERSONAL SAFETY AND SECURITY.

Area of benefit: MANCHESTER, SALFORD AND TRAFFORD AREAS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Manchester, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

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Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 4 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2024 (received 26/09/2025, 238 days after the 31/01/2025 due date); year ending 31/03/2023 (received 07/08/2024, 189 days after the 31/01/2024 due date); year ending 31/03/2022 (received 16/10/2023, 258 days after the 31/01/2023 due date); year ending 31/03/2021 (received 30/09/2022, 242 days after the 31/01/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Aria Akhlaghi Esfahani
• Dr Edward Mynott
• Farid Vahidi
• Kath Grant

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Manchester City · Salford City · Trafford

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