KENT REFUGEE HELP

Registered charity 1120185 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Kent Refugee Help supports refugees and migrants held in London and Kent prisons. We help people access legal advice and representation to fight their case. After release we continue to help in other ways, supporting them and providing small cash sums for emergencies. We offer legal advice for immigration via telephone or face to face. We are regulated to give immigration legal advice by OISC.

Objects

3. THE OBJECTS THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE 1. TO PROVIDE RELIEF FOR REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS AND OTHER IMMIGRATION DETAINEES AND THEIR DEPENDANTS IN KENT WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS WHETHER IN IMMIGRATION DETENTION OR IN THE COMMUNITY.2. TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF POOR PERSONS IN IMMIGRATION DETENTION OR IN DANGER OF IMMIGRATION DETENTION BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH SERVICES SUCH AS FINDING SURETIES AND SOLICITORS WILLING TO PROVIDE SERVICES UNDER LEGAL SERVICES COMMISSION IN PARTICULAR IN RELATION TO ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL APPLICATION FOR BAIL TO THE IMMIGRATION APPELLATE AUTHORITY OR THE IMMIGRATION SERVICE OR SUCH OTHER STATUTORY BODIES WHICH MAY BE EXPECTED TO CONSIDER BAIL APPLICATIONS UNDER ANY IMMIGRATION LEGISLATION OR THE IMMIGRATION SERVICE OR IN RELATION TO RELEASE FROM IMMIGRATION DETENTION. 3. TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF SUCH REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS AND OTHER MIGRANTS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS THROUGH COUNSELLING AND REFERRAL TO APPROPRIATE AGENCIES. ADDITIONALLY TO ADVANCE THEIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THEIR DEPENDANTS WHO IN ORDER TO ASSIST THEIR INCLUSION INTO THE WIDER COMMUNITY.1. TO PROVIDE RELIEF FOR REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS AND OTHER IMMIGRATION DETAINEES AND THEIR DEPENDANTS IN KENT WHO ARE IN

Area of benefit: KENT.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of approximately £8,760 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted and restricted reserves of £37,185. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts comply with accounting records and the Charities Act, with no matters requiring attention to enable a proper understanding. The charity holds no creditors and has no employees, relying instead on sub-contracted assistance and volunteers.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew Jordan
• Christine Perks
• DR Bahriye Kemal
• Patricia Enfield

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

Operates in: Throughout England

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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