HAY,BRECON AND TALGARTH SANCTUARY FOR REFUGEES

Registered charity 1173570 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HBTSR

HBTSR HELPS PEOPLE SEEKING ASYLUM/REFUGE BY PROVIDING THEM WITH OUTINGS TO THE COUNTRYSIDE FOR LEISURE, FRIENDSHIP AND SKILL EXCHANGE. WE HELP OUR OWN LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO MEET PEOPLE FROM OTHER CULTURES AND BE ENRICHED BY THIS. WE SPEAK PUBLICLY AND RAISE FUNDS. WE APPROACH LOCAL ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES TO IMPROVE POLICY AND SUPPORT.WE PROVIDE SOME EXPERT ASSISTANCE AND COLLECT GOODS.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, RELIEVE FINANCIAL AND SOCIAL HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS AMONGST PEOPLE SEEKING REFUGE/ASYLUM AND A PLACE OF SANCTUARY OUTSIDE THE BORDERS OF THEIR OWN COUNTRIES AND TO EDUCATE THE BRITISH PUBLIC, SERVICE PROVIDERS AND POLICY MAKERS ABOUT THEIR PLIGHT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A PROMOTING IN HAY, BRECON AND TALGARTH AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS THE PROVISION OF PLACES OF RESPITE AND SANCTUARY BY VISITS AND/OR LONGER STAYS FOR PEOPLE SEEKING ASYLUM OR REFUGE AND THE ENJOYMENT OF THE PEACE AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES OF OUR COMMUNITIESB ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTING LOCAL COMMUNITIES, SERVICE PROVIDERS, VOLUNTARY AND PUBLIC BODIES AND FAITH ORGANISATIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROVISION OF RESPITE AND SANCTUARY, AND IN GENERAL IN WELCOMING AND ASSISTING PEOPLE SEEKING ASYLUM OR REFUGEC PROVIDING ACCURATE AND UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC, LOCAL COMMUNITY, PUBLIC BODIES AND ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES ABOUT THE SITUATION OF PEOPLE SEEKING ASYLUM OR REFUGE AND WAYS OF ALLEVIATING THEIR DISTRESSD FACILITATING AND CELEBRATING THE CONTRIBUTION OF PEOPLE SEEKING REFUGE OR ASYLUM TO THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AND TO UK SOCIETY AND CULTURE AND CHALLENGING HOSTILITY AND DISCRIMINATION AGAINST THEME INFORM, ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE PUBLIC POLICIES WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROVISION OF REFUGE AND SANCTUARY AND DIMINISH THE DISTRESS OF PEOPLE SEEKING ASYLUM OR REFUGE.

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 · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Powys, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a bank balance of £15,600, having generated total income of £29,345 against total expenditure of £28,414. The trustees report indicates that the charity continues to operate its various support programmes, including Welcome Days and hardship funds, without any stated material uncertainty regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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 2 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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• 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
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest 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.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Paul Hamlyn Foundation — “City of Sanctuary's main funding body the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, wanted to see some of the things that City of Sanctuary groups do.” (source page)
• Bwyd, Powys Food for generous grants — “Bwyd, Powys Food for generous grants in 2025/2026 to help us with welcome days as these revolve communities coming together to share food an…” (source page)
• Gibbs Family trust — “Gibbs Family trust for several grants to help with education and schools of Sanctuary work.” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev Margaret Blakechair
• Adil Abdul Majid Gatrad
• Claire Armstrong
• Dr AILSA DUNN MB BS FRCP
• Elisabeth Lifford
• LAWRENCE DUFFY · trustee of 1 other charity
• Melrose East
• Meriel Gillespie · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rowland Denis Jepson

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

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ASYLUM AND REFUGEE COMMUNITY, BLACKBURN.

• ASYLUM AND REFUGEE COMMUNITY, BLACKBURN income £243k
• THE HARBOUR PROJECT FOR SWINDON REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS income £392k
• HERTS FOR REFUGEES income £26k
• Harrogate and Knaresborough District of Sanctuary income £40k
• HARINGEY MIGRANT SUPPORT CENTRE income £408k
• THE HIGHBURY CENTRE income £803k

Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.