REFUGEE AID FROM TAUNTON

Registered charity 1180367 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RAFT

We carry out our objects by receiving donations from members of the public and distributing these to refugees, both in the local community and across the world. Any items unsuitable for distribution are sold at a reduced rate to the local community.We aim to be zero waste wherever possible, using all donated items in some form, donating to other charities where no other options are available.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO RELIEVE AND ASSIST THE VICTIMS OF WAR, CONFLICT OR NATURAL DISASTER THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROVISION OF CLOTHING, SANITARY WEAR, VOLUNTEERS, FUNDS, FOOD, MEDICAL AID, ACCOMMODATION, ACCESS TO WATER AND SANITATION AND OTHER HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE.2) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING PERSONS IN NEED WITH GRANTS OR MONEY OR BY PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR SERVICES, ITEMS OR FACILITIES.3) THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROMOTION OF RECYCLING AND SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT;4) TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE

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

Causes: Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Somerset, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £33,462 at the year end, which the trustees consider reasonable against a policy target of approximately £55,000 (covering six months of expenditure and two years of rent). The charity reported a net deficit of £10,034 for the period, resulting from a conscious decision to spend down funds to support communities in need.

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.

• Complaints handling
• Conflicting interests
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• FEDERICA SMITH-ROBERTSchair
• FAREDA FAKHRAI
• JESSICA WINTRIP
• KEITH DEW
• LYNETTE CLARK
• MARK CURTIS
• Michelle Clare Ferris · trustee of 1 other charity
• Natasha Anne Tidman
• PAUL ROYLANCE

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

Operates in: Bangladesh · Belgium · Burma · Cameroon · France · Ghana · Greece · India · Lebanon · Macedonia · Malawi · Romania

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with REFUGEES AT HOME.

• REFUGEES AT HOME income £924k
• REFUGEE ACTION income £6.9m
• SUTTON COMMUNITY WORKS income £423k
• ForRefugees income £567k
• FUND FOR HUMAN NEED income £94k
• REVERT2REALITY income £96k

Side by side with its peers

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