TAUNTON WELCOMES REFUGEES

Registered charity 1183921 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Objects of Taunton Welcomes Refugees (TWR) are the promotion of social inclusion for the public benefit among refugees and their dependents in Taunton, Wellington and surrounding areas.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£21k

Latest spending

£37k

Registered

2019

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Trustees · trustee networks

SIMON FORRESTERchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Alison Bachelor
Christopher Langton
Edmund David East
Esther Penelope Checketts
Rev Lynnette Kathleen Mayers
Robin Peeler

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

Operates in: Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£21k	£37k
31/03/2024	£31k	£32k
31/03/2023	£25k	£23k
31/03/2022	£15k	£12k
31/03/2021	£13k	£2k

Common questions

Who funds TAUNTON WELCOMES REFUGEES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TAUNTON WELCOMES REFUGEES as a grant recipient include THE ELIZABETH AND PRINCE ZAIGER TRUST, THEPAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN'S WELLINGTON SOMERSET, THE FAIRFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ELIZABETH AND PRINCE ZAIGER TRUST	FY2023	£3k
THE ELIZABETH AND PRINCE ZAIGER TRUST	FY2022	£3k
THEPAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN'S WELLINGTON SOMERSET	FY2021	£388	Donation
THE FAIRFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£0

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Somerset Community Foundation	02/12/2024	£2k	Offer a warm and welcoming space for refugees and asylum seekers, where they can practice their English with friendly and supportive volunteers.
Somerset Community Foundation	07/06/2024	£4k	Support for migrants in Bridgwater to integrate into the community.
Somerset Community Foundation	01/12/2023	£4k	Expansion of support for refugees living in Taunton
Somerset Community Foundation	21/04/2023	£3k	English Conversation & Coffee supporting refugees in Taunton and surrounding area
Somerset Community Foundation	03/05/2022	£3k	English sessions to help integrate refugees in Taunton