CHILTERN WELCOMES
The main objective of Chiltern Welcomes is to work with local authority and relevant organisations to ensure that refugees and asylum seekers have access to, and are provided with, the appropriate services, in the Amersham and Chesham area of the Chilterns, South Buckinghamshire.
Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST THOSE GRANTED AND SEEKING REFUGEE STATUS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS LIVING (TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY) IN THE CHILTERN HILLS AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.(2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THOSE GRANTED AND SEEKING REFUGEE STATUS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS IN NEED THEREOF SO AS TO ASSIST THEM TO ADAPT WITHIN A NEW COMMUNITY.(3) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ON ISSUES RELATING TO REFUGEES AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM.
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 10
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 10
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 3 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 06/05/2024, 96 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).
Trustees
- Barbra Georgellis
- Mark Andrew Roberts
- Nozomi Okuyama
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £4k | £2k |
| 31/03/2024 | £10k | £450 |
| 31/03/2023 | £466 | £0 |
Common questions
Who funds CHILTERN WELCOMES?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CHILTERN WELCOMES as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, AMERSHAM.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, AMERSHAM | FY2023 | £500 | charity supporting immigrants, especially those from Ukraine, aiming to help refugee families settle and integrate into the local area |