Charity Details

Refugee Sanctuary Scotland

SC024328Registered charity from 28 December 1995

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Notes:

Previous name - Refugee Survival Trust from 28/12/1995 to 14/07/2023

Charity Information:

Address 1st Floor 49 Bath Street
Glasgow

Postcode G2 2DL

Website www.refugeesanctuaryscotland.org.uk

Regulatory Type Standard

Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/

Object:

3. The objects of the Company shall be, in respect of refugees and asylum seekers and/or the families of refugees and asylum seekers: (i) the relief of those in need by reason of disadvantage; (ii) the prevention or relief of poverty; (iii) the advancement of education including the education of refugees and asylum seekers and/or their families and the education of the public on issues related to refugees and asylum seekers; (iv) the advancement of health; (v) the saving of lives; (vi) the advancement of citizenship or community development; (vii) the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science; (viii) the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities; (ix) the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation; (x) the promotion of religious or racial harmony; (xi) the promotion of equality and diversity; and (xii) any other object that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding objects.

Operations:

What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:

Refugee Sanctuary Scotland has been operational for over 29 years (with December 2025 being our 30th Anniversary). Through the years we have worked tirelessly to alleviate destitution among asylum seekers and refuges in Scotland. Within the last year, our work has continued to provide support for asylum seekers and refuges with the immediate needs of people through four main strands of work: temporary accommodation, travel support, financial assistance and mental health and wellbeing inputs.

Charity Status: Active

Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Constitutional Form Date: 28 Dec 1995

Main Operating Location: Glasgow City

Number of Staff: 5

Number of Volunteers: 0

Purposes: "the prevention or relief of poverty", "the advancement of education"

Beneficiaries: "Other defined groups"

Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals", "It carries out activities or services itself"

Annual Submissions:

Year End	Income	Expenditure	Annual Return Received	Accounts Received	Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Mar 2022	£431,035	£540,395	26 Aug 2022	Yes
31 Mar 2023	£365,674	£384,749	24 Oct 2023	Yes
31 Mar 2024	£459,962	£284,441	28 Oct 2024	Yes
31 Mar 2025	£486,983	£413,205	09 Dec 2025	Yes	Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
31 Mar 2026			No	Annual Information due by 31 Dec 2026
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green . If an annual return is late, the box is red .

Income and Expenditure:

Charity Trustees:

First Name	Last Name
Emily	FINER
Elizabeth-Mya	CHEMONGES-MURZYNOWSKA
Derek George	MAY
Mahindhan	Nadansabapathy
Milan	COPIC
Ashley Jayne	FLEMING
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