Registered charity · No. 1151557Charitable company
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Befriending Refugees and Asylum Seekers
Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Befriending Refugees and Asylum Seekers is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives.
Befriending Refugees and Asylum Seekers (number 1151557) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Befriending Refugees and Asylum Seekers do?
BRASS supports asylum seekers and refugees in Bolton with a range of support including an advice service covering immigration/settlement issues, rights & responsibilities/citizenship, accessing services and employment. We also provide activities designed to improve language, confidence and employability skills as well as providing advocacy, befriending and volunteering opportunities.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
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Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Befriending Refugees and Asylum Seekers
Answers Befriending Refugees and Asylum Seekers gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Befriending Refugees and Asylum Seekers's highest-paid staff paid?
Befriending Refugees and Asylum Seekers's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record Befriending Refugees and Asylum Seekers as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Befriending Refugees and Asylum Seekers's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
Reported activities: Provides Human Resources; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Other Charitable Activities.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Befriending Refugees and Asylum Seekers registered for?
General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
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Is Befriending Refugees and Asylum Seekers a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Befriending Refugees and Asylum Seekers as a registered charity (number 1151557) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Befriending Refugees and Asylum Seekers's charity number?
Befriending Refugees and Asylum Seekers's charity number is 1151557. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1151557?
Search 1151557 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Befriending Refugees and Asylum Seekers do?
BRASS supports asylum seekers and refugees in Bolton with a range of support including an advice service covering immigration/settlement issues, rights & responsibilities/citizenship, accessing services and employment. We also provide activities designed to improve language, confidence and employability skills as well as providing advocacy, befriending and volunteering opportunities.
Does Befriending Refugees and Asylum Seekers have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Befriending Refugees and Asylum Seekers. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Befriending Refugees and Asylum Seekers?
Befriending Refugees and Asylum Seekers's website listed in our register data is http://www.brassbolton.org. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Befriending Refugees and Asylum Seekers's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Befriending Refugees and Asylum Seekers's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Befriending Refugees and Asylum Seekers?
The register does not record Befriending Refugees and Asylum Seekers as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Befriending Refugees and Asylum Seekers's trustees paid?
Befriending Refugees and Asylum Seekers's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
When was Befriending Refugees and Asylum Seekers registered as a charity?
Befriending Refugees and Asylum Seekers was entered on the register on 8 April 2013. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 08318232).