Charities In Leicestershire
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RSPCA Leicestershire, Peterborough And Rutland Branch
We promote animal welfare and allieviate unnecessary suffering through education and support. Woodside Animal Centre is also an active force in achieving responsible pet ownership and responsible attitudes to all animals. We rehome (or return to the wild) and rehabilitate (where possible) animals bought to the centre.
Leicester Arts Centre Limited
Arts, Economic and community developmentOur vision is to enrich lives and celebrate diversity and ambition in film and art. Our mission is to be a dynamic artistic and creative centre where everyone can enjoy, learn about and make inspirational film and art; enriching individual lives and stimulating economic growth in Leicester and beyond. (Leicester Arts Centre operates under the brand name Phoenix).
The Baca Charity
The Baca Charity works with unaccompanied young people who have been forced to leave their homes to seek asylum due to war and persecution or through trafficking for exploitation. Baca creates a safe environment through its holistic support for them to have hope to rebuild their lives for a better future and become positive empowered individuals who are contributors to the community they live in.
Freeva
The objects are for the benefit of the public of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland and the surrounding areas and other part of the United Kingdom, the provision of services towards the prevention of domestic and/or sexual violence and/or abuse and the relief of persons who have suffered or are in danger of suffering domestic and/or sexual violence and/or abuse.
The Sisters Of St. Joseph Of Peace CIO
We ensure the continuing welfare and care of all Congregation members. We support charitable activities in the UK, USA, El Salvador and Haiti: education, health benefits, homeless shelters, asylum seekers, trafficked persons, parish and hospital ministries, women, multi-faith groups, social justice, human rights, environmental issues, housing for Haitians and responding to crises as they arise.
Voluntary Action Leicester
Charity and VCS supportThe charity's objects are to promote any charitable purposes for the benefit of the community in the City of Leicester, County of Leicestershire, and County of Rutland, and to promote and organise co-operation in the achievement of this purpose.
The Braunstone Foundation
NEIGHBOURHOOD BASED CHARITY, WITH SERVICES RELATING TO SUPPORTING OLDER PEOPLE, FOOD POVERTY, WELFARE ADVICE, TRAINING, BUSINESS SUPPORT, SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND VOLUNTEERING.
The Trent Rivers Trust
To preserve, protect and improve the rivers and streams of the Trent catchment and the biodiversity they support, by maintaining and improving water quality by reducing the impacts of rural and urban land use upon watercourses. Maintaining, improving and restoring the natural habitat and function of streams and rivers and their floodplains.
The Hampton Trust (hampshire And The Isle Of Wight)
Focusing on early intervention/preventative programmes across all ages to build resilience, disrupt patterns and break the cycle of abuse, tackling the root cause of domestic abuse and supporting victims and survivors, through tailored interventions to individuals committing abuse against their family. Providing visionary rehabilitation programmes for individuals in the criminal justice system.
Women's Aid Leicestershire Limited
To provide housing or other accomodation and any associated amenities, services and assistance for the beneficiaries. To relieve any other need of the beneficiaries primarily by providing support, training and advice and to advance the education of the public in the subject of domestic, relational and sexual violence and related issues and the prevention and treatment of the same.
De Montfort University Students' Union
DSU aims are to advance the education of the students of DMU for the public benefit by:Providing representation, advice and assistance Providing sporting, social, cultural and recreational opportunities and facilities Promoting and encouraging contact and co-operation between students;Advancing the welfare and physical and mental wellbeing of students;
The Carpenter's Arms (midlands) Trust
The Carpenter's Arms is a Christian organisation that helps men who are challenged by homelessness who have drug and alcohol problems. The Charity also assists people on benefits with food parcels. The area of operation is Leicestershire.
W J Yapp Bequest
Derbyshire House provides residential care for anyone over the age of 65 years, who because of physical and some mental incapacity requires help with daily living. The trust aims to provide a warm, loving home for older people who are in need of care. The home is registered by the Commission for Social Care Inspection as a provider of residential care for older people.
The Cathedral Church Of St Martin, Leicester
(1) The objects of the Chapter are:(a) to advance the Christian religion in accordance with the faith and practice of the Church of England, in particular by furthering the mission of the Church of England;(b) to care for and conserve the fabric and structure of the Cathedral Church building;(c) to advance any other charitable purposes which are ancillary to the furtherance of the purpose
Citizens Advice Leicestershire
The Charity's objects are to promote any charitable purpose for the public benefit by the advancement of education, the protection and preservation of health and the relief of poverty, sickness and distress in particular, but without limitation, for the benefit of the community in Leicestershire and surrounding areas.
Leicester Charity Organisation Society
Charity Link administers grants on behalf of other charities for individuals in need in Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire. People suffering poverty or hardship are referred to us for help. We seek out and apply to other charities on service users' behalf and distribute any grants raised. We also provide administration services to other grant making charities.
Launde Abbey Trust
The advancement of the Christian faith:mainly, but not exclusively, by encouraging, developing and co-ordinating opportunities for growth in prayer, mission and spirituality within the Diocese of Leicester;.both within and outside the Diocese of Leicester by providing a welcome and retreat house for members of the public wishing to worship and/or wishing to contemplate the Christian faith.
The Markfield Institute Of Higher Education
The Charity's objects and aims are to advance education in general,bearing a religious flavour.This is intended to be achieved through a variety of patterns,levels and modes of study and by a diversity of means of encouraging and developing learning and creativity.
One Church Leicester
To advance the Christian faith, to relieve sickness and financial hardship, and to promote and preserve good health by the provision of funds, goods and services of any kind including through the provision of counselling, in such parts of the UK and the world as the Trustees see fit. To love God, love people and love His mission.
Inter Care Limited
Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, HealthInter Care sends targeted medical aid to rural health units in Ghana, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Malawi. The health units we support serve a catchment population of over 10 million and include clinics, hospitals, dispensaries and centres for orphaned and vulnerable children. The medical aid Inter Care sends consists mainly of medicines and healthcare goods that are donated or purchased in country.
The Island Project
To provide an education for children with autism through the introduction of effective communications systems enabling them to access any area of the national curriculum; to provide assistance and support for the family and friends of children with autism and enabling them to participate in the wider community. To allow independence through communication for children and adults with autism
Peepul Centre
THE CHARITY COMPRISES THE PEEPUL CENTRE, A PURPOSE BUILT FACILITY BASED IN LEICESTER WHICH INCLUDES ARTS, CONFERENCING, FITNESS AND HEALTH, CATERING, CHILDCARE, TRAINING FACILITIES AND FUNCTION ROOM HIRE.
Upbeat Communities LTD
Upbeat Communities aims to relieve the charitable needs of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in particular those coming to the United Kingdom and to promote racial harmony for the public benefit. This is achieved by practical help, advice and education delivered directly to meet individual needs. This work is currently carried out in the Counties of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
Mount St Bernard Abbey Trustees Registered
Arts, Charitable activities, ReligionThe monastery promotes religion by providing public worship, preaching, hearing confessions and giving spiritual guidance. In addition the Community's works comprise the operation of a guest house welcoming people for retreat; a pottery producing ceramics for sale in the shop; and the running of a shop selling religious artifacts, cards, books, and pottery.
Royal Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals Derby And District Branch
The charitable objects of the RSPCA are to promote kindness and to prevent or suppress cruelty to animals and to do all such lawful acts as the Society may consider to be conducive or incidental to the attainment of those objectives. Derby & District RSPCA Branch mission is to promote responsible pet ownership and to rescue, rehabilitate and rehome animals in need.