01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC052265
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 71
- Postcode
- WC2B 4HN
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects of the CIO are for the Public Benefit: * To advance the education and training of those granted refugee status, their dependants and those seeking asylum in the United Kingdom so as to advance them in life and assist them to adapt within a new community. * The relief of unemployment and financial hardship of those granted refugee status, their dependents and those seeking asylum in the United Kingdom, by the provision of vocational skills training, advice and support. * To advance the education of the public in general about the issues relating to refugees and those seeking asylum. and * The promotion of social inclusion for the public benefit among people who are refugees, their dependents or seeking asylum in the United Kingdom, who are socially excluded on the grounds of their social and economic position. Nothing in this constitution shall authorise an application of the property of the CIO for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 or section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2026 | £0 | £0 | 71 | Not supplied |
| 31 May 2025 | £3,598,198 | £3,458,835 | 71 | 23 February 2026 |
| 31 May 2024 | £3,870,435 | £4,119,778 | 71 | 6 February 2025 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Aldwych House, 71-91 Aldwych, London
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://breaking-barriers.co.uk/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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