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Bath Welcomes Refugees Impact Report 2026

Bath Welcomes Refugees supports refugees and asylum seekers rebuilding their lives in Bath. Its Impact Report 2026 records 484 refugees and asylum seekers supported, 834 hours of English language teaching, 21 houses received, and over 170 volunteers delivering more than 6,900 volunteering hours.

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About

Bath Welcomes Refugees is a volunteer-led charity helping refugees and asylum seekers settle in Bath, working with local people and organisations to provide housing, English language teaching, and practical and social support for a fairer society.

Key Metrics

People supported 484 refugees and asylum seekers supported to rebuild their lives in Bath.
English teaching 834 hours of English language teaching provided, with 71% of ESOL learners saying their confidence has increased.
Volunteer power Over 170 volunteers delivering more than 6,900 volunteering hours.
Homes provided 21 houses received to provide homes for refugee families.

Key Outcomes

  • 484 refugees and asylum seekers supported with housing, English teaching and community.
  • 170+ volunteers gave 6,900+ hours to welcome families to Bath.

Geography

South West

Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
8,033 children, adults and families affected by a disappearance helped in 2022/23
Key Metric 2
35,064 TextSafe® messages sent to missing children and adults; 2,960 Suicide Risk TextSafe® messages to high-risk individuals
Key Metric 3
40% of Lost Contact tracing cases successfully resolved; 1,000+ multi-agency professionals trained
30th anniversary year: over 10 years and £10 million raised by players of People's Postcode Lottery for Missing People's services
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
CHF 3 million+ total programme funding raised in 2025 — a record — with CHF 1.3 million redeployed directly to YMCA National Movements
Key Metric 2
2.5 million people reached through digital skilling initiatives via HP partnership across 30 YMCA partners since 2021
Key Metric 3
37,000 people directly reached per Community Wellbeing project (1.3 million indirectly); 85 new Change Agents enrolled from 44 countries
5,000 jobs to be created under Igniting Youth Futures (USD 5.2 million Accenture/Macquarie-funded); 750+ young people already reached at year-end
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
95 individual young people in under-16s groups; 85 in over-16s groups; 42 in Transformers (trans/non-binary); 114 young people supported through 385 one-to-one sessions
Key Metric 2
149 parents and carers supported across 44 online and in-person groups; 3,500+ participants in training and workshops across 97 sessions
Key Metric 3
96% of young people said Allsorts groups had been of help; 75% said coming to Allsorts improved their overall wellbeing
Won Investing in Children's Member of the Year Award for extensive youth voice integration; 100% of Summer Programme participants enjoyed activities
Impact Snapshot
Helpline support
1,464 people supported through the Families Outside Helpline, with 2,838 contacts answered; 76% were female and 38% were parents.
Families supported
451 families and 826 individuals (423 adults and 403 children and young people) supported by Regional Family Support Coordinators.
Influencing change
38 responses submitted to consultations, calls for evidence and requests for feedback, with oral evidence given to the Criminal Justice Committee.
1,464 people found guidance and reassurance through the national Helpline.