Displaced People in Action Ltd

The relief of those seeking asylum and those granted refugee status who are in conditions of need, hardship and distress.To promote the integration of those seeking asylum and those granted refugee status by the advancement of their education and the relief of unemployment through the provision of advice, guidance, support and services.

In the charity's own words, from the register.

In Wales

• Blaenau Gwent
• Caerphilly
• Cardiff
• Monmouthshire
• City of Swansea
• Torfaen

Area of benefit in its governing document: Wales

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £345,134 and spent £340,103.

Figures as the charity reported them to the Charity Commission. Staff and volunteer numbers are only asked of charities with income over £10,000. A year with no row was not reported.

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Income over time

Up 39%, from £249,000 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £345,134 in the year to 31 December 2025.

Spending against income

It spent 99% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.

Money from government

78% of its income in the year to 31 December 2023 came from government grants and contracts (£345,575).

Largest funder

The National Lottery Community Fund gave £33,701 in the year to 31 December 2025, 10% of that year's income.Read by AI from the charity's accounts.

From the annual returns the charity filed with the Charity Commission. The largest funder comes from its accounts, read by AI.

Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: £197,326 from 3 contracts.

From the charity's annual return to the Charity Commission, which asks every charity with income over £10,000 how much came from government grants and contracts. It does not say which part of government. These totals are separate from the named funders read from its accounts and the grants published on 360Giving, and are not added to them.

In its accounts for the year ending 31 December 2025, the charity named 7 funders who gave £127,092 between them. £74,492 of that came from public bodies.

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Funders that publish to 360Giving list 20 grants to this charity since 2009, worth at least £1,833,234.

Only funders that publish their grants to 360Giving are included, and many do not. These are amounts funders awarded, which can differ from what the charity received in a given year, so they are shown apart from the accounts figures above.

Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.

• 23 November 2022, Bridgend

  Named in an agenda item or minute of Cabinet Committee Equalities and Employee Relations

  Community Cohesion Annual Report

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Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.

• 26 March 2026

  Named in a ministerial meeting or engagement: Cabsec SJTCW

  Purpose: Alltudion ar Waith / Displaced People in Action.

  Alltudion ar Waith / Displaced People in Action

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• 13 June 2023

  Named by Jane Hutt in the Senedd

  …rough that award scheme. He was such a strong supporter of devolution. He wanted to make it work and use what powers we had, but through Displaced People in Action, he has enabled professionals. And, of course, this is very relevant to our Syrian, Afghan and Ukrainian guests, and the other professio…

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• 13 June 2023

  Named by Peredur Owen Griffiths in the Senedd

  …se, of our friend, the Reverend Aled Edwards. He has recently retired from his role at Cytûn and as a board member and previous chair of Displaced People in Action, and I was privileged enough to be able to work alongside him in both those roles. His commitment, compassion and dedication to the plig…

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• 28 November 2022

  Named in a ministerial meeting or engagement: Dep minister for SP

  Purpose: Glitter Cymru and Displaced People in Action.

  Glitter Cymru and Displaced People in Action

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• 25 October 2022

  Named by Jane Hutt in the Senedd

  …, which I was glad to see around 180 people attended to hear more about our work; we are mobilising a Ukraine peer support group through Displaced People in Action; and we'll also soon survey our Ukrainian guests to better understand their unmet skills and employment needs. Ukrainians are clearly in…

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• 27 September 2022

  Named by Jane Hutt in the Senedd

  …ce from the Welsh Government-funded Wales sanctuary service. The service is run by the Welsh Refugee Council, along with Asylum Justice, Displaced People in Action, Ethnic Minorities and Youth Support Team Wales, BAWSO and TGP Cymru. Ukrainians on the Ukraine family scheme can also receive integrati…

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• 21 June 2022

  Named by Jane Hutt in the Senedd

  …in a welcome centre in your area. They could work in our NHS, couldn't they, so they're already being put in touch with the organisation Displaced People in Action, who have supported refugee doctors over the last 22 years, because I helped set that up when I was health Minister all those years ago.…

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• 4 May 2022

  Named by Joel James in the Senedd

  Thank you, Minister. I recently met with a representative from the Displaced People in Action group, who are advocating that we have an opportunity to help Afghan and Ukrainian refugees in Wales to gain skill sets that will help them both integrate here and will be useful if and when they're able to…

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• 23 March 2022

  Named by Paul Davies in the Senedd

  …sible, push these elements of work forwards before 2024. This is absolutely vital. Last month, I received a letter from the organisation Displaced People in Action, who informed me that many of the Afghan people who arrived in Wales last year have experience driving large vehicles and would be inter…

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• 15 September 2021

  Named in a written question from Rhys ab Owen

  Addressed to the Minister for Health and Social Services.

  …through the application process, facilitating virtual Open Days. Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) works in partnership with Displaced People in Action (DPIA) to support doctors seeking sanctuary in Wales through the Wales Asylum Seeking and Refugee Doctors (WARD) project. WARD provides…

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6 trustees run the charity.

• Kate BennettChairAppointed 12 May 2016
• Catherine NaamaniAppointed 10 November 2021
• Dr Sally Jane DaviesAppointed 23 January 2018
• James Caldwell StewartAppointed 10 November 2021
• Louise KalicinskiAppointed 14 April 2025
• Wali MohammadAppointed 10 July 2019

Trustees are responsible in law for the charity. Names are as they appear on the public register.

Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.

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Charity number

1117456

Status

Registered

Registered with the Commission

4 January 2007

Governing document

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 13 OCTOBER 2006.

Company number

05966788This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House

Website

www.dpia.org.ukAs the charity gave it on the register.

Council area of its contact address

Cardiff

• Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
• Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 2 November 2026.
• Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
• In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.
• In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.

• This charity on the Charity Commission register
• Its accounts and annual returns on the register
• 360Giving open grants data
• This charity on OpenEconomy

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