Business and Funding
Our Business Context
In UK society, a growing emphasis on effective risk management and business continuity, is combined with due regard for duty of care. This has highlighted the need for an independent focal point to identify and take action on human welfare issues at international ports.
Heathrow Travel-Care is a limited company and operates in the voluntary sector, also known as the independent or ‘not for profit’ sector of UK business. Heathrow Travel-Care is a UK registered charity and is managed by a board of trustees who give their time voluntarily.
Unique Selling Points
- Professional generic social-work expertise (with trauma specialism)
- Airport based location with knowledge of and working links with the airport
- Established and working relationships include: Heathrow based organisations, London Borough of Hillingdon and other local authorities across the UK and worldwide, Children and Families across Borders, Prisoners Abroad, International Organisation for Migration, Foreign & Commonwealth Office worldwide network, Department for Culture, Media & Sport, Department of Communities and Local Government
- Information and advice about UK social care services for residents and returnees
We are well placed to respond flexibly and creatively to the needs of the airport community, and deliver a high standard of service to clients and referrers.
Our central airport location enables us to respond flexibly and creatively to the needs of the airport community, whilst also delivering a high standard of service to both clients and referrers.
Finances
Funding is currently received from:
- BAA Airports Limited
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office (UK Government)
- London Borough of Hillingdon (Local Authority)
- Local donors (including Airline Operators Committee)