Registered charity · Leeds
Black Health Initiative (BHI)
- 4 trustees
- Income £182k (2026)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Leeds City
- Website
- www.blackhealthinitiative.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Black Health Initiative (BHI)
- Registered
- 1996
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£182k£178k
- 2025£201k£191k
- 2024£319k£202k
Earlier years
- 2023£420k£391k
- 2022£159k£169k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Income source mix, 2026: Government grants 23%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PERSONS BORN IN AFRICA, INDIA, PAKISTAN, BANGLADESH OR THE ISLANDS OF THE CARIBBEAN OR THE DESCENDANTS OF SUCH PERSONS 2. TO ADVANCE AND PROMOTE THE GOOD HEALTH OF SUCH PERSONS IN PARTICULAR WITH RELATION TO HIV/AIDS AND RELATED ISSUES AND ILLNESSES 3. TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE HIV AND ITS RELATED ILLNESSES, THEIR PARTNERS AND FAMILIES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, COUNSELLING AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES
Grants received
34 grants · £510,059 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Leeds Community Foundation · £195,530 (19 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £137,980 (2 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £49,000 (5 grants)
- People's Health Trust · £30,256
- Youth Music · £24,924
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
4 trustees on the board
- Sofyanah Ramzan Chair
- Irma Heyliger OBE
- Nazarene Active since 2011
- Stuart Bailey since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Nazarene Active since 2011
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Sofyanah Ramzan Chair
- Irma Heyliger OBE
- Nazarene Active since 2011
Portfolio (1)
- Stuart Bailey since 2023
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1053247
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 05/02/1996AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24/07/1997AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24/10/1998AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/11/1999AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 14/09/2003AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 14/11/2008
- Companies House
- Company number 03155253 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01133070300 · admin@blackhealthinitiative.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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