Registered charity · Brighton
Refugee Radio
Refugee Radio is a registered charity (number 1133554) based in Brighton, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Heval Akram. Latest income £195k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 4 trustees
- Income £195k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty and 4 more
- Where
- East Sussex, West Sussex, Brighton And Hove
- Website
- www.refugeeradio.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Refugee Radio Limited
- Registered
- 2010
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£195k£175k
- 2024£220k£232k
- 2023£164k£216k
Earlier years
- 2022£255k£137k
- 2021£106k£75k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
= THE PROMOTION OF RACIAL HARMONY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING TOWARDS THE ELIMINATION OFDISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE= PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS ANDCULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY= TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ABOUT THE ISSUES RELATING TO REFUGEES AND THOSESEEKING ASYLUM AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY= TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS AND PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF REFUGEES ANDASYLUM SEEKERS= THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE REFUGEES AND ASYLUMSEEKERS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION= TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS IN NEED THEREOF SO AS TOADVANCE THEM IN LIFE AND ASSIST THEM TO ADAPT WITHIN A NEW COMMUNITY= TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN BROADCASTING SKILLS AND LITERACY.
Grants received
30 grants · £1,212,521 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £800,185 (8 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £246,160 (8 grants)
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £53,016 (2 grants)
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £31,855 (2 grants)
- Postcode Society Trust · £25,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Postcode Society Trust
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
- Heval Akram Chair
- Giampaolo Boldrini
- Shahidul Limon Islam since 2017
- Tatenda Peter Robertson Chitambo since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- Shahidul Limon Islam since 2017
- Tatenda Peter Robertson Chitambo since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Heval Akram Chair
- Giampaolo Boldrini
- Shahidul Limon Islam since 2017
- Tatenda Peter Robertson Chitambo since 2018
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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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
- 1133554
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 27 MAY 2008 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 19 DECEMBER 2009
- Companies House
- Company number 06603729 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01273234868 · info@refugeeradio.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 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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