Registered charity · Leeds
Leeds Refugee Forum
- 10 trustees
- Income £193k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Katayoun SaemianChair · since 2012
- Andrew Lyle RathboneTrustee · since 2018
- David ShindlerTrustee · since 2025
- Godefroid RubombozaTrustee · since 2016
- Louise WaiteTrustee · since 2019
- Luke FarleyTrustee · since 2024
- Maxmed HusseinTrustee · since 2016
- Pria BhabraTrustee · since 2016
- Rohie NdowTrustee · since 2025
- Taurai CheteniTrustee · since 2008
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Recreation and 1 more
- Where
- Leeds City
- Website
- leedsrefugeeforum.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Leeds Refugee Forum
- Registered
- 2015
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£193k£186k
- 2024£141k£138k
- 2023£144k£112k
Earlier years
- 2022£86k£81k
- 2021£103k£40k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 16%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY, BEING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER REGION, IN PARTICULAR LEEDS, AND IN PARTICULAR FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE REFUGEES OR ASYLUM SEEKERS ARE:1 THE RELIEF OF NEED FOR REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS AND TO ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE WITH A VIEW TO HELPING THEM DEVELOP THEIR CAPACITIES AND SKILLS SO THAT THEY MAY BETTER PARTICIPATE IN THEIR COMMUNITY, IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING ADVICE, TRAINING, PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE AND LIAISING WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS THAT CAN HELP ACHIEVE THESE AIMS2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT3 THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH4 TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILTY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, IN PARTICULAR REFUGEES, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE5 THE PROMOTION OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROVIDING ADVICE, INFORMATION AND SERVICES TO REFUGEE COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS IN LEEDS.
Grants received
11 grants · £313,468 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 Tudor Trust · £212,000 (5 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £50,300
- Leeds Community Foundation · £41,168 (4 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £10,000
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.
10 trustees on the board
- Katayoun Saemian Chair since 2012
- Andrew Lyle Rathbone since 2018
- David Shindler since 2025
- Godefroid Rubomboza since 2016
- Louise Waite since 2019
- Luke Farley since 2024
- Maxmed Hussein since 2016
- Pria Bhabra since 2016
- Rohie Ndow since 2025
- Taurai Cheteni since 2008
Trustees past 6 years
- Katayoun Saemian Chair since 2012
- Andrew Lyle Rathbone since 2018
- Godefroid Rubomboza since 2016
- Louise Waite since 2019
- Maxmed Hussein since 2016
- Pria Bhabra since 2016
- Taurai Cheteni since 2008
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Katayoun Saemian Chair since 2012
- David Shindler since 2025
- Godefroid Rubomboza since 2016
- Louise Waite since 2019
- Maxmed Hussein since 2016
- Pria Bhabra since 2016
- Rohie Ndow since 2025
- Taurai Cheteni since 2008
Portfolio (2)
- Andrew Lyle Rathbone since 2018
- Luke Farley since 2024
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
- 1160845
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 30 APR 2007
- Companies House
- Company number 06231434 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01132449600 · info@leedsrefugeeforum.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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