Registered charity (CIO) · London
Urban MBA
Urban MBA is a registered charity (number 1166339) based in London, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Sheromie Brewster since 2016. Latest income £82k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 5 trustees
- Income £82k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 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
- Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Hackney, Haringey, Islington, Newham and more
- Website
- www.urbanmba.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2016
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£82k£146k
- 2024£98k£83k
- 2023£118k£144k
Earlier years
- 2022£156k£112k
- 2021£111k£76k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 0% · Government grants 79%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR PEOPLE AGED BETWEEN 19 ? 25 IN HACKNEY AND EAST LONDON, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENTTO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND LIFE OPPORTUNITIES OF YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 7-25 FROM DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS IN HACKNEY, GREATER LONDON AND ON A NATIONAL SCALE THROUGH INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY-BASED LEARNING PROGRAMMES, CREATIVE INITIATIVES, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUPPORT.
Grants received
8 grants · £65,645 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
- BBC Children in Need · £33,153 (3 grants)
- The Clothworkers' Foundation · £15,000
- The Funding Network · £5,957
- Hackney Council · £5,000
- Cripplegate Foundation · £4,000
Most recent
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
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.
5 trustees on the board
- Sheromie Brewster Chair since 2016
- Bernie Mitchell since 2021
- Frances Sealey since 2016
- Fahmida Begum since 2021
- Jerton Lagranha Junior since 2016
Trustees past 6 years
- Sheromie Brewster Chair since 2016
- Frances Sealey since 2016
- Jerton Lagranha Junior since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Sheromie Brewster Chair since 2016
- Bernie Mitchell since 2021
- Frances Sealey since 2016
- Fahmida Begum since 2021
- Jerton Lagranha Junior since 2016
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
- 1166339
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 01 Apr 2016 as amended on 03 Sep 2024 as amended on 05 Oct 2024
- Contact on the register
- 07900374026 · info@urbanmba.co.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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