Registered charity · West Midlands
Welcome Group Halesowen
- 10 trustees
- Income £57k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Anthony LauTrustee · since 2022
- Clare NevilleTrustee · since 2019
- Comforter ZibwowaTrustee · since 2024
- Dilys WardTrustee · since 2018
- Freda ParkesTrustee · since 2014
- Helen BryanTrustee · since 2009
- Lynn GowerTrustee · since 2019
- Lynn PoultonTrustee · since 2023
- Mike GowerTrustee · since 2020
- Moira McnultyTrustee · since 2017
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Where
- Birmingham City, Dudley, Sandwell
- Website
- www.welcomegrouphalesowen.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2016
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£57k£53k
- 2024£19k£26k
- 2023£28k£25k
Earlier years
- 2022£28k£23k
- 2021£21k£21k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 46%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1. THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS LIVING WITH THEM, RESIDING (TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY) IN HALESOWEN AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION, BY PROVIDING SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND EVENTS INVOLVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.2. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, THE PROMOTION OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES AND THEIR DEPENDENTS LIVING WITH THEM IN HALESOWEN AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT.
Grants received
5 grants · £37,100 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 · £19,600 (2 grants)
- Postcode Local Trust · £9,000
- Allen Lane Foundation · £8,000
- Woodward Charitable Trust · £500
Most recent
- Postcode Local Trust
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- 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
- Anthony Lau since 2022
- Clare Neville since 2019
- Comforter Zibwowa since 2024
- Dilys Ward since 2018
- Freda Parkes since 2014
- Helen Bryan since 2009
- Lynn Gower since 2019
- Lynn Poulton since 2023
- Mike Gower since 2020
- Moira Mcnulty since 2017
Trustees past 6 years
- Clare Neville since 2019
- Dilys Ward since 2018
- Freda Parkes since 2014
- Helen Bryan since 2009
- Lynn Gower since 2019
- Mike Gower since 2020
- Moira Mcnulty since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Clare Neville since 2019
- Comforter Zibwowa since 2024
- Dilys Ward since 2018
- Freda Parkes since 2014
- Helen Bryan since 2009
- Lynn Gower since 2019
- Lynn Poulton since 2023
- Mike Gower since 2020
- Moira Mcnulty since 2017
Portfolio (1)
- Anthony Lau since 2022
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
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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
- 1168507
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 12 MAY 2016 as amended on 21 Jan 2021
- Contact on the register
- 07522 596137 · Welcomegrouphalesowen@gmail.com
- 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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