Registered charity (CIO) · Bristol
Refugee Women of Bristol
Refugee Women of Bristol is a registered charity (number 1171683) based in Bristol, governed by 11 trustees and chaired by Mirfat Mohamed Elmustafa Shamat since 2023. Latest income £253k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 11 trustees
- Income £253k (2026)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Mirfat Mohamed Elmustafa ShamatChair · since 2023
- Abir AhmedTrustee · since 2023
- Amina JamaTrustee · since 2025
- Aminata CoulibaliTrustee · since 2021
- Efeturi Winifred OrogunTrustee · since 2024
- Jouwiryaiman AlmaktaryTrustee · since 2023
- Pooja BhardwajTrustee · since 2025
- Rim SalahTrustee · since 2024
- Safa OmerTrustee · since 2021
- Shazia AkhtarTrustee · since 2021
- Zeinab SaeedTrustee · since 2025
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, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Where
- Throughout England
- Website
- www@refugeewomenofbristol.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2017
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£253k£222k
- 2025£247k£219k
- 2024£204k£193k
Earlier years
- 2023£209k£182k
- 2022£202k£172k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Income source mix, 2026: Government grants 16%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, RELIEVE POVERTY AND PROMOTE AND PROTECTTHE HEALTH OF REFUGEE WOMEN AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM IN BRISTOLAND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, INFORMATIONAND SUPPORT.
Grants received
12 grants · £363,655 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
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £235,008 (5 grants)
- Smallwood Trust · £60,000
- Rosa UK · £51,647 (3 grants)
- J J Charitable Trust · £12,000 (2 grants)
- SHAREGIFT · £5,000
Most recent
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.
11 trustees on the board
- Mirfat Mohamed Elmustafa Shamat Chair since 2023
- Abir Ahmed since 2023
- Amina Jama since 2025
- Aminata Coulibali since 2021
- Efeturi Winifred Orogun since 2024
- Jouwiryaiman Almaktary since 2023
- Pooja Bhardwaj since 2025
- Rim Salah since 2024
- Safa Omer since 2021
- Shazia Akhtar since 2021
- Zeinab Saeed since 2025
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (11)
- Mirfat Mohamed Elmustafa Shamat Chair since 2023
- Abir Ahmed since 2023
- Amina Jama since 2025
- Aminata Coulibali since 2021
- Efeturi Winifred Orogun since 2024
- Jouwiryaiman Almaktary since 2023
- Pooja Bhardwaj since 2025
- Rim Salah since 2024
- Safa Omer since 2021
- Shazia Akhtar since 2021
- Zeinab Saeed since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
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
- 1171683
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 20 Feb 2017
- Contact on the register
- 0117 9415867 · info@refugeewomenofbristol.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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