Registered charity (CIO) · Chester
Women in Academia Support Network
Women in Academia Support Network is a registered charity (number 1192281) based in Chester, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Professor Amy Bonsall-Redston since 2020. Latest income £641 (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Wiasn (Charity Commission)
- 4 trustees
- Income £641 (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, Disability, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Netherlands Antilles, Scotland
- Website
- www.wiasn.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2020
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£641£6k
- 2024£8k£684
- 2023£9k£9k
Earlier years
- 2022£985£985
Income trend, 2022 to 2025.
Charitable objects
1. TO ADVANCE THE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION OF WOMEN IN ACADEMIA THROUGH THE CREATION, MODERATION AND PROMOTION OF PROFESSIONAL PEER SUPPORT NETWORKS TO IDENTIFY AND MEET THROUGH COLLECTIVE EFFORT, THE NEEDS OF WOMEN IN ACADEMIA.2. TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN ACADEMIC PROFESSIONS THROUGH CONDUCTING / COMMISSIONING RESEARCH FOR PUBLIC DISSEMINATION AND CAMPAIGNING. 3. TO RELIEVE POVERTY OF WOMEN ACADEMICS FACING DISADVANTAGE OR DISCRIMINATION THROUGH GRANT-GIVING AND PROVISION OF SERVICES & ACCESS TO EVENTS / FACILITIES.
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
- Professor Amy Bonsall-Redston Chair since 2020
- Dr Jennifer Leigh since 2024
- Dr Pamela Mei Na Yeow since 2023
- Professor Eleonora Belfiore since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- Professor Amy Bonsall-Redston Chair since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Professor Amy Bonsall-Redston Chair since 2020
- Dr Jennifer Leigh since 2024
- Dr Pamela Mei Na Yeow since 2023
- Professor Eleonora Belfiore since 2020
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
- 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
- 1192281
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 11 Nov 2020
- Contact on the register
- 07989600650 · amybonsall@hotmail.com
- 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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