West END Refugee Service

Registered charity 1192667 CIO Registered since 2020

Operates: Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Northumberland

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

1.8y median 1.5y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

2.4y

average years in governance

9 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity 10Economic/community Development/employment 9The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 9Education/training 1Other Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experience

Education 1

Gaps to watch

Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

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The Lipman-Miliband Trust 1 shared trustee

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Contact

Website	www.wers.org.uk
Email	info@wers.org.uk
Phone	01912737482
Address	C/O CONNECTED VOICE, ONE STRAWBERRY LANE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 4BX

Finances

£192,488 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2022	£0	£0
2023	£100	£0
2024	£0	£0
2025	£192,488	£1,140

What it does

What

The Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyEconomic/community Development/employmentHuman Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

Who

Other Defined Groups

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

1 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL, ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND, ABOUT THE ISSUES RELATING TO REFUGEES AND TO PEOPLE SEEKING ASYLUM OR SANCTUARY.2 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND RELIEVE POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST REFUGEES, PEOPLE SEEKING SANCTUARY AND PEOPLE REFUSED ASYLUM IN THE UK, AND THEIR DEPENDENTS.3 TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR TRAINING, RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES.4 THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS.

Governing document: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 07 Dec 2020

Trustees (10)

10trustees

45median age

0aged 70+

Rev John Charles Howard-Norman Chair since 2023
Christopher Millman since 2020
Dorathy Anozie since 2026
Ghada Saeed since 2024
Kingsley Ampomah Boateng since 2026
Morlai Kargbo since 2025
Nadia Igsiz since 2024
Sally Anne Young since 2025
Silvia Pasquetti since 2025
Simon Elliottage 45 since 2024

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The Lipman-Miliband Trust 1 shared trustee

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