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Registered charity · Smethwick

Central Africa Refugee Link, West Midlands

Central Africa Refugee Link, West Midlands is a registered charity (number 1202174) based in Smethwick, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Walingamina Shomari WS since 2007. Latest income £113k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as Care Link West Midlands (Charity Commission)

  • 5 trustees
  • Income £113k (2025)
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About

What it does
Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity, Other Charitable Purposes
Where
Throughout England
Website
www.carelinkwestmidlands.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
Central Africa Refugee Link, West Midlands
Registered
2023

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£113k£91k
  • 2024£111k£98k
  • 2023£28k£54k

Income trend, 2023 to 2025.

Charitable objects

3.1. TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF PERSONS FROM CENTRAL AFRICAN FRENCH SPEAKING COUNTRIES WHO ARE SEEKING ASYLUM OR WHO ARE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS LIVING IN THE WEST MIDLANDS REGION (HEREINAFTER, THE 'BENEFICIARIES').3.2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THOSE PERSONS DEFINED IN OBJECT 3.1 AS BENEFICIARIES BY ANY CHARITABLE MEANS THAT THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.3.3. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ABOUT ISSUES RELATING TO REFUGEES AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM.3.4. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP TO THOSE PERSONS DEFINED IN OBJECT 3.1 AS BENEFICIARIES BY ANY CHARITABLE MEANS THAT THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.3.5. THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE PERSONS DEFINED IN OBJECT 3.1, WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.

Grants received

2 grants · £235,709 total

360Giving 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 · £235,709 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £19,8502025-07-10
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £215,8592024-03-21
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

19y median 19y
average tenure
19y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

20.8y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

4
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Disability 5Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity 5The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 5

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Business services 5

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.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 3 years.
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£113k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1202174
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 18 APR 2007
Companies House
Company number 06218206 · Active
Contact on the register
01215652612 · office@carelinkwestmidlands.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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