Registered charity (CIO) · Smethwick
Benshow Housing
Benshow Housing is a registered charity (number 1205438) based in Smethwick, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Bernard Ntivunwa BN since 2023. Latest income £63k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 4 trustees
- Income £63k (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
- General Charitable Purposes, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Where
- Throughout England
- Website
- www.benshowhousing.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2023
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£63k£61k
Charitable objects
1) TO RELIEVE POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG VULNERABLE HOMELESS PERSONS MAINLY (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS, AND THEIR DEPENDENTS LIVING IN THE WEST MIDLANDS, PRIMARILY (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) BY: A. THE PROVISION OF HOUSING AND ASSOCIATED AMENITIES. B. PROVIDING INTERPRETING/TRANSLATING/ADVOCACY/ HEALTH/HOUSING ADVICE. C. PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF SUFFICIENT.2) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION
Grants received
1 grant · £19,495 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 · £19,495
Most recent
- 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.
4 trustees on the board
- Bernard Ntivunwa BN Chair since 2023
- Florien Harindintwali since 2023
- Morisho Walingamina MW since 2023
- Walingamina Shomari WS since 2023
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- Bernard Ntivunwa BN Chair since 2023
- Florien Harindintwali since 2023
Portfolio (2)
- Morisho Walingamina MW since 2023
- Walingamina Shomari WS since 2023
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
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.
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1205438
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 26 Oct 2023
- Contact on the register
- 01215652612 · admin@benshowhousing.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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