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Reach HER Foundation

Reach HER Foundation is a registered charity (number 1218387) based in Southend-on-Sea, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Sophia Akpan. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as Reach HER (Charity Commission)

  • 4 trustees

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Where
Essex, Southend-on-sea
Registered
2026
Charitable objects

3.1 TO PRESERVE AND PROTECTTO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF WOMEN IN SOUTHEND-ON-SEA AND SURROUNDING AREAS,AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE IN PARTICULAR WOMEN EXPERIENCING SOCIAL ISOLATION, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, HEALTH INEQUALITIES, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, DOMESTIC ABUSE OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE, BY PROVIDING HEALTH EDUCATION, NUTRITION AND HEALTHY EATING WORKSHOPS, PEER SUPPORT, PRACTICAL SUPPORT, SIGNPOSTING AND RELATED ACTIVITIES.3.2 TO ADVANCE EDUCATIONTO ADVANCE EDUCATION AMONG WOMEN IN SOUTHEND-ON-SEA AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY PROVIDING TRAINING, WORKSHOPS AND OTHER LEARNING ACTIVITIES IN COOKING, NUTRITION, BUDGETING, HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER PRACTICAL LIFE SKILLS.3.3 TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTYTO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG WOMEN IN SOUTHEND-ON-SEA AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY PROVIDING PRACTICAL SUPPORT, LOW-COST OR FREE ACTIVITIES, BUDGETING AND HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT EDUCATION, HEALTHY MEAL PLANNING SUPPORT, AND SIGNPOSTING OR REFERRAL TO RELEVANT COMMUNITY SERVICES.3.4 TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF WOMEN IN SOUTHEND-ON-SEA AND SURROUNDING AREAS WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF ILL-HEALTH, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, DOMESTIC ABUSE, SOCIAL ISOLATION, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE, OR OTHER VULNERABILITY, BY PROVIDING SUPPORT, PEER SUPPORT, SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ACTIVITIES, PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE, INFORMATION, SIGNPOSTING AND REFERRAL TO APPROPRIATE SERVICES.3.5 TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATIONTO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR WOMEN IN SOUTHEND-ON-SEA AND SURROUNDING AREAS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

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.

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trustees past 6 years
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average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (4)

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company-linked trustees

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

Disability 4The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 4

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Narrow spread of causes across 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.

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Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
1218387
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 09 Jun 2026
Contact on the register
07307334146 · sophiaakpan.reachher@gmail.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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