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Welsh Refugee Council

Other business support service activities n.e.c.

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Previous officers 57

  1. Buhir Rafiq 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Shaun Tafadzwa Bera 2022-2025 Director View profile
  3. Hawar Ameen 2022-2026 Director View profile
  4. Marc Adem Tilley 2022-2023 Director View profile
  5. Hoyam Osman 2022-2025 Director View profile
  6. Hoyam Ameen 2022-2022 Director View profile
  7. Bethan Richards 2020-2023 Director View profile
  8. Bethan Richards 2020-2022 Director View profile
  9. Dr Mike Chick 2020-2025 Director View profile
  10. Sarah Agnela Simons 2019-2022 Director View profile
  11. Owen Francis Burgess 2019-2025 Director View profile
  12. Andrea Jane Clarke 2017-2020 Director View profile
  13. Gaynor Jones 2017-2023 Director View profile
  14. Alison Dunnet 2017-2018 Director View profile
  15. Nicole Williams 2017-2018 Director View profile
  16. Catherine Mckeag 2017-2025 Director View profile
  17. Dr Brian Gibbons 2017-2022 Director View profile
  18. Mohamed Field 2017-2022 Director View profile
  19. Naveeda Morgan 2016-2025 Director View profile
  20. Claire Cunliffe 2014-2018 Director View profile
  21. Caron Jennings 2014-2017 Director View profile
  22. Denebo Dekeba Wario 2014-2017 Director View profile
  23. Stephen Brooks 2014-2015 Director View profile
  24. Nicolas David Webb 2014-2020 Director View profile
  25. Dr Rachel Akanisi Hurdley 2013-2014 Director View profile
  26. Antoine Sekpakua Azangisa 2013-2017 Director View profile
  27. Dr Phillip Cole 2013-2017 Director View profile
  28. Anna Nicholl 2011-2017 Director View profile
  29. Professor Terry Roslyn Threadgold-Taylor 2010-2014 Director View profile
  30. Michael Antoniw 2009-2014 Director View profile
  31. Adele Esther Blakebrough 2009-2012 Director View profile
  32. Teodros Alfred Seyoum 2008-2012 Director View profile
  33. Mohammed Ali Field 2007-2016 Director View profile
  34. Bernadette Maria Maureen Gower 2007-2018 Director View profile
  35. Ian John Summers 2007-2014 Director View profile
  36. Akmal Hanuk 2006-2009 Director View profile
  37. Dr Heaven Crawley 2006-2008 Director View profile
  38. Julie Ann Barton 2006-2013 Director View profile
  39. Anthony Michael Lewis 2005-2006 Director View profile
  40. Dr Aled Eirug 2005-2010 Director View profile
  41. Anne Gisela Hubbard 2005-2007 Director View profile
  42. Rev Aled Edwards 2005-2006 Director View profile
  43. Eleanor White 2005-2006 Director View profile
  44. Threadgold, Terry Roslyn, Professor Emerita 2005-2008 Director View profile
  45. Rev James Gareth Aylward 2005-2014 Director View profile
  46. Ian Howell Milton 2005-2006 Director View profile
  47. Amira Omer Bakhiet 2005-2010 Director View profile
  48. Themba Moyo 2004-2022 Director View profile
  49. Mohammed Idrees Khan 2004-2005 Director View profile
  50. David Ronald Harries 2003-2003 Director View profile
  51. Abdikaril Abdi Adan 2003-2005 Director View profile
  52. Ernest, Henry Joseph, Councillor 2003-2003 Director View profile
  53. Salah Ata Elmanan Mohamed 2013-2019 Secretary View profile
  54. Mike Lewis 2007-2013 Secretary View profile
  55. Deborah Alsina 2007-2007 Secretary View profile
  56. David Farnsworth 2003-2007 Secretary View profile
  57. Farida Mohamed 2003-2006 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Incorporated
02/07/2003
Registered office
Cardiff
Also a registered charity
Welsh Refugee Council

Ownership

Owned by (3) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

  • Andrea Cleaver
    significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2024-09-02
  • Anna Nicholl ceased 2017-08-07
    significant influence · notified 2016-05-10 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Bernadette Maria Maureen Gower ceased 2019-05-02
    significant influence · notified 2017-03-30

Group

  1. Welsh Refugee Council is controlled by Andrea Cleaver
    Evidence
    active significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2024-09-02 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Andrea Cleaver.

1 other company in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Grants received

9 grants · £1,130,427 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 · £960,781 (7 grants)
  • CAF · £162,273
  • Department for Work and Pensions · £7,373

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £19,9972024-09-25
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £5,3882023-01-17
  • Department for Work and Pensions £7,3732022-04-01
  • CAF £162,2732021-11-16
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,8822020-06-22
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

11 directors on the board

1.6y median 1y
average tenure
7.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (8)

Portfolio (3)

Left in the last 12 months

  • Hawar Ameen Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2026
  • Buhir Rafiq Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2025

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Other services 2Construction 1Professional services 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
04818136
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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