Company · Bristol
Black South West Network
Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Paul James KempsterDirector · since 2022
- Mohammed RashidDirector · since 2021
- Olumide Oluwadamilola Coker-DickensDirector · since 2019
- Dr Barbara BrownDirector · since 2019
- Afzal Hussain ShahDirector · since 2018
- Barbara Elaine WitterDirector · since 2018
- Abdi Omar MohamedDirector · since 2016
- Marti BurgessDirector · since 2016
- Dr Marcus WaltersSecretary · since 2019
Previous officers 20
- Rebecca Louise Scott 2019-2020 View profile
- Nadia Ina Chowdhury 2019-2022 View profile
- Amanda Louise Chappell 2019-2020 View profile
- Kevin Simpson 2018-2019 View profile
- Adebisi Foluke 2018-2025 View profile
- Dr Marie-Annick Melanie Gournet 2016-2019 View profile
- Poku Osei 2016-2018 View profile
- Steve Stephenson 2014-2017 View profile
- Tracie Stephanie Joliff 2010-2014 View profile
- Seniz Ismet 2010-2017 View profile
- Trevor Hazelgrove 2007-2014 View profile
- Shiv Ranjan Singh 2005-2016 View profile
- Ayannah Griffiths 2005-2011 View profile
- Zahid Mahmood Dar 2005-2007 View profile
- Shirley Palmer 2005-2011 View profile
- Osbourne Trevor Glover 2005-2016 View profile
- Alexandra Steven Macrae 2017-2019 View profile
- Annie Seow 2015-2017 View profile
- Mark Hitchins 2011-2015 View profile
- Karen Sutcliffe 2005-2011 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
- 27/04/2005
- Registered office
- Bristol
- Also a registered charity
- Black South West Network
Grants received
40 grants · £9,645,789 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 · £6,282,063 (5 grants)
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £1,837,408 (6 grants)
- Quartet Community Foundation · £629,709 (16 grants)
- Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government · £520,000 (3 grants)
- Power to Change Trust · £152,000 (3 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
- Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
- Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
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.
8 directors on the board
- Abdi Omar Mohamed Director · appointed 2016
- Mohammed Rashid Director · appointed 2021
- Afzal Hussain Shah Director · appointed 2018
- Olumide Oluwadamilola Coker-Dickens Director · appointed 2019
- Dr Barbara Brown Director · appointed 2019
- Paul James Kempster Director · appointed 2022
- Barbara Elaine Witter Director · appointed 2018
- Marti Burgess Director · appointed 2016
Directors past 6 years
- Abdi Omar Mohamed Director · appointed 2016
- Afzal Hussain Shah Director · appointed 2018
- Olumide Oluwadamilola Coker-Dickens Director · appointed 2019
- Dr Barbara Brown Director · appointed 2019
- Barbara Elaine Witter Director · appointed 2018
- Marti Burgess Director · appointed 2016
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Afzal Hussain Shah Director · appointed 2018
- Paul James Kempster Director · appointed 2022
- Barbara Elaine Witter Director · appointed 2018
- Marti Burgess Director · appointed 2016
Portfolio (4)
- Abdi Omar Mohamed Director · appointed 2016
- Mohammed Rashid Director · appointed 2021
- Olumide Oluwadamilola Coker-Dickens Director · appointed 2019
- Dr Barbara Brown Director · appointed 2019
Also govern a charity
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.
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
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 05437953
- 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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