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Community Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 26

  1. Dhanush Arun 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Luis Alejandro Gavidia Nolasco 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. Katherine Heather Burgess 2020-2023 Director View profile
  4. Rishiraj Goenka 2019-2025 Director View profile
  5. Emily Caroline Grant 2019-2022 Director View profile
  6. Suhan Rajkumar 2019-2025 Director View profile
  7. Charles Edward Meirion Whitehead 2019-2023 Director View profile
  8. Divnesh Datt Mohan 2018-2019 Director View profile
  9. Laura Einstein 2018-2019 Director View profile
  10. Timothy Charles Rawlings 2017-2018 Director View profile
  11. Rosie Spiegelhalter 2017-2023 Director View profile
  12. Mudassar Ahmed 2016-2017 Director View profile
  13. Suzanne Stevens 2016-2019 Director View profile
  14. Amir Abbas Ahmed 2016-2019 Director View profile
  15. Zara Noreen Hosany 2016-2017 Director View profile
  16. Rick Hood 2015-2019 Director View profile
  17. Ruksana Chowdhory 2014-2016 Director View profile
  18. Katherine Harvey 2013-2016 Director View profile
  19. Jennifer Barron 2013-2016 Director View profile
  20. Professor Shirley Victoria Hodgson 2010-2016 Director View profile
  21. Fazil N/A Kawani 2010-2011 Director View profile
  22. Ladan Hall 2009-2018 Director View profile
  23. Dr Christopher Edward Hands 2008-2018 Director View profile
  24. Jessica Helen Thomas 2008-2020 Director View profile
  25. Haidi Jenkin 2016-2020 Secretary View profile
  26. Dr Clare Katrina Shortall 2008-2010 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
03/01/2008
Also a registered charity
Caras Community Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers LTD

Grants received

26 grants · £1,206,670 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

Most recent

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.

9 directors on the board

3.4y median 2.8y
average tenure
10.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Portfolio (2)

Left in the last 12 months

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.

Professional 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

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
06462487
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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