Company
Migrant Advocacy Service Limited
Migrant Advocacy Service Limited is an active UK company (number 08045059), incorporated 2012, with 4 current directors including Maleeha Murtaza and Dr Nadia Barakat. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 9
- Gabriella Gillespie 2016-2026 View profile
- Kamal Mashjari 2016-2024 View profile
- Mohammed Ahmed Ali 2016-2017 View profile
- Dr Ruth Camilla Malleson 2014-2014 View profile
- Dr Naji Giumma Barakat 2014-2021 View profile
- Nouria Nagi 2014-2014 View profile
- Galal Maktari 2012-2016 View profile
- Benjamin James Schofield 2012-2012 View profile
- Safaa Awad Mubgar 2012-2012 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 25/04/2012
- Also a registered charity
- Migrant Advocacy Service Limited
Financials
- Net assets
- £58,761
- Total assets
- £58,761
- Employees
- 6
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Micro-entity accounts.
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-10-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Grants received
4 grants · £66,968 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 · £27,530
- Home Office · £20,118
- Barrow Cadbury Trust · £10,080
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £9,240
Most recent
- Home Office
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
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.
4 directors on the board
- Sameera Ravalia Director · appointed 2018
- Maleeha Murtaza Director · appointed 2026
- Dr Nadia Barakat Director · appointed 2023
- Lobna Maktari Director · appointed 2012
Directors past 6 years
- Sameera Ravalia Director · appointed 2018
- Lobna Maktari Director · appointed 2012
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Sameera Ravalia Director · appointed 2018
- Maleeha Murtaza Director · appointed 2026
- Dr Nadia Barakat Director · appointed 2023
- Lobna Maktari Director · appointed 2012
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Gabriella Gillespie Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2026
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 08045059
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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