# HEALTH EQUALITY AND RIGHTS ORGANISATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1076854
- **Other names:** GAY MEN FIGHTING AIDS, GMFA, LGBT HERO
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Aug. 2, 1999
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1076854


## Contact

- **Address:** Unit 65B, The Link, 49 Effra Road, LONDON
- **Postcode:** SW2 1BZ
- **Phone:** 02077386872
- **Email:** hello@lgbthero.org.uk
- **Website:** http://www.lgbthero.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (A) TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE PUBLIC HEALTH IN PARTICULAR AMONGST THE GAY MALE, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER POPULATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. (B) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE SUBJECTS AFFECTING THE HEALTH OF THE GAY MALE, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER POPULATION INCLUDING THE CAUSES, SYMPTOMS, TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF ILLNESS IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH AND THE DISSEMINATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF RESEARCH.

**Activities:** HERO provides LGBTQ people with accurate and credible information so they can build skills that enable them to make informed choices about their health and well-being. HERO encourages LGBTQ people to create social change in our communities by providing a platform where LGBTQ people are heard and valued.

**Area of benefit:** GREATER LONDON




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £168568 | £314083 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £329403 | £302696 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £430158 | £239891 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £230312 | £282539 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £212344 | £243718 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Ian Richard Watters — appointed Jan. 14, 2020
- Jonathan Haworth — appointed Sept. 13, 2023
- Mark Edward Lewis — appointed Sept. 19, 2023
- Matthew Pomeroy — appointed March 25, 2026
- Michael Harvey — appointed June 22, 2022
- Roland Thomas Brunner — appointed Nov. 13, 2018
- Slawomir Kosecki — appointed March 25, 2026
- Taofique Folarin — appointed March 25, 2026
- Timothy James O'Rahilly — appointed Feb. 12, 2019