# HEALTH EQUALITY AND RIGHTS ORGANISATION

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1076854
- **Other names:** GAY MEN FIGHTING AIDS, GMFA, LGBT HERO
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [02702133](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02702133)
- **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&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1076854


## Contact

- **Address:** Unit 65B, The Link, 49 Effra Road, LONDON
- **Postcode:** SW2 1BZ
- **Phone:** 020 7738 6872
- **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.




## 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



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** GREATER LONDON
- Throughout England





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Ian Richard Watters |  | Jan. 14, 2020 |
| Jonathan Haworth |  | Sept. 13, 2023 |
| Mark Edward Lewis |  | Sept. 19, 2023 |
| Matthew Pomeroy |  | March 25, 2026 |
| Michael Harvey |  | June 22, 2022 |
| Roland Thomas Brunner |  | Nov. 13, 2018 |
| Slawomir Kosecki |  | March 25, 2026 |
| Taofique Folarin |  | March 25, 2026 |
| Timothy James O&#x27;Rahilly |  | Feb. 12, 2019 |




