# WSH BME KIDNEY NETWORK

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1197137
- **Other names:** WARRIORS, SURVIVORS AND HEROES BLACK MINORITY ETHNIC KIDNEY NETWORK
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Dec. 15, 2021
- **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=1197137


## Contact

- **Address:** 17 WOODSTOCK DRIVE, WORSLEY, MANCHESTER
- **Postcode:** M28 2NP
- **Phone:** 07862348994
- **Email:** hello@wshbmekidneynetwork.org.uk
- **Website:** www.wshbmekidneynetwork.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE AFRICAN-CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AND THE PUBLIC IN HEALTH CARE AND ALL AREAS RELATING TO KIDNEY DISEASE, TRANSPLANT, AND ORGAN DONATION.2. TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF AFRICAN-CARIBBEAN KIDNEY DISEASE AND TRANSPLANT PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES OF GREATER MANCHESTER BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES, SUPPORT SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.3. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN THE AFRICAN-CARIBBEAN KIDNEY DISEASE AND TRANSPLANT COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY SUPPORT4. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING KIDNEY DISEASE AND TRANSPLANT PATIENTS FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF SOCIALLY EXCLUDED PEOPLE, AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.A. PROVIDING A LOCAL NETWORK GROUP THAT ENCOURAGES AND ENABLES MEMBERS OF THE AFRICAN-CARIBBEAN KIDNEY DISEASE AND TRANSPLANT COMMUNITY TO TAKE PART MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THE WIDER COMMUNITY.B. INCREASING, OR CO-ORDINATING, OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS OF THE AFRICAN-CARIBBEAN KIDNEY DISEASE AND TRANSPLANT COMMUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS, TO ENABLE THOSE PROVIDERS TO ADAPT SERVICES TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.

**Activities:** We provide advice, kidney health education, advocacy services and support kidney patients and their families, especially Black patients, to navigate government systems. We raise awareness about the inequalities they face in the healthcare systems, so we campaign to ensure that government decisions consider their needs, and raise awareness about the prevention of kidney disease and organ donation.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2025 | £21763 | £3998 | — | — |
| April 30, 2024 | £150 | £2761 | — | — |
| April 30, 2023 | £34444 | £26598 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Hilaria Asumu** (Chair) — appointed Aug. 3, 2021
- Faith Mapfeka — appointed Aug. 3, 2021
- Julius Idaewor — appointed Aug. 3, 2021