Women’s Breakout is an independent organisation - a company limited by guarantee (Company Number: 8377494), and an independent charity (Charity Number: 1150996). Governance rests with our Board of Trustees.

In January 2013, Women’s Breakout was incorporated as a private company with the company number 8377494; and in February 2013, we achieved charitable status and have been entered onto the Register of Charities with the Registered Charity Number 1150996. In June 2013 we held our first General Meeting, and appointed a Board of eight trustees and in September we co-opted a further three trustees. In January 2014 Women’s Breakout became fully independent.

We are governed by Articles of Association

Board of Trustees - April 2014

Sharon Swindley	Chair, Chief Executive of Lancashire Women’s Centres
Lisa Dando	Director of Brighton Women’s Centre
Lynda Dearlove	Chief Executive of Women@thewell
Nikki Orrell	Chief Executive of The Cambridge Centre
Rokaiya Khan	Chief Executive of Together Women Yorkshire and Humberside
Sharon Harambee	Project Manager at ADVANCE
Kate Aldous	Communications and Partnership Manager at Clinks
Rachel Halford	Director of Women in Prison
Loraine Gelsthorpe	Professor of Criminology & Criminal Justice, University of Cambridge