Dianne Nelmes

Refuge is an organization that provides support to women and children who have experienced domestic abuse in the UK. The non-profit company is based in London, UK. More than one in four women in England and Wales experience domestic abuse at some point in their lifetime, and two women a week are killed by a current or former partner. Refuge supports many thousands of women and children on any given day, and runs the national domestic abuse helpline, which is the gateway to accessing specialist support across the country. The British company was founded in 1971 and Sandra Horley has been the CEO of the company since 1983.