Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 1
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Static board: -3
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

DHEKBHAL

To promote the health and social well being of South Asian people in Bristol and SouthGloucestershire through a range of services which build on the strength of our cultural diversity. Our services include:Sitting Service, Day Centre Project, Mens Project, Carers Project, Activities Project, Advice and Information.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£688£642£46£13£418£4077.66515
31/03/22£739£703£36£13£373£3776.45413
31/03/21£766£656£110£12£337£3015.55510
31/03/20£716£735£-19£13£226£2103.45114
31/03/19£681£673£8£12£246£2183.94116
31/03/18£620£604£16£13£233£2104.2380
31/03/17£554£564£-10£35£217£1994.2500
31/03/16£570£527£43£12£227£1974.5540
31/03/15£514£455£59£10£184£1323.5220
31/03/14£370£384£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£392£342£50n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£346£312£34n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£339£343£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£401£375£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£387£375£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£399£437£-39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£414£446£-32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£425£392£33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£353£347£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£287£328£-41n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 12%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 7.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 7.5
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 26 years

www.dhekbhal.co.uk

dhekbhal@yahoo.co.uk

07776204661

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Legal & financial advice
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bristol City, South Gloucestershire,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Quartet Community Foundation - Student Therapists Project
£550 27/04/2023
Towards the Student Therapists Project with UWE.
Quartet Community Foundation - Student Therapists
£550 11/05/2022
Towards the UWE Project enhancing student therapists' understanding of South Asian culture/diversity and facilitation of physical activity to improve their health and wellbeing.
National Lottery Community Fund - Intergenerational Event
£3,456 03/08/2018
12
The funding will be used to deliver a celebration event for women from different cultural backgrounds. The project aims to build relationships across the community.
Quartet Community Foundation - Bristol BME Elders Health and Wellbeing Project
£6,335 27/02/2018
11
Toward the cost of a set of surgeries, workshops, energy surveys for the benefit of 'Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic' older people that attend four local groups that provide activities for older people: Dhek Bhal, Malcolm X Elders, Evergreen Club ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Minibus Replacement Project
£10,000 04/06/2014
12
Not Available

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 34-85
  • DR MISHELL SAJID Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Doctor
  • JATINDER POTIWAL Appointed: 2014
  • KHATEEJA BIBI Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Teacher
  • MAQSUDA SALAM Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Housewife
  • MOHAMMED YOUNAS GHAURI Appointed: 2008, Occupation: None
  • MAHINDER SINGH Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired
  • SHAKILA MAHMOOD Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Housewife
  • SHAMEEM SAJID Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Doctor
  • SHAMIM SULAIMAN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired
  • SHAZIA YUNUS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: House Wife
  • TARIQ KHAN (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/06/1998, number: 1070015
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/11/1997, number: 03472146
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR04: 65 days late,
Main office

43 Duice Road
Barton Hill Settlement
Bristol
BS5 0AX

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF ASIAN PEOPLE IN BRISTOL AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND BRISTOL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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