Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -11

Support Score: 1

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Static board: -3
Multiple returns filed late: -4

Overall weighted support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -12

FIRST ASIAN SUPPORT TRUST (FAST) LTD

FAST helps marginalised people develop life, digital & employability skills, address issues they face and improve their, and their families', health. We are available for all but particularly support those with seen/unseen disabilities and from communities experiencing racial and other inequalities. We achieve this through Employability, Citizenship, Literacy, Digital and other training & support.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Why are there only 3 trustees?
The Board composition appears to be rather static and has little diversity in terms of age
Returns have been filed late on 4 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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		£35	£52	£-17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22	*	£37	£48	£-11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21	*	£43	£40	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20	*	£43	£40	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19	*	£29	£72	£-43	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£53	£72	£-19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17		£61	£61	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16		£41	£51	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15	*	£58	£64	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14		£15	£38	£-23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/13	*	£52	£86	£-34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/12	*	£388	£279	£109	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/11	*	£445	£433	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/10	*	£290	£318	£-28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/09		£117	£200	£-82	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/08	*	£296	£249	£47	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/07	*	£279	£223	£56	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/06	*	£219	£162	£56	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 22 years

www.fastmcr.org

info@fast-uk.org

0161 795 9513

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Manchester City, Salford City, Trafford,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

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
Manchester City Council - Grant to First Asian Support Trust
£9,000	01/05/2020	Grant to achieve employment support outcomes for Manchester Residents

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 45-62

NUSRAT AHMED (Chair) Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Director

NAHEED ALI Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Contact Centre

WASAQ SHEIKH Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/01/2003, number: 1095379
Registered at Companies House on 14/08/2001, number: 04269943

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management 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

18 returns made; AR22: 31 days late, AR21: 253 days late, AR20: 353 days late, AR19: 719 days late, AR15: 77 days late, AR13: 99 days late, AR12: 441 days late, AR11: 549 days late, AR10: 117 days late, AR08: 46 days late, AR07: 58 days late, AR06: 1 days late,

Main office

FIRST ASIAN SUPPORT TRUST (FAST) LT
MAC HOUSE
47-49 CARNARVON STREET
MANCHESTER
M3 1EZ

Objectives

TO PROVIDE BENEFITS FOR PERSONS (IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, ASIANS) IN MANCHESTER AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, WHO SUFFER FROM LEARNING AND/OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER:-A. TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS;B. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF SUCH TRAINING FACILITIES AS WILL ENABLE SUCH PERSONS TO ACQUIRE AND DEVELOP VOCATIONAL SKILLS WHICH WILL ENHANCE THEIR EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS;C. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFITS BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND GUIDANCE UPON THE QUESTION OF HEALTH, SOCIAL WELFARE BENEFITS AND RELATED TOPICS;D. TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE GOOD HEALTH OF THE CARERS OF PERSONS WHO SUFFER FROM LEARNING AND /OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

MANCHESTER AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS.

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