Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: -7
Support Score: 1
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • Multiple returns filed late: -2
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -10 ?

ULFA AID

THE CHARITY'S MAIN OBJECTIVES ARE :-1) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE AFFECTED BY NATURAL CAUSES, WARS & CONFLICTS.2) ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THOSE IN NEED AND ORPHANS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING CENTRES, WORKSHOPS & EDUCATION CENTRES.3) PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN DISTRESS AND HELP THEM TO REBUILD THEIR LIVES.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 3 trustees?
  • Why is the Board completely male?
  • Returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently
  • 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
31/12/23£98£90£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£46£20£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21*£62£43£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20*£114£110£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£123£183£-60n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£176£172£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£238£178£59n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£105£85£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15*£54£53£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14*£56£58£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13*£51£49£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£57£63£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11*£30£78£-48n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10*£47£20£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09*£27£32£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08*£62£36£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07*£143£37£106n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06*£122£38£84n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05*£189£83£106n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04*£190£22£167n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 21 years

www.sheikhbabikir.com/ulfa-aid/

sheikhahmedbabikir@hotmail.com

07868713318

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Education/Training
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • International poverty relief
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Pakistan, Sudan, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • 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
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Rumi's Cave
£3,600 12/05/2020
A grant of £3,600 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ADAM LANE Appointed: 2023
  • AHMED BABIKIR Appointed: 2018
  • BABIKIR AHMED BABIKIR Appointed: 2004
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/03/2004, number: 1102943
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • 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; AR21: 8 days late, AR20: 9 days late, AR15: 4 days late, AR14: 6 days late, AR13: 12 days late, AR11: 15 days late, AR10: 7 days late, AR09: 373 days late, AR08: 754 days late, AR07: 1120 days late, AR06: 1104 days late, AR05: 1469 days late, AR04: 1834 days late,
Main office

28 SIDMOUTH ROAD
LONDON
NW2 5HJ

Objectives

1. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUDING ASIA OR AFRICA AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE AFFECTED BY NATURAL CAUSES, WARS, CONFLICTS; FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER ASSISTANCE INCLUDING MEDICINES, HOSPITALS, SHELTER, FOOD, CLOTHING, SANITATION AND CLEAN DRINKING WATER.2.. ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THOSE PERSONS IN NEED AND ORPHANS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING CENTRES, WORKSHOPS AND EDUCATION CENTRES.3. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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