Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 8
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

ASHIANA SHEFFIELD 

Ashiana has over thirty years' experience of working with Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic & Refugee (BAMER) adults, children & young people fleeing domestic & sexual abuse, forced marriage, human trafficking, gang violence & 'honour'-based violence. Ashiana offers safe accommodation & floating support to women & children, support & services for trafficked men & women in the UK on an outreach basis.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£5,619£4,521£1,099£0£3,492£3,4929.3550
31/03/22£4,865£3,597£1,269£0£2,393£2,3938650
31/03/21£3,577£3,183£395£8£1,125£1,1054.2690
31/03/20£1,836£1,860£-25£0£730£7024.5648
31/03/19£1,286£1,351£-65£0£755£7366.54411
31/03/18£1,246£1,066£180£0£820£7218.1360
31/03/17£994£824£170£0£640£5758.4270
31/03/16£705£670£36£0£469£4488210
31/03/15£691£637£54£1£434£4278130
31/03/14*£785£659£125£7£380£2975.4120
31/03/13*£724£686£39£7£255£1572.8140
31/03/12£700£640£60£7£216£1292.4130
31/03/11*£643£654£-10£7£156£951.780
31/03/10£490£534£-44£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09*£291£372£-80£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£263£244£19£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 12%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 9.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 6.1
Asset Split ?
Established: 17 years

www.ashianasheffield.org

info@ashianasheffield.org

01142555740

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Services for females
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
Who works here?
  • 55 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
Henry Smith Charity£175,900
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government£72,359
Comic Relief£40,000
DCMS£32,751
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Comic Relief - Ashiana Sheffield Recovery Funding
£40,000 23/06/2020
6
COVID19 Recovery funding
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation: COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund
£72,359 05/06/2020
Organisations providing services and support for vulnerable people, for which there will be increased demand as a result of the COVID-19 crisis
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£32,751 20/05/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Ashiana Sheffield
£175,900 10/12/2019
36
towards three years' salary of 1.5 FTE Support Workers, plus project costs, at a project providing support for BME and refugee women in Sheffield who are exiting violence, abuse and exploitation
DCMS - Renew
£74,815 01/04/2019
Ashiana Sheffield and the British Red Cross will deliver awareness raising sessions in West Yorkshire and the West Midlands to women who are likely to be at risk of or have survived trafficking. ....more
DCMS - Renew
£74,815 01/02/2019
Ashiana Sheffield and the British Red Cross will deliver awareness raising sessions in West Yorkshire and the West Midlands to women who are likely to be at risk of or have survived trafficking. ....more
DCMS - Renew
£49,877 01/02/2019
Ashiana Sheffield and the British Red Cross will deliver awareness raising sessions in West Yorkshire and the West Midlands to women who are likely to be at risk of or have survived trafficking. ....more
Comic Relief - Renew
£149,630 06/11/2018
24
Ashiana Sheffield and the British Red Cross will deliver awareness raising sessions in West Yorkshire and the West Midlands to women who are likely to be at risk of or have survived trafficking. ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Ashiana Sheffield
£13,760 09/11/2016
12
Consultancy support to review its data collection requirements, develop and implement a revised monitoring process and impact evaluation framework, and expertise to help to build and assist in the ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Combatting Human Trafficking and Exploitation
£306,959 27/01/2016
36
Combatting Human Trafficking and Exploitation
National Lottery Community Fund - Combatting Violence Through Empowerment
£379,063 16/12/2015
35
This is the development of a project delivering specialist support to black, Asian, minority ethnic and refugee women affected by violence, including forced marriage, sexual and domestic violence and ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Ashiana Sheffield
£38,700 27/01/2012
the salary and on-costs of the Training and Development Officer
National Lottery Community Fund - Ashiana Sheffield: Empowerment Through Advocacy
£363,214 10/02/2010
60
This new project from Ashiana Sheffield (AS) will provide a advice and support service to women from black, ethnic minority and other communities that are not currently accessing the existing ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 58-65
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/08/2007, number: 1120401
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/06/2006, number: 05853854
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
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
  • 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
16 returns made; AR14: 52 days late, AR13: 12 days late, AR11: 2 days late, AR09: 35 days late,
Main office

Ashiana Sheffield
Knowle House
4 Norfolk Park Road
Sheffield
S2 3QE

Objectives

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (“OBJECTS”) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS AND SUFFERING EXPERIENCED BY WOMEN FROM MINORITY ETHNIC GROUPS AND ANY CHILDREN OF SUCH WOMEN (AND IN PARTICULAR ASIAN WOMEN AND WOMEN WITH CHILDREN) WHO HAVE BEEN MALTREATED BY THEIR PARTNERS, OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS OR MEN OR WOMEN KNOWN TO THEM;TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS AND SUFFERING EXPERIENCED BY MEN TRAFFICKED INTO THE UK.IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE LOCAL AND NATIONAL AUTHORITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, THIS RELIEF SHALL BE PROVIDED IN ANY MANNER WHICH IS NOW OR MAY HEREAFTER BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE, WITHIN THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD AND ELSEWHERE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM (HEREINAFTER CALLED “THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WITHIN THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD AND ELSEWHERE IN THE UKNITED KINGDOM.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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