Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 6

No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 11

AZADI TRUST

Within Sparkbrook, Birmingham and environs - Serving the local community, by providing health, education, advocacy and pastoral support especially to those disadvantaged by virtue of age, disability, destitution or by being members of an ethnic minority;- Provision of housing accommodation;- Relief of destitution- Provision of information about the Christian Faith.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

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	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/05/23		£59	£60	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/05/22		£69	£61	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/05/21		£52	£50	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/05/20	*	£63	£46	£17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	14
31/05/19		£41	£55	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/05/18	*	£67	£45	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/17	*	£45	£44	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/16		£47	£39	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/15		£37	£34	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/14		£38	£41	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/13	*	£42	£29	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/12		£19	£16	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 14 years

www.azaditrust.org.uk

hello@azaditrust.org.uk

0121 798 0828

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Education/Training
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Religious Activities
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Birmingham City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
20 volunteers

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Open Door Friendship Centre
£9,952	14/07/2023	The funding will be used to support a long term project offering guidance and practical help to vulnerable members of the community. The project aims to improve wellbeing resilience quality of life ....more The funding will be used to support a long term project offering guidance and practical help to vulnerable members of the community. The project aims to improve wellbeing resilience quality of life and to build a sense of community.
National Lottery Community Fund - Continuing Azadi Trust’s Development
£9,330	04/06/2021	The funding will be used to continue to pay and develop the role of the group's administrator to help improve its support and advice services for vulnerable people including men with mental health ....more The funding will be used to continue to pay and develop the role of the group's administrator to help improve its support and advice services for vulnerable people including men with mental health issues and newly arrived migrants and asylum seekers. This will enable the group to provide umbrella support to new organisations and continue to provide activities classes and groups at their Community Centre for BAME communities a therapeutic garden and residential support for men with health and social inequalities.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 45-77

EVELYN SMYLIE Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Retired Social Worker

JOHNNY D JOHNSON BSC, MSC

STEPHEN CHRISTOPHER THOMAS DEVRIES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Church Worker

BRIAN RICHARD DUCILLE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Bus Driver

ELIZABETH ANNE HODGES (Chair) Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Social Worker

IRENE ANNE JOHNSON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Religious Worker

MARY CARROLL Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Registered Nurse, Other trusteeship: SECOND SHIRLEY SCOUT GROUP,

MICHAEL HODGES M.SOC.SCI,, Occupation: Social Worker

TIMOTHY CHARLES ARDEN-WHITE BA HONS, Occupation: Teacher

NEIL DAVID WALKER Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Financial Adviser, Other trusteeship: HALL GREEN UNITED COMMUNITY CHURCH,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/10/2010, number: 1138663
Registered at Companies House on 07/05/2010, number: 07247132

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

12 returns made; AR20: 6 days late, AR18: 16 days late, AR17: 13 days late, AR13: 26 days late,

Main office

56 GRANTHAM ROAD
SPARKBROOK
BIRMINGHAM
B11 1LX

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECT IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH, PARTICULARLY WITHIN (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF SPARKBROOK, BIRMINGHAM AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS

Defined Area of Benefit:

SPARKBROOK, BIRMINGHAM AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS

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