Overall GiG Score: 12 ?
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 11
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +11

SAHELI 

Saheli is an asian women's refuge that provides safe temporary accomodation to asian women and children fleeing domestic violence.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 30 years

www.saheli.org.uk

saheliltd@btconnect.com

01619454187

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UN SDGs
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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£564£641£-77£0£271£2284.31415
31/03/22£608£517£91£0£348£2094.9108
31/03/21£825£684£140£0£256£1793.176
31/03/20£516£562£-47£0£116£992.1712
31/03/19£666£627£39£0£162£801.576
31/03/18£580£589£-9£0£129£1032.170
31/03/17£551£519£32£1£138£1052.470
31/03/16£272£255£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£230£273£-43£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£272£261£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£262£249£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£257£252£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£254£218£36£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£193£179£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£195£178£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£186£181£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£232£226£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£232£242£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£245£244£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£241£257£-17£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 12%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 84%
Reserves/Spending: 4.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 19.9
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
Who works here?
  • 14 employees
  • 15 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,

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
National Lottery Community Fund£254,893
Comic Relief£212,311
DCMS£159,747
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government£71,520
Lloyds Bank Foundation£48,740
Indigo Trust£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Indigo Trust - Unrestricted funding
£10,000 16/01/2024
Unrestricted funding to support the work of Saheli
Comic Relief - Champa Champions ? Co-creating: Hope, Advocacy, Meaning, Power and Ambition
£212,311 22/06/2021
12
Champa Champions provides user led, specialist aid for cultural, immigration & intersectional needs; through support & advocacy empowering black/minoritised women & girls facing violence ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - SO SAFE
£254,893 22/02/2021
48
The organisation provides safe temporary accommodation to Asian women and children fleeing domestic abuse. Funding will enable the group to provide direct support to individuals and direct support in ....more
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation: COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund
£35,760 16/09/2020
Organisations providing services and support for vulnerable people, for which there will be increased demand as a result of the COVID-19 crisis
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to SAHELI Ltd
£8,600 24/07/2020
Grant to SAHELI Ltd meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£159,747 24/06/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - DOMESTIC ABUSE
£35,760 01/04/2020
A further 25 charities will receive a share of 1 million boost as part of the governments 10 million emergency fund.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to SAHELI Ltd
£40,140 01/04/2019
24
providing 1:1 support sessions to help Asian women affected by domestic abuse to address the range of issues affecting them. The grant will fund the salary of the Family Support Worker, office ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - WGI Stage 2
£1,282,252 22/03/2016
48
Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and Refugee women in Manchester will be provided with comprehensive to support to enable them to lead independent lives. Support will cover areas such as domestic ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to SAHELI Ltd
£60,210 09/09/2015
36
providing 1:1 support sessions to help Asian women affected by domestic abuse to address the range of issues affecting them. The grant will fund the salary of the Family Support Worker, office ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Women Independent, Strong & Healthy (WISH)
£172,936 20/08/2013
36
This is the continuation of an existing project based in Manchester and delivered by Saheli which aims to provide support to young Asian women who are at risk of forced marriage, honour based ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Saheli Asian Women's Project
£84,600 03/12/2009
36
Towards Core costs Towards the salary of a forced marriage worker to deliver outreach support services to women in Greater Manchester.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/02/1994, number: 1033067
  • Registered at Companies House on 23/08/1993, number: 02846843
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
  • 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
  • Investment
  • 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; AR14: 1 days late, AR11: 16 days late, AR10: 3 days late, AR08: 41 days late, AR06: 7 days late, AR05: 1 days late, AR04: 192 days late,
Main office

Oakland House
1st Floor
Talbot Road
Old Trafford
Manchester

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE RELIEF OF MENTAL AND PHYSICAL DISTRESS AMONGST WOMEN,IN PARTICULAR ASIAN WOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN MALTREATED BY THEIR HUSBANDS OR BY THE MEN WITH WHOM THEY ARE OR HAVE BEEN LIVING AND AMONGST THE CHILDREN OF SUCH WOMEN, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF TEMPORARY HOSTEL ACCOMMODATION

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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