Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 12

Spending declining: -1
Volatile income: -3
No PartB

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 8

DOSTIYO- ASIAN WOMEN AND GIRLS ORGANISATION

-Advice and Information-Countywide Advocacy Service for Older People-Opportunities to volunteers and gain training within Dostiyo and through external agenices.-Various classes for the elderly and disabled Asian Communities.-Physical and Emotional Wellbeing Support-Befriending Scheme-Weekly Wellbeing cafe's-Community Fridge

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
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

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Spending is declining
Income has been volatile recently

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		£143	£147	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	45
31/03/22		£147	£158	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	42
31/03/21		£221	£164	£57	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	45
31/03/20		£212	£210	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	45
31/03/19		£162	£169	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/03/18		£222	£238	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£218	£210	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£159	£198	£-39	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£153	£187	£-33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£213	£274	£-61	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£223	£246	£-24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£218	£155	£62	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£218	£155	£62	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	*	£154	£108	£46	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	*	£115	£96	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	*	£85	£103	£-18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£95	£108	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£124	£121	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£86	£106	£-19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£80	£85	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 28 years

www.dostiyo.org.uk

info@dostiyo.org.uk

01604816080

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
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

Northamptonshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
45 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£172,279
Access to Justice Foundation	£70,000
Sport England	£25,000
DCMS	£25,000
Northamptonshire Community Foundation	£10,135
Rosa UK	£8,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - Grant to Dostiyo Asian Women & Girls Organisation
£4,286	07/12/2023	Ongoing wraparound support service to continue the delivery of HSF vouchers.
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - Seva - Cost of living Support
£2,950	03/10/2023	Provide advice services for the Asian communities on welfare rights, employment, housing, money and distribute HSF vouchers and payments and benefit eligibility checks
National Lottery Community Fund - Saheli Women's Group
£155,048	29/10/2021	The funding will be used over 2 years to extend and develop their work supporting Asian women and communities across Northampton and Wellingborough. The group will facilitate activities and provide ....more The funding will be used over 2 years to extend and develop their work supporting Asian women and communities across Northampton and Wellingborough. The group will facilitate activities and provide advocacy advice and support to Asian women and men and/or families. The project will support people into employment education and training.
Access to Justice Foundation - Joint Initiative Flexible COVID-19 Grant
£50,000	09/08/2021	A flexible grant as part of wave 2 of the Community Justice Fund. A pooled fund to support the specialist legal welfare advice sector in its response to COVID88
Rosa UK - C19 R4-DAWGO-2021
£8,000	30/03/2021	A grant of £8,000 for this Asian women’s project located in a disadvantaged neighbourhood in Northampton. The change to digital platforms has been particularity challenging for some BAME women and ....more A grant of £8,000 for this Asian women’s project located in a disadvantaged neighbourhood in Northampton. The change to digital platforms has been particularity challenging for some BAME women and the culturally and linguistically appropriate telephone helpline is a platform to reach some of the most disadvantaged BAME women suffering poor mental health, domestic violence, and anxiety and concerns due to Covid.
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - extra hours for our part time helpline
£2,000	24/02/2021	The funding will pay for extra hours for our part time helpline
Sport England - COVID-19 Return to Play
£25,000	09/02/2021 2	Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund - Return to Play funding programme for a Capital project titled COVID-19 Return to Play. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on ....more Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund - Return to Play funding programme for a Capital project titled COVID-19 Return to Play. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries from a BAME background.
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-COVID-19 Return to Play
£25,000	09/02/2021	Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund - Return to Play funding programme for a Capital project titled COVID-19 Return to Play. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on ....more Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund - Return to Play funding programme for a Capital project titled COVID-19 Return to Play. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries from a BAME background.
Access to Justice Foundation - Joint Initiative Flexible COVID-19 Grant
£20,000	13/10/2020	A flexible grant as part of wave 1 of the Community Justice Fund. A pooled fund to support the specialist legal welfare advice sector in its response to COVID19
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - Another PPE Project
£900	02/09/2020 3	To purchase PPE equipment for Staff, Volunteers and most vulnerable service users
National Lottery Community Fund - Saheli Group - Seva
£17,231	04/06/2020 6	The funding provides a culturally sensitive remote support system during COVID-19 to Asian communities across Northamptonshire. They aim to promote and enhance effective personal support networks ....more The funding provides a culturally sensitive remote support system during COVID-19 to Asian communities across Northamptonshire. They aim to promote and enhance effective personal support networks assist to lead an independent and fulfilling life and help maintain good health by setting up a helpline for older and vulnerable Asian communities with mental health conditions people suffering from anxiety due to COVID-19.
People's Health Trust - Saheli Group (Ladies Friendship)
£38,623	15/08/2018	This two-year project for Asian older and disabled women in the Mounts and Semilong areas of Northampton provided recreational activities such as outings, keep fit, yoga and discussion groups. The ....more This two-year project for Asian older and disabled women in the Mounts and Semilong areas of Northampton provided recreational activities such as outings, keep fit, yoga and discussion groups. The activities enabled local women to come together to socialise and make friends, and had a knock-on effect of improving their self-esteem, confidence and trust. Through a steering group, local women were able to shape the development of the group.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

ANJONA ROY (Chair)

FARHAT LATEEF Appointed: 2017

HASUBEN SHAH

PUSHPINDER BHAMBRA Appointed: 2011

VAUBEN DESAI

KALPANA MAISURIA Appointed: 2014

SAROJ PADHIAR Appointed: 2017

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/09/1996, number: 1058077

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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR10: 19 days late, AR09: 7 days late, AR08: 24 days late, AR07: 49 days late, AR04: 69 days late,

Main office

62-66 DUNSTER STREET
NORTHAMPTON
NN1 3JY

Objectives

[1] TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF ASIAN WOMEN AND GIRLS, IN OR NEAR THE BOROUGH OF NORTHAMPTON (HEREIN CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF ENGLISH AND MOTHER TONGUE CLASSES.[2] TO PROVIDE ADVICE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF HEALTH. [3] TO RELIEVE PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY ELDERLY ASIANS LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT BY THE PROVISION OF A LUNCHEON CLUB AND BY PROVIDING SUCH OTHER RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AS IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN OR NEAR BOROUGH OF NORTHAMPTON

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