Overall GiG Score: 11 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 10
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Grant maker support: +10

ASHIANA COMMUNITY PROJECT 

ACP is based in the heart of Sparkbrook and was established by local residents in 1996 as a community resource offering inclusive services to all local people. We aim to improve the quality of life for people in Sparkbrook by creating opportunities for improvements to their social, physical, and economic well being, and supporting them to meet their needs and aspirations.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end
Established: 27 years

www.acpgroup.org.uk

info@acpgroup.org.uk

01216876767

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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
30/09/22£960£658£302£0£1,264£94817.33636
30/09/21£960£658£302£0£1,137£79414.52424
30/09/20*£676£727£-51£0£834£65510.82626
30/09/19*£908£843£65£8£885£4035.72626
30/09/18£754£759£-5£3£820£68510.82525
30/09/17£507£551£-44£2£445£330.7200
30/09/16£584£551£33£5£489£260.6180
30/09/15*£595£554£41£29£457£4449.6200
30/09/14£523£505£18£39£415£441180
30/09/13£404£406£-2£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/12*£295£346£-51£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/11*£618£603£16£27£451£90.2160
30/09/10£904£833£71£24£435£70.1150
30/09/09£405£376£28£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/08£418£306£112£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/07*£329£274£55£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/06*£241£171£70£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/05£114£124£-10£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/04*£87£100£-13£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: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 14%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 75%
Reserves/Spending: 17.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 13 months
Quick Ratio: 3.6
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 36 employees
  • 36 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City,

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£146,900
DCMS£88,930
Department of Health£70,660
Tudor Trust£64,000
Power to Change£25,000
National Lottery Community Fund£20,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Growing Communities
£10,000 18/03/2022
The funding will be used to pay for a sessional worker 2 days a week for a year. The project aims to bring people together through edible gardening activities.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Ashiana Community Project
£146,900 09/06/2021
36
towards three years' running costs of a domestic violence programme for victims of domestic abuse from Birmingham, West Midlands.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Ashiana Community Project
£60,000 14/05/2021
24
over two years as continuation funding towards the core costs of an advice service run by a community organisation in Sparkbrook, Birmingham
Tudor Trust - Grant to Ashiana Community Project
£2,000 08/01/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
Department of Health - Ashiana Community Project
£70,660 28/08/2020
Grant funding to members of the Health and Wellbeing Alliance for priority project work in support of DHSC, NHS England and Improvement and PHE strategic priorities.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£88,930 05/08/2020
"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
Power to Change - C-19 TISS - Ashiana Community Project
£25,000 30/07/2020
Grant to C-19 TISS - Ashiana Community Project
Tudor Trust - Grant to Ashiana Community Project (COVID19 Grant)
£2,000 07/05/2020
as emergency funding towards the additional costs of providing advice and wider wellbeing support in Sparkbrook, Birmingham, during the Coronavirus crisis
National Lottery Community Fund - Growing Communities
£10,000 13/03/2020
11
The funding will be used to run gardening activities for the community. The project aims to bring people together and help improve the environment.
National Lottery Community Fund - Women Wellbeing Hub
£480,520 31/05/2018
60
This project aims to support women who are isolated, socially excluded, have low self-confidence or mental health problems. Most of these women come from family backgrounds which are heavily ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to Ashiana Community Project
£70,000 14/05/2018
36
over three years as continuation funding towards salaries, volunteer expenses and running costs at an advice centre delivered by a community project in Sparkbrook, Birmingham
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Ashiana Community Project
£72,750 28/11/2017
36
An established community charity will provide a Domestic Violence project worker targeting people of BAME origin that are suffering domestic violence both unreported and reported. Services will ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Ashiana Community Project
£23,500 30/05/2017
Growing Histories
National Lottery Community Fund - Getting Close To Nature
£9,986 03/05/2017
12
This group will use the funding to run a family outdoor activity programme. This will allow local people to take part in activities which enhance their wellbeing and family relationships.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Ashiana Community Project
£15,000 22/09/2016
12
Birmingham charity providing support to long term unemployed, victims of drug abuse and domestic violence. Seeking to engage external expertise to maximise customer engagement, review service ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to Ashiana Community Project
£66,000 18/11/2014
36
over three years towards the salary of a new part-time advice services training and development co-ordinator, and the running costs of the advice service, for a community hub in Sparkbrook, Birmingham
Sport England - Sparkbrook Community Sport Activation
£104,455 30/04/2014
Funding under Sport England's Community Sport Activation Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Sparkbrook Community Sport Activation'. This project lists its main activity as Multi ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Ashiana Community Project
£29,000 26/04/2013
A Birmingham based charity that will provide dedicated support to women and men, from BME communities who are suffering domestic violence. They will raise awareness amongst the target community, ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Women in Transition
£190,387 16/05/2012
60
This new project will provide support black and minority ethnic women in deprived parts of Birmingham to increase their skills, experience, confidence and access to mainstream services. It will ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 51-73
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/02/1997, number: 1060789
  • Registered at Companies House on 18/09/1996, number: 03251512
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR20: 1 days late, AR19: 5 days late, AR15: 38 days late, AR12: 20 days late, AR11: 10 days late, AR07: 20 days late, AR06: 38 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

21-25 GRANTHAM ROAD
SPARKBROOK
BIRMINGHAM
B11 1LU

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF SPARKBROOK AND SUCH OTHER AREAS OF BIRMINGHAM AND THE WEST MIDLANDS AS THE CHARITY MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF ABILITY, COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, GENDER,GENDER ORIENTATION, POLITICAL OR RELIGIOUS OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, FOR RECREATION AND FOR LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.(2) TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY FACILITY AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.(3) TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

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Data Sources

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