Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 1
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Static board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

DHEKBHAL 

To promote the health and social well being of South Asian people in Bristol and SouthGloucestershire through a range of services which build on the strength of our cultural diversity. Our services include:Sitting Service, Day Centre Project, Mens Project, Carers Project, Activities Project, Advice and Information.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static
Established: 26 years

www.dhekbhal.co.uk

dhekbhal@yahoo.co.uk

07776204661

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
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£688£642£46£13£418£4077.66515
31/03/22£739£703£36£13£373£3776.45413
31/03/21£766£656£110£12£337£3015.55510
31/03/20£716£735£-19£13£226£2103.45114
31/03/19£681£673£8£12£246£2183.94116
31/03/18£620£604£16£13£233£2104.2380
31/03/17£554£564£-10£35£217£1994.2500
31/03/16£570£527£43£12£227£1974.5540
31/03/15£514£455£59£10£184£1323.5220
31/03/14£370£384£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£392£342£50£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£346£312£34£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£339£343£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£401£375£26£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£387£375£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£399£437£-39£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£414£446£-32£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£425£392£33£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£353£347£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£287£328£-41£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 12%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 7.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 7.5
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bristol City, South Gloucestershire,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 65 employees
  • 15 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
Quartet Community Foundation - Student Therapists Project
£550 27/04/2023
Towards the Student Therapists Project with UWE.
Quartet Community Foundation - Student Therapists
£550 11/05/2022
Towards the UWE Project enhancing student therapists' understanding of South Asian culture/diversity and facilitation of physical activity to improve their health and wellbeing.
National Lottery Community Fund - Intergenerational Event
£3,456 03/08/2018
12
The funding will be used to deliver a celebration event for women from different cultural backgrounds. The project aims to build relationships across the community.
Quartet Community Foundation - Bristol BME Elders Health and Wellbeing Project
£6,335 27/02/2018
11
Toward the cost of a set of surgeries, workshops, energy surveys for the benefit of 'Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic' older people that attend four local groups that provide activities for older ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Minibus Replacement Project
£10,000 04/06/2014
12
Not Available

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 33-84
  • TARIQ KHAN (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/06/1998, number: 1070015
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/11/1997, number: 03472146
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
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
  • 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; AR04: 65 days late,
Main office

43 Duice Road
Barton Hill Settlement
Bristol
BS5 0AX

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF ASIAN PEOPLE IN BRISTOL AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND BRISTOL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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