Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 7
  • No PartB
    • Overall weighted support: +7
    Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

    PUKAR DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTRE

    Drop in information & advice. Advocacy & support, training & accredited courses, carers outreach project, leisure & social activities, all provided with bi-lingual support for disabled people, carersr families and unemployed people
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

    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 £k
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    31/03/23£105£90£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/22£108£107£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/21£128£101£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/20£137£124£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/19£71£67£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/18£71£67£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/17£60£75£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/16*£61£75£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/15£79£74£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/14£86£84£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/13£89£88£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/12£86£86£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/11*£56£58£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/10*£58£63£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/09*£86£69£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/08*£87£75£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/07*£99£97£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/06*£85£73£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/05£25£28£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/04*£84£105£-21n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 25 years

    www.pukar.org.uk

    enquiries@pukar.org.uk

    01772822700

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Disability
    • Education/Training
    GiG Classification
    • Services for people with disabilities
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Lancashire,
    Who it helps
    • Elderly/Old People
    • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
    • People With Disabilities

    Who supports them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    National Lottery Community Fund£230,118
    DCMS£14,180
    Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside£10,000
    Disability Action£4,940
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Wellbeing 2024
    £5,000 20/12/2023
    7
    To refer BAME service users to mental health support, both within the organisation and with partner services. To create 20 wellbeing kits for users,
    National Lottery Community Fund - Re-Emerge
    £10,000 09/06/2023
    The funding will be used to pilot an employability project for people living with learning and/or physical disabilities from black and minority ethnic communities. The project aims to build confidence develop employment boosting skills and support ....more
    Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - STARS
    £5,000 01/12/2022
    To develop a forum group for local BAME service users who struggle with mental health issues. This will allow them to support one another and find support in staff. Referrals will be available to them to places such as the job centre and local ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - HORIZON 2
    £220,118 04/03/2022
    Pukar Disability Resource Centre will use the funding to work with predominantly BAME disabled people carers and their families to develop and maintain independence around the Preston area. The aim of the project is to empower service users to ....more
    Disability Action - NET Coronavirus Appeal Emergency Fund for Disabled People Organisations UK-wide
    £4,940 01/11/2020
    The project will provide a range of activities and workshops to increase confidence and creativity.
    DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
    £10,000 24/09/2020
    "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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
    DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
    £4,180 10/07/2020
    NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - New Horizons
    £245,405 26/02/2019
    36
    The aim of the project is to assist people with special needs, their carers and families to maintain their independence through workshops. Funding will enable the project to expand its services and take on more staff.
    Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Pukar Disability Resource Centre
    £20,000 30/06/2011
    the salary of the Service Development Manager and rent
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (7)
    Current Trustees appointed

    • AYAS ISAP Appointed: 2016
    • HEATHER DEANS Appointed: 2022
    • KEITH HOLDEN (Chair)
    • SAAJID TAGARI Appointed: 2020
    • SARWAR ALI Appointed: 2016
    • YASMIN SHAKIR Appointed: 2012
    • KHALID AKRAM Appointed: 2017
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/09/1999, number: 1077534
    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
    • Social media policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; AR16: 2 days late, AR11: 15 days late, AR10: 89 days late, AR09: 117 days late, AR08: 157 days late, AR07: 45 days late, AR06: 64 days late, AR04: 41 days late,
    Main office

    3-5 OAKHAM COURT
    PRESTON
    PR1 3XP

    Objectives

    TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES OR THEIR CARERS, PARTICULARLY THOSE OF THE ETHNIC MINORITY COMMUNITY PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WHO ARE FROM PRESTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.TO PROMOTE ACCESSIBLE CENTRE IN PRESTON TOWN CENTRE, WHERE DISABLED ADULTS, CHILDREN AND THEIR CARERS CAN ACCESS INFORMATION, RESOURCES AND TRAINING, USING TRAINED STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    PRESTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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