Overall GiG Score: -10 ?
Finance Score: -11
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 6
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Dormant: -10
  • No PartB
  • 1 Trustee: -5
  • Grant maker support: +6

IRANIAN AND KURDISH WOMEN'S RIGHTS ORGANISATION 

IKWRO provides advice, support, advocacy and referrals in Arabic, Kurdish, Dari and Farsi to women and girls living in Britain, in particular helping women facing domestic violence, forced marriage, 'honour'-based violence and female genital mutilation (FGM). IKWRO also provides training, International conferences, seminars, and counselling in Kurdish, Farsi, Arabic and English.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There is only 1 trustee

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 has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • This charity appears to be dormant
Established: 20 years

www.ikwro.org.uk

info@ikwro.org.uk

02079206460

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This Charity appears to be dormant

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£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£201£163£38n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/19£621£574£47£26£227£2274.71420
31/03/18£711£784£-74£0£180£1782.7150
31/03/17£954£963£-9£0£253£1642140
31/03/16£1,057£1,016£40£0£263£1501.8180
31/03/15£1,091£1,014£77£5£222£1281.5170
31/03/14£602£624£-22£5£145£1011.9150
31/03/13*£533£623£-89£0£168£831.6120
31/03/12£543£483£60£3£257£781.9100
31/03/11£322£232£89£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£180£173£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£153£113£40£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£63£62£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£24£24£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£30£28£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£28£13£16£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,

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
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Iranian & Kurdish Women's Rights Organisation (ikwro)
£28,228 22/04/2020
We need funding to make sure that the staff is equipped to work from home which includes laptops, mobile phones, frontline staff to receive calls, on phone counselling service, service manager to ....more
DCMS - Iranian and Kurdish Women's Rights Organisation
£82,160 01/04/2019
Ensuring that the VAT received from sanitary products is used to support vulnerable and underrepresented women and girls.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Iranian and Kurdish Womens Rights Organisation
£75,000 18/10/2018
36
The grant will support the salaries of First Contact Administrator & Finance Officer to enable the core function of charity to run smoothly. The roles enable the charity to support MENA women who ....more
DCMS - Iranian and Kurdish Women?s Rights Organisation
£78,160 01/04/2018
Ensuring that the VAT received from sanitary products is used to support vulnerable and underrepresented women and girls.
DCMS - Iranian and Kurdish Women?s Rights Organisation
£39,680 20/09/2017
Ensuring that the VAT received from sanitary products is used to support vulnerable and underrepresented women and girls.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Iranian and Kurdish Women's Rights Organisation (IKWRO)
£153,000 12/03/2015
36
towards three years' running costs of a project providing support services to Iranian and Afghan women and girls fleeing from honour based violence in London
National Lottery Community Fund - 3Ps (Prevention, Protection, Progression)
£499,851 11/09/2014
36
Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - Advice For Life (AFL)
£250,000 18/05/2011
48
This outreach project aims to empower vulnerable women from Middle Eastern backgrounds in the London area who are suffering domestic violence, female genital mutilation (FGM), forced marriages and ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (1)

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/06/2004, number: 1104550
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR13: 20 days late, AR06: 22 days late, AR05: 67 days late,
Main office

I K W R O
PO Box 75299
LONDON
E15 9FX

Objectives

A) TO ADVANCE THEIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF WOMEN FROM IRAN AND KURDISTAN WHO SPEAK FARSI AND KURDISHB) TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF WOMEN FROM IRAN AND KURDISTAN AND THOSE WHO SPEAK FARSI AND KURDISH; ANDC) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

Data Sources

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360 Giving
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