Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 9
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

HENNA ASIAN WOMEN'S GROUP

Some of our services are as follows:Listening Service Monday ClubsHealth and Mental Well Being Information and Awareness SessionsHealthy Living WorkshopsYogaPre-entry ESOLBefriending ServiceSummer OutingsAdvice SessionsCelebrating FestivalsArts and Craft SessionsPersonal Development Sessions
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
  • 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£46£100£-54n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£94£85£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£175£119£57n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£58£106£-48n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£113£102£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£141£126£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£148£141£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£149£141£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£153£138£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£103£90£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£108£99£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£100£93£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£76£90£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£73£54£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£32£17£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08*£30£53£-22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£63£61£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£78£67£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£58£52£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 20 years

www.hennaorg.co.uk

info@hennaorg.co.uk

0207 3729860

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Practical support, advice & companionship
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Brent, Camden, City Of Westminster,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • 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
City Bridge Trust£124,166
Greater London Authority£73,336
DCMS£36,152
The London Community Foundation£31,392
Garfield Weston Foundation£10,000
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
Sport England£8,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sport England - Older persons exercise - zoom to succeed
£8,000 23/11/2023
11
This project will expand current delivery of gentle exercise sessions primarily at Hampstead Court and Abbey Community Centre and further develop the hybrid sessions (some attend in person, and some attend via video sessions). 1 session will be ....more
Greater London Authority - Voter ID - the young and the old and those in between
£35,000 08/11/2023
Henna Asian Women's Group will provide information and organise events for the South Asian community, with a focus on in-person activity, held in English, Bengali, Urdu, Hindi, Gujarati and Pashto.  Regular drop-ins and events will ensure community ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 25/10/2023
Core funding
Greater London Authority - ESOL - Easy Support Onto Learning
£26,836 06/09/2023
We will link with care providers; care training providers and care operators so that they can come and talk about what is needed to enter a caring role. We know that, nationally, there are 165,000 vacancies in this sector. The problem of recruitment ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Henna Asian Women's Group
£50,000 19/05/2023
60
£50,000 over five years (5 x £10,000) to contribute to weekly arts and craft sessions and group outings around London and the associated costs.
National Lottery Community Fund - Meeting places
£10,000 20/01/2023
The funding will be used to deliver activities and provide a warm space for the community. The project aims to reduce loneliness and isolation improving mental health.
Greater London Authority - Voting is Voice
£11,500 13/01/2023
Henna Asian Women's Group provided information and organised events for the South Asian community in Barnet, Camden, Westminster and Harrow, with a focus on in-person activity, held in English, Bengali, Urdu, Hindi, Gujarati and Pashto. Regular ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Henna Asian Women's Group
£37,666 22/04/2021
towards Operations Manager's salary, rent, accountancy/auditor's fee and insurance, as per revised budget
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Henna Asian Women's Group
£36,500 13/08/2020
towards the costs outlined in your application for a mental health programme for BAME women affected by Covid-19, including a counsellor, Art Psychotherapist, Mindfulness tutor, running and admin costs, and 10% equivalent of the total project cost ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£36,152 23/07/2020
"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
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Henna Asian Women's Group
£26,392 23/04/2020
This funding will be used towards an online portal for delivery of services, which include equipment for classes, mobile phone top-up costs, stamps and postage alongside deep cleaning of products being posted to vulnerable users, additional staffing ....more
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Henna Asian Women's Group
£5,000 06/04/2020
Due to the COVID-19 emergency Henna has had to transfer all its services online, our services are mainly directed towards the elderly in order to help them deal with isolation and loneliness. The funding will be used to buy 33 tablets that would be ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Carer's Club
£7,680 03/05/2019
12
The funding will be used to offer support and therapeutic services to carers, mainly women from Asian backgrounds. The project aims to encourage participation and provide information and support.
DCMS - Tampon Tax Community Fund
£4,416 01/04/2019
Our primary objective will be to improve health and well-being of women, however by addressing this we will also be building their confidence and their social networks. Our expected outcomes are: Asian women will report improved physical and mental ....more
DCMS - Tampon Tax Community Fund
£4,416 07/01/2019
Our primary objective will be to improve health and well-being of women, however by addressing this we will also be building their confidence and their social networks. Our expected outcomes are: Asian women will report improved physical and mental ....more
Sport England - TIED - Water Queens
£7,020 04/01/2018
13
Funding under Sport England's Tackling Inactivity and Economic Disadvantage Small Award funding programme for a Revenue project titled TIED - Water Queens. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries from a BAME background.
DCMS - ALB-TIED - Water Queens
£7,020 04/01/2018
Funding under Sport England's Tackling Inactivity and Economic Disadvantage Small Award funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'TIED - Water Queens'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries from a BAME ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Henna Asian Women's Group
£73,000 13/05/2015
36
£73,000 (£24,500; £24,000; £24,500) over three years towards the salary of a part time Volunteer Co-ordinator and associated running costs for a project targeting those aged 75 or over and carers aged 65+.
National Lottery Community Fund - Sada Haq (Our Right)
£404,848 21/01/2014
59
This project aims to improve the overall mental health and wellbeing of BME women and their families by increasing social interaction, improving health and developing more independence to overcome deprivation and isolation. With a focus on ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Henna Asian Women's Group
£22,500 24/02/2012
the costs of the Bridging Project for isolated BME women including room hire, tutor fees, outreach, and management costs
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 39-79
  • DARSHAN DIPAK VORA Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Manager
  • DEREK EDWARD JARMAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
  • JASMINE VITHALANI Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Social Worker
  • NILUFAR VERJEE (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Marketing Director
  • SHELLY KHAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/08/2004, number: 1105607
  • Registered at Companies House on 09/08/2004, number: 05200902
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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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
19 returns made; AR08: 124 days late, AR07: 21 days late,
Main office

Abbey Community Centre
172 Belsize Road
LONDON
NW6 4BJ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF ASIAN WOMEN RESIDENT OR WORKING IN CAMDEN, AND NEIGHBOURING BOROUGHS WHERE APPROPRIATE BY ADVANCING EDUCATION AND PROVIDING FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE OR RECREATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ASIAN WOMEN RESIDENT OR WORKING IN CAMDEN, AND NEIGHBOURING BOROUGHS WHERE APPROPRIATE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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