Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 6

No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 4

AAINA COMMUNITY HUB

The Charity provides life enhancing opportunities in education and training, support services and community engagement for women and their children from Walsall in a gender and culturally sensitive venue. Aaina aims to raise aspirations and achievement, reduce disadvantage and encourage self empowerment and personal progression among women, and in doing so provide pathways out of poverty.

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Positives:

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 3 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Established: 18 years

www.aainahub.com

info@aainahub.com

01922644006

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£168	£148	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/03/22		£184	£167	£17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/21		£296	£191	£105	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/20		£160	£135	£25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/19		£73	£105	£-32	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/18	*	£150	£114	£36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£127	£128	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£122	£101	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£75	£95	£-20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£96	£118	£-22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	*	£146	£141	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£125	£112	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£82	£128	£-46	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£158	£111	£48	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£120	£170	£-50	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£183	£199	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£171	£190	£-19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Walsall,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
12 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£163,544
DCMS	£37,108
People's Health Trust	£20,114
Heart Of England Community Foundation	£8,980

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
People's Health Trust - Talking Therapy & Staying Safe During Covid 19
£20,114	08/09/2020	This two-year project brings together Black and Minority Ethnic and newly arrived women living in Walsall with limited English and who have experienced bereavement, isolation and hardship during ....more This two-year project brings together Black and Minority Ethnic and newly arrived women living in Walsall with limited English and who have experienced bereavement, isolation and hardship during Covid-19. There will be Talking Therapy group sessions and sessions to improve English and digital skills so that the women can use online platforms in the event of further lockdowns. The project will build resilience, reduce isolation, and improve skills and emotional wellbeing. Participants shape the project by deciding session content and are involved in quarterly planning.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£37,108	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 ....more "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 services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
National Lottery Community Fund - Aaina women's centre
£140,000	28/02/2020 12	The grant will enable Aaina Community Hub to purchase the current Women's centre, enabling it to continue to provide services for women. It will also enable Aaina with the opportunity to secure ....more The grant will enable Aaina Community Hub to purchase the current Women's centre, enabling it to continue to provide services for women. It will also enable Aaina with the opportunity to secure further funding to develop it as fit for purpose, women's community hub. This will be a lasting legacy in delivering services that are a frontline, first response for the most disaffected, to provide pathways out of poverty and to enrich the lives of women, children and young people from diverse backgrounds.
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Aaina Peer Support Group
£8,980	27/11/2019 11	to deliver a weekly peer support group for women who have experienced emotional abuse.
National Lottery Community Fund - Aaina Community Hub (Development Grant)
£23,544	27/09/2019 12	Aaina Community Hub
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Fabulous 65+ Wellbeing Project
£4,849	24/08/2018 11	Grant to Aaina Community Hub
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Aaina Community Hub
£14,980	21/02/2018 12	A part time Project Co-ordinator to conduct research and operational implementation of a pilot domiciliary project supporting Older and isolated people in Walsall.
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Fabulous 65+ Engage and Enable Project
£4,900	22/03/2017 11	A grant to fund an elderly women's exercise group
National Lottery Community Fund - Aspire and Achieve for a Brighter Future
£265,433	26/01/2015 36	Not Available
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Aaina Community Hub
£30,000	28/06/2013	Walsall based charity that empowers women through Education, volunteering & training placements, accessing employment and enterprise. Welfare support services, Domestic Violence support, and ....more Walsall based charity that empowers women through Education, volunteering & training placements, accessing employment and enterprise. Welfare support services, Domestic Violence support, and Children and youth activities that engage and inspire
National Lottery Community Fund - Aaina Aspire and Achieve Project
£118,405	07/03/2011 36	This new project will upskill and train women to become economically empowered. It will target women in Walsall who may be excluded from accessing mainstream services because of language barriers, ....more This new project will upskill and train women to become economically empowered. It will target women in Walsall who may be excluded from accessing mainstream services because of language barriers, poverty, cultural restrictions and poor literacy. The project will offer basic numeracy, literacy and IT classes as well as volunteer opportunities and work placements at their centre in areas such as reception, marketing, customer services and business administration. In house workshops will also take place.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

JASWINDER KAUR THANDI Appointed: 2019

MRS YASIN Appointed: 2015, Other trusteeship: IQRA SUPPLEMENTARY SCHOOL & YOUTH PROVISION,

MUMTAZ BEGUM Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/01/2006, number: 1112663

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
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

17 returns made; AR18: 1 days late, AR13: 5 days late,

Main office

Aaina Community Hub
Bath Road
Caldmore
WALSALL
WS1 3BS

Objectives

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN PARTICULAR DISADVANTAGED WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN AREAS AFFECTED BY DEPRIVATION, THE FOLLOWING CHARITABLE PURPOSES;(I) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY;(11) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH;(III) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION; AND(IV) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY AND THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PRACTICE THE BLACK COUNTRY REGION WITH SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF WALSALL AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS

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