Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 8

No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 7

IRANIAN ASSOCIATION

To promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of persons from ethnic minorities, migrants, refugees and asylum seekers, in particular but not exclusively those of Iranian origin and their families resident in the United Kingdom, in particular the relief of poverty, promotion of health, the provision and advancement of education and training.

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Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 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

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		£370	£310	£60	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/22		£259	£233	£26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/21		£297	£270	£27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/20		£264	£249	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/19		£261	£260	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/18	*	£252	£249	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	*	£293	£282	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£244	£260	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£282	£252	£29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£203	£216	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	*	£270	£298	£-27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	*	£248	£291	£-43	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	*	£348	£332	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	*	£428	£357	£72	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£362	£347	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	*	£376	£387	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 17 years

www.iranianassociation.org.uk

info@iranian-association.org.uk

02087412304

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

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

GiG Classification

Other individual and family services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

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

Who works here?

Unknown number of 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Trust for London	£123,550
Lloyds Bank Foundation	£52,250
DCMS	£10,020
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,740

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Iranian Association
£2,250	14/12/2022	One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Trust for London - Iranian Association
£9,550	29/09/2022	This is a cost of living uplift for grant reference 360G-trustforlondon-MAIN-S2-05.10.2021-9330
Trust for London - Iranian Association
£114,000	09/02/2022	The funding is for the salary of the Welfare and Housing Advisor and associated costs over 3 years to help 720 (240 per year) vulnerable Iranian and Farsi speaking refugees/migrants reduce financial ....more The funding is for the salary of the Welfare and Housing Advisor and associated costs over 3 years to help 720 (240 per year) vulnerable Iranian and Farsi speaking refugees/migrants reduce financial hardship and isolation. A further 40 people per year will improve their understanding of welfare benefits in relevant workshops.
National Lottery Community Fund - A Lifeline Out of COVID
£9,740	02/07/2021	The group will use the funding to provide support and advice for women from the local Iranian ethnic community. This will help vulnerable people who have been particularly affected by the COVID-19 ....more The group will use the funding to provide support and advice for women from the local Iranian ethnic community. This will help vulnerable people who have been particularly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Recovery grant to Iranian Association
£50,000	03/12/2020 24	Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Iranian Association, awarded under the Foundation's Racial Equity funding stream. Part of the Covid Recovery Fund to support charities to ....more Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Iranian Association, awarded under the Foundation's Racial Equity funding stream. Part of the Covid Recovery Fund to support charities to emerge from the pandemic.
DCMS - DCMS VSCE CMC Covid Funding
£10,020	03/12/2020	The Community Match Challenge is an £85M fund aimed at supporting the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) in their COVID response. Awards were made to philanthropists, foundations and ....more The Community Match Challenge is an £85M fund aimed at supporting the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) in their COVID response. Awards were made to philanthropists, foundations and grant making organisations to match funds raised on a pound for pound basis, to increase the support to the sector.
National Lottery Community Fund - Bright Life For Older People
£311,069	21/03/2018 36	This project aims to improve confidence, health and wellbeing, and reduce isolation through improved skills and opportunities for older Iranian and Farsi speaking people. It will provide an advice ....more This project aims to improve confidence, health and wellbeing, and reduce isolation through improved skills and opportunities for older Iranian and Farsi speaking people. It will provide an advice and information service supporting with welfare and financial matters, including budgeting, pension and benefits, energy bills, travel passes and disability allowances. It will also provide counselling, exercise sessions and health awareness workshops.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Iranian Association
£57,400	06/04/2016	Cultural Heritage of Persian Carpet in Britain
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Iranian Association
£29,900	29/05/2014	This charity has a range of services supporting the Iranian and Farsi speaking communities in London including advice, supplementary schools, events and is a citizenship test centre. it is seeking ....more This charity has a range of services supporting the Iranian and Farsi speaking communities in London including advice, supplementary schools, events and is a citizenship test centre. it is seeking funding for a women's advice and information project
National Lottery Community Fund - Bright Life For Older People
£282,525	20/03/2014 36	This is a new project that aims to improve the quality of life and social integration of Iranian and Farsi speaking older people by reducing their isolation, building their confidence and developing ....more This is a new project that aims to improve the quality of life and social integration of Iranian and Farsi speaking older people by reducing their isolation, building their confidence and developing their skills enabling them to maintain their independence in London._x000B__x000B_

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 52-71

MAHRAM MOAREFI Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Businessman

MEHRAN BIRCAN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Fundraiser

FARIDADIN ANSARI DEZFOULI Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Charity Worker

FARIBA NAZEMI Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Foster Carer

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/07/2007, number: 1120205
Registered at Companies House on 22/02/2007, number: 06124753

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
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

16 returns made; AR18: 1 days late, AR17: 2 days late, AR16: 1 days late, AR13: 2 days late, AR12: 0 days late, AR11: 2 days late, AR10: 2 days late, AR08: 11 days late,

Main office

222 KING STREET
LONDON
W6 0RA

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF PERSONS FROM ETHNIC MINORITIES, MIGRANTS, REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE OF AN IRANIAN ORIGIN AND THEIR FAMILIES RESIDENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, IN PARTICULAR BY THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, PROMOTION OF HEALTH, PROVISION AND ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING; AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE- TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SAID PERSONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

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