Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 11

Reasonable growth: +1
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3

Grant maker support: +11

Overall GiG Score: 15

ROSHNI SHEFFIELD ASIAN WOMEN'S RESOURCE

Roshni is a resource centre for South Asian women living in Sheffield. The aim of the organisation is to advance the welfare and education of women and this is done through the provision of a range of services and projects in a female only environment; where specific language and cultural needs are met.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

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

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Income & Spending ?

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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		£398	£316	£82	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/22		£398	£316	£82	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/03/21		£217	£194	£23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/03/20	*	£185	£201	£-17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/19		£195	£199	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/03/18		£203	£206	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£213	£212	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£192	£188	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£181	£179	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£202	£207	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	*	£203	£209	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 12 years

www.roshnisheffield.org.uk

admin@roshnisheffield.org.uk

01142508898

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for females

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Sheffield City,

Who it helps

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

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
20 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	£286,241
Henry Smith Charity	£148,500
Lloyds Bank Foundation	£52,250
Power to Change	£10,850
DCMS	£9,750

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Roshni Sheffield Asian Women's Resource Centre
£2,250	14/12/2022	One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
National Lottery Community Fund - Roshni Women's Empowerment Circle
£286,241	16/12/2021	The funding will help to provide a mix of advocacy counselling emotional support English language and training to develop independence having fled (or wanting to flee) an abusive ....more The funding will help to provide a mix of advocacy counselling emotional support English language and training to develop independence having fled (or wanting to flee) an abusive marriage/relationship or a forced marriage. The aim is to provide a safe place for women to share their troubles and receive the specialist support they need to improve their wellbeing.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Roshni Sheffield Women's Resource Centre
£148,500	07/12/2021 36	towards three years' running costs of a project providing support for women from the South Asian community affected by domestic abuse in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Roshni Sheffield Asian Women's Resource Centre
£50,000	08/09/2021 24	Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Roshni Sheffield Asian Women's Resource Centre
Power to Change - Roshni Sheffield Asian Women's Resource Centre (TU)
£10,850	23/04/2021	Grant to Roshni Sheffield Asian Women's Resource Centre (TU)
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,750	30/06/2020	"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."
DCMS - Tampon Tax Community Fund
£9,280	03/12/2018	The anticipated outcomes of this project are: Increased knowledge and data on the experiences of South Asian women/girls and effective interventions Improved health and well-being of women/girls in ....more The anticipated outcomes of this project are: Increased knowledge and data on the experiences of South Asian women/girls and effective interventions Improved health and well-being of women/girls in Sheffield Increased knowledge and skills of women/girls in Sheffield in building influential relationships. Increased awareness of how to achieve mental wellbeing.
National Lottery Community Fund - Inspiring Work
£9,950	16/08/2017 12	The group will use the funding to develop their service for marginalised women by providing additional support and training. This will enable women to identify their skills and gain access to further ....more The group will use the funding to develop their service for marginalised women by providing additional support and training. This will enable women to identify their skills and gain access to further training or qualifications to improve their employment opportunities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Roshni Empowerment Project
£500,000	10/08/2016 60	This project will empower marginalised, isolated and disadvantaged South Asian women in Sheffield. Women will have access to services ranging from weekly group activity sessions to one to one ....more This project will empower marginalised, isolated and disadvantaged South Asian women in Sheffield. Women will have access to services ranging from weekly group activity sessions to one to one support. Weekly group activities such as sewing will be delivered alongside information sessions to increase life skills, build confidence, assertiveness, mental wellbeing and parenting skills, support with debt, housing and domestic violence.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Roshni Sheffield Asian Women's Resource Centre
£4,000	06/07/2015	as a development grant towards an external evaluation of an advocacy project working with marginalised Asian women
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Roshni Sheffield Women's Resource Centre
£92,800	12/09/2013 36	toward three years' running costs of an advocacy service for women from Sheffield's Asian communities
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Roshni Sheffield Asian Womens Resource
£40,000	29/09/2011	the salary and on-costs of the Senior Project Worker, travel and training and a contribution to running costs (utilities, insurance, phone, rent) admin and management, venue hire for events

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How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 41-79

ASIMA KHAN Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Trainee Driving Instructor

FAZEELA HUSSAIN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

GHAZALA MUNIR Appointed: 2012, Occupation: None

NALINI POPAT Appointed: 2012, Occupation: None

ZOHRAN CHOUDHRY Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Lecturer

FARHANA ZAMAN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Headmistress

KALPANA DESAI Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Local Government Officer

NAJMA CARLES Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Massage Therapist

SHAHNAZ BANO Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Unemployed

YASMEEN SHAH Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired

YASMIN FAROOQ Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/09/2012, number: 1149134
Registered at Companies House on 15/08/2012, number: 08180451

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

11 returns made; AR20: 1 days late, AR13: 64 days late,

Main office

444 LONDON ROAD
SHEFFIELD
S2 4HP

Objectives

3.2.1 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) OF ASIAN WOMEN IN THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD AND ELSEWHERE (THE AREA OF BENEFIT)AND 3.2.2 TO ESTABLISH AN INDEPENDENT AND IMPARTIAL CENTRE (REFERRED TO AS THE CENTRE) FOR THE USE OF THOSE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND MEMBERS OF THE CHARITY AND TO CO-OPERATE WITH THE SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL IN MAINTAINING AND MANAGING THE CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY WHICH HELP TO ACHIEVE THE OBJECTS IN ARTICLE 3.2.1.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SHEFFIELD AND ELSEWHERE

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