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Finance Score: 16
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 14
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Future income +5
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +14
Overall GiG Score: 36 ?

IKWRO WOMEN'S RIGHTS ORGANISATION

to preserve Middle Eastern women's rights and equality, combat discrimination and tackle violence against women eg: 'honour' based violence, forced marriage, child marriage, female genital mutilation, domestic violence, and other forms of gender based violence. IKWRO is committed to women's equality, human rights and to empower women to access their rights and entitlements in the UK.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • 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:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

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£1,168£987£181£23£678£66082410
31/03/22£941£857£84£22£497£4946.9233
31/03/21£1,072£939£133£20£413£4025.12410
31/03/20£743£691£52£19£280£2804.91620
31/03/19£31£30£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 9.8
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 12 years

www.ikwro.org.uk

info@ikwro.org.uk

02079206460

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • LGBTQ+ support
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

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
Access to Justice Foundation£500,000
Esmee Fairbairn£264,453
Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime£100,328
Indigo Trust£50,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Access to Justice Foundation - Improving Lives Through Advice Grant
£500,000 01/05/2024
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Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to IKWRO - Women's Rights Organisation
£180,000 06/12/2023
Towards unrestricted core costs for communications and campaigning work to protect the rights of Middle Eastern and North African women who are experiencing violence and abuse in the UK
Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime - Grant to IKWRO - Women's Rights Organisation
£100,328 10/03/2023
Ministry of Justice ISVA/IDVA 2022-25 - 1 x FTE IDVA to support 16+ victims.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to IKWRO - Women's Rights Organisation
£5,462 20/02/2023
Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to IKWRO - Women's Rights Organisation
£54,000 24/03/2021
1
Towards unrestricted core costs from the Racialised Communities Top Up Fund
Indigo Trust - Supporting MENA women
£25,000 07/09/2020
Core unrestricted funding during Covid-19 crisis
Indigo Trust - Supporting MENA women
£25,000 07/09/2020
Core unrestricted funding during Covid-19 crisis
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to IKWRO - Women's Rights Organisation
£24,991 05/05/2020
6
towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 fast response grant
Tudor Trust - Grant to Iranian & Kurdish Women's Rights Organisation
£70,000 25/10/2018
24
over two years towards core costs at an organisation supporting women in abusive relationships or at risk of honour-related violence in London
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to IKWRO - Women's Rights Organisation
£257,628 18/12/2017
60
Towards core costs for the UK based work to influence system change and protect the rights of girls and women marginalised by “honour” based violence, FGM, forced marriage and domestic abuse.
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to IKWRO-Women's Rights organisation
£80,000 12/10/2017
Main Grant unrestricted core costs
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to IKWRO - Women's Rights Organisation
£149,726 10/09/2014
Towards the salary of a campaigning officer and project costs to support work to tackle honour-based violence in the UK.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to IKWRO - Women's Rights Organisation
£140,495 20/05/2010
36
Towards Core costs Towards the salary of the campaign officer and core costs.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 33-65
  • ALEISHA EBRAHIMI-TSAMIS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Lecturer
  • DR LANDAN HASHEMI Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Senior Research Fellow
  • KULSOOM YUSUF PRIDMORE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Senior Lecturer
  • NADIA MARDAN ALI Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Solicitor
  • NEDA FATEMEH BARZEGAR-BEFROEI (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Gp Trainee
  • SUSAN STEVENSON Appointed: 2013, Occupation: None
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/04/2013, number: 1151507
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/07/2012, number: 08140751
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
10 returns made; AR16: 152 days late, AR15: 46 days late, AR14: 162 days late,
Main office

IKWRO
PO Box 81054
LONDON
N7 1HQ

Objectives

A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF WOMEN AND GIRLS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST ESPECIALLY FROM IRAN, KURDISTAN, AFGHANISTAN, ARAB COUNTRIES AND TURKEY; AND THOSE WHO SPEAK FARSI, KURDISH, TURKISH AND ARABIC; B) TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF WOMEN AND GIRLS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST ESPECIALLY FROM IRAN, KURDISTAN, AFGHANISTAN, ARAB COUNTRIES AND TURKEY; AND THOSE WHO SPEAK FARSI, KURDISH, TURKISH AND ARABIC;C) PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THOSE WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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