Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 6

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 4

PERSIAN ADVICE BUREAU

To provide assistance and advocacy to asylum seekers and refugees in the UK, women and children subject to domestic abuse, in particular, but not exclusively to Iranians and Farsi speakers. To provide support services, to advance them in life, and assist them with the adaption and integration within a new community. To promote Persian Culture and freedom of speech, particularly for Iranian women.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
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
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
04/04/23		£173	£104	£69	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
04/04/22		£120	£165	£-45	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	11
04/04/21	*	£77	£28	£49	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	9
04/04/20		£31	£32	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	11
04/04/19		£40	£54	£-15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
04/04/18		£20	£60	£-40	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
04/04/17	*	£9	£59	£-50	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
04/04/16	*	£5	£50	£-45	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 9 years

https://www.facebook.com/persianadvicebureau/

info@persianadvicebureau.co.uk

020 8446 1716

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Other Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for refugees & asylum seekers

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Scotland, Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
7 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	£64,500
City Bridge Trust	£9,493
Co-Operative Group	£7,636
The London Community Foundation	£5,492
DCMS	£5,492
CAF	£3,900

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Trust for London - Persian Advice Bureau
£4,500	29/09/2022	This is a cost of living uplift for grant reference 360G-trustforlondon-MAIN-S2-01.06.2021-9188
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Persian Advice Bureau
£2,919	23/10/2021	We would like to support asylum seekers and their families who are living in a very poor condition in hostels without enough food, essentials, clothing and footwear.
Trust for London - Persian Advice Bureau
£60,000	13/10/2021 24	The funding is to support Persian Advice Bureau‚ advice services and a part-time outreach worker to assist refugees and asylum seekers, for two years.
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Persian Advice Bureau
£5,492	15/09/2020	Provide asylum seekers/refugees with information, advice, and advocacy, and provide counselling sessions on the phone/ face-time or via Skype. Particularly the asylum seekers who speak little or no ....more Provide asylum seekers/refugees with information, advice, and advocacy, and provide counselling sessions on the phone/ face-time or via Skype. Particularly the asylum seekers who speak little or no English and have become somehow lost or forgotten during the first stream of lock down.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£5,492	15/09/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
CAF - Grant to Persian Advice Bureau
£3,900	17/06/2020 3	Grant to Persian Advice Bureau to support the organisation through COVID19
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Persian Advice Bureau
£9,493	01/06/2020	A grant of £9,493 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the appliciation, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Persian Advice Bureau
£4,717	15/11/2019	We want to set up a community film club for all ages, where we can show films in Farsi and bring together all generations of Iranians.
London Borough of Barnet - Grant to Persian Advice Bureau
£5,000	19/12/2018	On-line videos to acquaint migrants to life in the UK
National Lottery Community Fund - Farsi Telephone Advice Line
£10,000	27/04/2018 12	The group will expand the advice service they provide to refugees and asylum seekers. This will enable people to seek support regarding the issues affecting their lives; including immigration, ....more The group will expand the advice service they provide to refugees and asylum seekers. This will enable people to seek support regarding the issues affecting their lives; including immigration, housing and welfare, as well as the mental and physical health issues they experience.
London Borough of Barnet - Grant to Persian Advice Bureau
£5,000	30/06/2017	2016 east finchley arts festival

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

ATUSA TEHRANI Appointed: 2021

FARANAK REZAZADEH GRAPHIC Appointed: 2016

FOUJON B NAINI (Chair) Appointed: 2016

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/08/2015, number: 1163147

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
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

8 returns made; AR21: 11 days late, AR17: 19 days late, AR16: 126 days late,

Main office

54 Hendon lane
Finchley
London
N3 1TT

Objectives

TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS IN THE UK, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TO IRANIANS AND FARSI SPEAKERS (AFGHAN, TAJIK, KURDS, BALLOCH, AZERI) AND THEIR FAMILIES LIVING IN LONDON TO PROVIDE TRAINING FACILITIES AND SUPPORT SERVICES SO AS TO ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE AND ASSIST THEM WITH THE ADAPTION WITHIN A NEW COMMUNITY, WITH THE OBJECTS OF: -1.PRESERVING AND PROTECTING THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH2.ADVANCING THEIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING; 3.RELIEVING THEM FROM FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND UNEMPLOYMENT;4.PROMOTING ART, CULTURE AND HERITAGE; AND5.TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON

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