Finance Score: 4

Governance Score: -9

Support Score: 9

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
Strong growth: +2
Future income +5
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Only 4 Trustees: -1
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Static board: -3

Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 4

HAWA TRUST LIMITED

Hawa Trust is committed to eradicating FGM in the UK, especially among African, Asian and Arab communities. Girls and young women from African communities are normally taken to Africa to undergo FGM. This is a dangerous practice which has devastating physical, psychological and emotional effects on the victims. We also address issues relating to HIV and AIDS, and domestic violence.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
There has been strong growth in spending since inception

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
There are only 4 trustees
The Board composition appears to be rather static and has little diversity 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
Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 4 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/01/23		£108,159	£103,776	£4,383	10
31/01/22	*	£87,452	£94,818	£-7,366	10
31/01/21	*	£54,866	£48,031	£6,835	10
31/01/20	*	£37,600	£37,439	£161	10

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years
(12 years as a company)

www.hawatrust.org.uk

info@hawatrust.org.uk

02033273840

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Amateur Sport
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Services for females

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

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

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
10 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

Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime	£63,300
Rosa UK	£28,640
Hackney CVS	£27,195
City Bridge Trust	£19,830
DCMS	£9,980
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,828

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Hackney CVS - Hackney Giving Community chest
£2,500	25/07/2023	Twice monthly sessions for 6 months for migrant BAME women to access local health services and financial advice
Hackney CVS - Hackney Giving and LBH Cost of Living
£5,000	17/07/2023	Staple food items for older African and Caribbean heritage people in around Hackney Wick
Rosa UK - RISE R2-HAWATR-2023
£9,050	18/05/2023	Cost of Living Grant
Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime - Grant to Hawa Trust Ltd
£63,300	10/03/2023	Ministry of Justice DA/SV 22-25 - For 0.8 FTE Caseworker
Hackney CVS - Hackney Giving Long COVID Awareness and Guidance
£9,980	09/03/2023	Weekly activities to disseminate Long COVID information among African/Caribbean communities in Hackney through distribution of written materials, informal gatherings in the local community, social ....more Weekly activities to disseminate Long COVID information among African/Caribbean communities in Hackney through distribution of written materials, informal gatherings in the local community, social media and health promotion events within the community; and also incorporating this into our existing domestic violence and FGM programmes.
Hackney CVS - Hackney Giving and LBH Cost of Living
£6,000	31/01/2023	Food parcels for vulnerable women
Hackney CVS - Hackney Giving Living with Covid
£3,715	30/06/2022	Ongoing participation in the Community Champion network and dissemination of health information to Black African and Black Caribbean communities.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Hawa Trust Limited
£19,830	25/05/2022 24	£19,830 over two years (£9,830; £10,000) to contribute to the running costs of Hawa Trust Limited’s ‘The African Women’s’ yoga project.
Rosa UK - RISE R1-HAWATR-2022
£19,590	19/05/2022	£19,590 has been awarded to The Hawa Trust to work on an organisation-wide audit, IT equipment, and engagement with a finance consultant to update financial reporting and controls.
National Lottery Community Fund - Hackney BAME Women's Yoga Project
£9,828	04/03/2022	The funding will be used to run yoga classes for BAME women victims of female genital mutilation (FGM) and domestic violence (DV). The project aims to develop the beneficiaries physical health ....more The funding will be used to run yoga classes for BAME women victims of female genital mutilation (FGM) and domestic violence (DV). The project aims to develop the beneficiaries physical health emotional resilience and mental wellbeing.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,980	20/09/2020	"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."

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 54-55

HAWA DABOH SESAY Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Lawyer

MARIATU DAVIES Appointed: 2012

ALHAJI SESAY Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Social Worker And Adviser

MBALU MANSARAY (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Caterer

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/06/2019, number: 1184068
Registered at Companies House on 17/01/2012, number: 07912968

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

4 returns made; AR22: 93 days late, AR21: 42 days late, AR20: 274 days late,

Main office

WALLY FOSTER COMMUNITY CENTRE
HOMERTON ROAD
LONDON
E9 5QB

Objectives

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (“OBJECTS”) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING: 1) TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF WOMEN, AND GIRLS FROM BME COMMUNITIES IN PARTICULAR BY: A) CAMPAIGNING TO RAISE AWARENESS OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION (FGM) AND THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN WHICH ARISES AS A RESULT OF THE PRACTICE OF FGM INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CHILD MARRIAGE, CHILD TRAFFICKING AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE TO DEAL WITH THE CHALLENGES WHICH WOMEN AND GIRLS FACE RELATING TO AND RESULTING FROM FGM, HIV/AIDS AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; C) WORKING AND COLLABORATING WITH HEALTH ORGANISATIONS AND OTHER AGENCIES TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR HIV VICTIMS AND THEIR CHILDREN, FGM VICTIMS AND VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. D) WORKING AND COLLABORATING WITH HEALTH ORGANISATIONS AND OTHER AGENCIES IN AFRICA TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR VICTIMS OF FGM AND HIV/AIDS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE BELOW THE AGE OF 20 AND SINGLE MOTHERS; 2) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN AFRICA AMONG DEPRIVED WOMEN AND GIRLS, IN PARTICULAR STREET CHILDREN, ORPHANED CHILDREN, YOUNG PROSTITUTES AND THOSE WITH DISABILITIES.

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