Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

SIKH WOMEN'S AID

to protect and preserve good health among Sikh/Panjabi women and children, who have suffered from or are exposed to domestic abuse and sexual exploitation including but not limited to:- a) The provision of support, education, training, and advice. b) The promotion of research into domestic abuse and sexual exploitation in all its forms an the publication of the useful results of such research
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers including the Government recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there 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

Financial Data ?

Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
30/04/23£207£104£104n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 3 years

www.sikhwomensaid.org.uk

info@sikhwomensaid.org.uk

03330901220

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
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
Postcode Local Trust£20,000
National Lottery Heritage Fund£10,000
Rosa UK£7,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Postcode Local Trust - Unrestricted Funding
£20,000 29/09/2023
The funding enabled us support 100 victims of domestic/sexual abuse on a 121 basis, empowering them to cope & recover from their experiences
Rosa UK - VftF R5-SIKHWOM-2022
£7,000 15/12/2022
£7,000 has been awarded to Sikh Women's Aid to conduct focus groups, and create a series of downloadable resources for use by Sikh community organisations and places of worship. The aim of the project is to lobby for equality impact assessments to ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Sikh Women's Aid
£10,000 12/12/2022
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed

  • GAGANDEEP KAUR KANG Appointed: 2021
  • MANDEEP SUNGU Appointed: 2021
  • SUKHVINDER KAUR (Chair) Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/05/2022, number: 1198851
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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
1 returns made; all on time
Main office

X L Associates
502-504 Dudley Road
Wolverhampton
WV2 3AA

Objectives

3. ObjectThe object of the CIO isTo relieve the needs of and protect and preserve good health among Sikh/Panjabi women and children, who have suffered from or are exposed to domestic abuse and sexual exploitation including but not limited to:-a) The provision of support, education, training, and advice.b) The promotion of research into domestic abuse and sexual exploitation in all its forms and the publication of the useful results of such research.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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