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Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 1
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -7 ?

OSHWAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UK 

Advancement of Jain religion.Relief of Poverty, Advancement of Education, Protection of HealthAnd Other Charitable Objects
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

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 24 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £22,471,667 available, equivalent to 145 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
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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
31/12/22*£1,817£1,858£-41£933£22,640£22,472145.110100
31/12/21£1,376£1,091£285£806£22,681£22,503247.5975
31/12/20£921£1,273£-353£852£22,396£22,226209.59125
31/12/19£2,060£1,540£520£1,200£22,748£22,607176.27225
31/12/18£1,992£1,720£272£1,274£22,229£20,724144.68225
31/12/17£2,402£1,493£909£1,125£21,957£20,313163.3100
31/12/16£5,232£1,424£3,808£1,136£21,049£19,608165.3100
31/12/15£2,567£1,439£1,128£1,122£17,241£15,692130.890
31/12/14£2,936£1,261£1,676£947£16,113£15,02214380
31/12/13£2,186£1,005£1,181£634£14,437£14,299170.880
31/12/12£2,391£1,061£1,329£661£13,257£13,166148.970
31/12/11£1,555£1,098£457£688£11,927£11,823129.280
31/12/10£1,573£2,242£-669£1,504£11,471£11,32460.670
31/12/09£1,391£907£484£547£12,130£11,995158.770
31/12/08£1,226£775£451£475£11,646£11,590179.570
31/12/07£1,176£930£246£593£11,195£11,148143.870
31/12/06£1,495£884£611£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£4,332£1,056£3,276£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04*£1,315£700£614£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 192.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 61.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 22%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 145.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 32 months
Quick Ratio: 13.4
Asset Split ?
Established: 50 years

www.oshwal.org

secretary@oshwal.org

01707643838

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Poverty relief
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 10 employees
  • 100 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Oshwal
£500 20/04/2023
The coronation Tea Party.
Department of Health - Oshwal Association of the UK
£10,000 01/04/2019
Oshwal Association of the UK

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (24)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/03/1974, number: 267037
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR22: 30 days late, AR04: 2 days late,
Main office

OSHWAL CENTRE
COOPERS LANE RAOD
NORTHAW
HERTS
EN6 5DG

Objectives

(A) THE ADVANCEMENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OF THE JAIN RELIGION PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF A PLACE OF WORSHIP AND STUDY, FACILITIES FOR OTHER FUNCTIONS OF A RELIGIOUS CHARACTER SUCH AS THE CELEBRATION OF BIRTHS AND MARRIAGES AND THE PERFORMANCE OF RITES RELATING TO DEATHS, AND THE EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING OF A PRIEST, (B) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS AS THE TRUSTEES OF THE ASSOCIATION MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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