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DERMAN - FOR THE WELL-BEING OF THE KURDISH AND TURKISH COMMUNITIES

Registered charity 1054792 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DERMAN, HEALTH ADVOCACY AND COUNSELLING SERVICES FOR TURKISH AND KURDISH SPEAKING COMMUNITIES, HEALTH ADVOCACY SERVICES FOR TURKISH AND KURDISH SPEAKING COMMUNITIES

Derman provide holistic health and social care services such as Bilingual Health Advocacy, Counselling/Psychological Therapies, Mental Health Recovery Support and Welfare Rights Advice for the Kurdish, Turkish and Turkish Cypriot communities to greatly improve the quality of life and to promote the continued wellbeing of people within these communities.

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Latest income
£836k
Latest spending
£907k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £70,714 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £381,755 to £311,041. Per the trustees' report, the organization faces a volatile funding environment and risks related to income reduction, though it maintains a reserves policy target of three to four months of direct charitable expenditure. The charity is not audited but subject to independent examination, with no material uncertainties regarding its going concern status disclosed.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to four months’ direct charitable expenditure (held: £311k)
“The trustees wish to hold a minimum of three to four months’ direct charitable expenditure as reserves.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees Adem Celik and Ziya Adnan are employed by the NHS; their employment does not involve them in funding decisions affecting the charity. No trustee expenses were paid.
“The trustees, Adem Celik and Ziya Adnan, are employed by the NHS. Their employment does not involve them in funding decisions affecting the charity. As stated above there were no trustee expenses. There are no other related party transactions.” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£836k
Total spending
£907k
Cost of raising funds
£42k
Reserves (reported)
£311k
Employees
32

Reported reserves equal ~4.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 5.0% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Enfield · Hackney · Haringey · Islington

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£836k£907k
31/03/2024£752k£749k
31/03/2023£669k£630k
31/03/2022£554k£538k
31/03/2021£592k£564k

Common questions

Is DERMAN - FOR THE WELL-BEING OF THE KURDISH AND TURKISH COMMUNITIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £70,714 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £381,755 to £311,041. Per the trustees' report, the organization faces a volatile funding environment and risks related to income reduction, though it maintains a reserves policy target of three to four months of direct charitable expenditure. The charity is not audited but subject to independent examination, with no material uncertainties regarding its going concern status disclosed. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Hackney Council15/10/2025£50kGrant to Derman for the Wellbeing of the Kurdish and Turkish Communities
London Borough of Hackney15/10/2025£50kGrant to Derman for the Wellbeing of the Kurdish and Turkish Communities
Hackney Council04/01/2025£27kGrant to Derman for the Wellbeing of the Kurdish and Turkish Communities
London Borough of Hackney04/01/2025£15kGrant to Derman for the Wellbeing of the Kurdish and Turkish Communities
London Borough of Hackney04/01/2025£27kGrant to Derman for the Wellbeing of the Kurdish and Turkish Communities
Hackney Council04/01/2025£15kGrant to Derman for the Wellbeing of the Kurdish and Turkish Communities
City Bridge Foundation26/05/2023£245kGrant to Derman
Hackney Council13/10/2022£35kGrant to Derman - For The Well-being Of The Kurdish And Turkish Communities
London Borough of Hackney13/10/2022£35kGrant to Derman - For The Well-being Of The Kurdish And Turkish Communities
Hackney Council28/03/2022£20kGrant to Derman - For The Well-being Of The Kurdish And Turkish Communities
London Borough of Hackney28/03/2022£58kGrant to Derman - For The Well-being Of The Kurdish And Turkish Communities
City Bridge Foundation26/11/2015£96kGrant to Derman
The National Lottery Community Fund23/11/2005£249kCommunity Health Advocacy Service