DOSTIYO- ASIAN WOMEN AND GIRLS ORGANISATION

Registered charity 1058077 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DOSTIYO- ASIAN WOMEN AND GIRLS ASSOCIATION

-Advice and Information-Countywide Advocacy Service for Older People-Opportunities to volunteers and gain training within Dostiyo and through external agenices.-Various classes for the elderly and disabled Asian Communities.-Physical and Emotional Wellbeing Support-Befriending Scheme-Weekly Wellbeing cafe's-Community Fridge

Objects

[1] TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF ASIAN WOMEN AND GIRLS, IN OR NEAR THE BOROUGH OF NORTHAMPTON (HEREIN CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF ENGLISH AND MOTHER TONGUE CLASSES.[2] TO PROVIDE ADVICE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF HEALTH. [3] TO RELIEVE PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY ELDERLY ASIANS LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT BY THE PROVISION OF A LUNCHEON CLUB AND BY PROVIDING SUCH OTHER RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AS IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Area of benefit: IN OR NEAR BOROUGH OF NORTHAMPTON

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that no material uncertainties exist in relation to going concern. The Treasurer's report notes that the organisation has secured its core services and is exploring various ways of generating income to address funding constraints. The Centre Manager report highlights that while challenges such as cost-of-living pressures remained, the charity delivered essential services through dedicated planning and grant applications.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANJONA ROYchair
• Farhat Lateef · trustee of 1 other charity
• HASUBEN SHAH
• Kalpana Maisuria
• PUSHPINDER BHAMBRA
• Saroj Padhiar · trustee of 1 other charity
• VAUBEN DESAI

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

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• AGE CONCERN CARLTON AND DISTRICT income £244k
• WARD END ASIAN ELDERS WELFARE ASSOCIATION income £108k
• AGE CONCERN VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION FOR THE ELDERLY MERSTHAM, REDHILL AND REIGATE income £183k
• RICHMOND HILL ELDERLY ACTION LIMITED income £227k
• ILKLEY AND DISTRICT GOOD NEIGHBOURS income £123k
• DINGLE MULTI AGENCY CENTRE LIMITED income £137k

Side by side with its peers

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