THE ASHA FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1058320 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Operation of peace Centre providing training and education for ethnic and voluntary groups, promotion of ethnic and gender causes

Causes: Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£162k
Latest spending
£1.4m
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred an operating deficit of £1,284,118 for the year ended 30 November 2025, primarily due to a loss on the disposal of fixed assets. Despite this deficit, the charity held unrestricted funds of £2,274,025 at year-end, with a significant portion represented by tangible fixed assets. The trustees consider the financial position to be satisfactory and the reserves sufficient to meet continuing obligations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Trading subsidiary: The Asha Centre Limited
“The charity controls The Asha Centre Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary undertaking.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The ASHA Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

6 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (6 freehold); recorded price paid £250k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/11/2023)

Total income
£521k
Total spending
£516k
Reserves (reported)
£3.5m
Employees
6

Reported reserves equal ~80.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (71% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: British Indian Ocean Territory · Gloucestershire · India · Israel · Mauritius · Nepal · Seychelles · South Africa

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/11/2025£162k£1.4m
30/11/2024£287k£355k
30/11/2023£521k£516k
30/11/2022£881k£546k
30/11/2021£547k£524k

Common questions

Is THE ASHA FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred an operating deficit of £1,284,118 for the year ended 30 November 2025, primarily due to a loss on the disposal of fixed assets. Despite this deficit, the charity held unrestricted funds of £2,274,025 at year-end, with a significant portion represented by tangible fixed assets. The trustees consider the financial position to be satisfactory and the reserves sufficient to meet continuing obligations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ASHA: A COMMUNITY OF HOPE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ASHA FOUNDATION£162k—0unclear—no doubt
ASHA: A COMMUNITY OF HOPE FY2024£223k—0unclear—no doubt
The Edith Ashby Support Fund FY2025£175k—0above—no doubt
THE ASHLA CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£103k—0unclear—no doubt
E M SHASHA FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025£660k—0unclear—no doubt
ASHA NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE FY2025£497k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.