DHEKBHAL

Registered charity 1070015 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote the health and social well being of South Asian people in Bristol and SouthGloucestershire through a range of services which build on the strength of our cultural diversity. Our services include:Sitting Service, Day Centre Project, Mens Project, Carers Project, Activities Project, Advice and Information.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF ASIAN PEOPLE IN BRISTOL AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE.

Area of benefit: SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND BRISTOL

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

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £17,900 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds carried forward at £419,065. The trustees' report indicates that retained general unrestricted reserves represent approximately 6 to 7 months' expenditure, which is consistent with the stated reserves policy. The independent auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Roberts & Co (Bristol) Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Quality Commission. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 03472146

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.

• KAUR, Sheila — director, appointed 09/01/2026not on trustee list
• ZAHOOR, Najma — director, appointed 09/01/2026not on trustee list
• FINDLAY, Rehana — director, appointed 31/12/2025not on trustee list
• FAQIR, Naveed — director, appointed 20/12/2021not on trustee list
• SAJID, Mishell, Doctor — director, appointed 02/01/2019on trustee list
• SULAIMAN, Shamim — director, appointed 02/01/2019on trustee list
• YUNUS, Shazia — director, appointed 02/01/2019on trustee list
• KAUR, Jatinder — director, appointed 05/12/2015not on trustee list
• SALAM, Maqsuda — director, appointed 05/12/2015on trustee list
• GHAURI, Mohammed Younas — director, appointed 29/11/2008on trustee list

Official officers record.

CQC provider record: Dhek Bhal — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 19/06/2023.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

Reported reserves equal ~6.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% 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: 1.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• TARIQ KHANchair
• Dr Mishell Sajid
• Jatinder Potiwal
• KHATEEJA BIBI
• MAQSUDA SALAM
• MOHAMMED YOUNAS GHAURI
• Mahinder Singh
• SHAKILA MAHMOOD
• SHAMEEM SAJID
• Shamim Sulaiman
• Shazia Yunus

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

Operates in: Bristol City · South Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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