ROSHNI GHAR
To promote the benefits to women, men, children, young people, families and communities of South Asian heritage, within the Bradford metropolitan district and its environs who are suffering or have suffered from mental health problems in particular but not exclusively by the provision of counselling, care services, therapeutic work and recreational activities.
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ARE TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF WOMEN OF ASIAN ORIGIN IN THE BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT AND ITS ENVIRONS WHO ARE SUFFERING OR WHO HAVE SUFFERED FROM MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING, CARE SERVICES, THERAPEUTIC WORK AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £6,664 for the year ended 29 March 2025, following a significant transfer of restricted funds to unrestricted funds. The trustees' report indicates that free reserves of £359,242 were held at year-end, which the trustees aim to maintain at a level covering 3-6 months of operating expenditure.
What the accounts disclose
“Service level agreements 15,400 263,336 278,736 295,387” — page 17
“The trustees aim to maintain sufficient reserve funds for Roshni Ghar to cover 3-6 months operating expenditure.” — page 10
“My fellow trustees and | would like to apologise to our funders and supporters for the delay with this year’s accounts and AGM.” — page 4
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management 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
- Volunteer management
Public-sector contracts awarded
| Buyer | Contract | Awarded | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL | Daytime Activities Provider List | 09/02/2021 | £50.0m |
| CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL | Daytime Activities Provider List | 09/02/2021 | £50.0m |
| CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL | Daytime Activities Provider List | 09/02/2021 | £50.0m |
Trustees
- Catherine Rowenchair
- Fozia Shaheen
- Juber Ali
- Julie Lintern
- Lalita Sah
- Mohammed Akhlak Rauf DR
- Mollie Shutt
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £294k | £288k |
| 31/03/2024 | £289k | £268k |
| 31/03/2023 | £347k | £261k |
| 31/03/2022 | £233k | £186k |
| 31/03/2021 | £277k | £151k |
Common questions
Is ROSHNI GHAR financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £6,664 for the year ended 29 March 2025, following a significant transfer of restricted funds to unrestricted funds. The trustees' report indicates that free reserves of £359,242 were held at year-end, which the trustees aim to maintain at a level covering 3-6 months of operating expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 27/01/2026 | £20k | Roshni Ghar Girls Group |
| Postcode Lottery | 29/11/2024 | £30k | Millionaire Street 2024 10w1 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 18/07/2024 | £375k | Sahara Wellbeing |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 13/01/2023 | £9k | Roshni Ghar reaching communities project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 03/09/2019 | £7k | TEC Ladies |