ROSHNI GHAR

Registered charity 1078859 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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.

Objects

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

Area of benefit: BRADFORED METROPOLITAN DISTRICT AND ITS ENVIRONS

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 Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£294k
Latest spending
£288k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Service level agreements (95% of income)
“Service level agreements 15,400 263,336 278,736 295,387” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 3-6 months operating expenditure (held: £359k)
“The trustees aim to maintain sufficient reserve funds for Roshni Ghar to cover 3-6 months operating expenditure.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Late filing admitted
“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
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCILDaytime Activities Provider List09/02/2021£50.0m
CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCILDaytime Activities Provider List09/02/2021£50.0m
CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCILDaytime Activities Provider List09/02/2021£50.0m

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bradford City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund27/01/2026£20kRoshni Ghar Girls Group
Postcode Lottery29/11/2024£30kMillionaire Street 2024 10w1
The National Lottery Community Fund18/07/2024£375kSahara Wellbeing
The National Lottery Community Fund13/01/2023£9kRoshni Ghar reaching communities project
The National Lottery Community Fund03/09/2019£7kTEC Ladies