NILAARI AGENCY

Registered charity 1080555 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NILAARI

Nilaari offers a comprehensive range of services and support to people from Black & Minoritised Communities (BMC). Our unique interventions are culturally responsive, individually tailored & tackle the entrenched stigma and discrimination experienced by the BMC. Interventions include 1 2 1 Talking Therapies, 1 2 1 Key working, Structured group work programs & Peer support groups

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Latest income
£603k
Latest spending
£481k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased by £87,830 to stand at £712,414, which is above the board's stated policy target of approximately £240,450. The charity reported a net income of £122,025 and maintained a sustainable financial position despite ongoing instability in the wider operating environment.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

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
NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARDBNSSG ICB - Nilaari Agency: Community Link Worker Service——
NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARDBNSSG ICB - Nilaari Agency - SMI physical health improvement——

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

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

Total income
£603k
Total spending
£481k
Reserves (reported)
£712k
Employees
14

Reported reserves equal ~17.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (79% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Bristol City · South Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£603k£481k
31/03/2024£745k£558k
31/03/2023£432k£413k
31/03/2022£382k£362k
31/03/2021£396k£299k

Common questions

Is NILAARI AGENCY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased by £87,830 to stand at £712,414, which is above the board's stated policy target of approximately £240,450. The charity reported a net income of £122,025 and maintained a sustainable financial position despite ongoing instability in the wider operating environment. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds NILAARI AGENCY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NILAARI AGENCY as a grant recipient include MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH), LLOYDS BANK FOUNDATION FOR ENGLAND & WALES, THE NISBET TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH)FY2023£250kCulturally Competent Talking Therapies
LLOYDS BANK FOUNDATION FOR ENGLAND & WALESFY2024£50kBlack-led mental health charity in Bristol
THE NISBET TRUSTFY2022£10k
THE NISBET TRUSTFY2021£10k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
A B Charitable Trust09/01/2020£15kA grant to Nilaari Agency
The National Lottery Community Fund15/04/2010£5kPurchase social impact database tool and Update organisational website

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NILO FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NILAARI AGENCY£603k—0unclear—no doubt
NILO FOUNDATION FY2025£554kin excess of £60,0001unclear—no doubt
Caring for Communities and People FY2026£13.0m——above—no doubt
SUNRISE MULTICULTURAL PROJECT CIO FY2024£206k—0unclear—no doubt
AFRICAN AND CARIBBEAN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FY2025£556k—0unclear—noted
NIDA COMMUNITY SERVICES UK FY2025£217k—0unclear—no doubt

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