SHARROW COMMUNITY FORUM LIMITED
The activities of the charity aim to meet the following criteriaTo attract and maintain public and private resources into the areaTo foster a vibrant and active communityTo improve community use of the natural and built environmentTo improve local use of public servicesTo improve the sustainabitltiy of the organisation
Objects
THE PROMOTION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF URBAN REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION, AND IN PARTICULAR IN THE SHARROW AREA OF THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD (THE AREA OF BENEFIT) BY THE BRING TOGETHER OF VOLUNTARY, COMMUNITY, STATUTORY AND PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO PROMOTE URBAN REGENERATION (FOR FULL DETAILS SEE GOVERNING DOCUMENT)
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £155,019 for the year ended 31 March 2026, a significant reversal from the previous year's surplus. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves stood at £8,428, which the trustees consider below the level required to meet contingency and cash flow needs, prompting the charity to secure a £77,000 loan from the Key Fund.
What the accounts disclose
“Total incoming resources 146,982 457,280 604,262” — page 15
“The trustees consider that free reserves are required to ensure that it has sufficient funds for the following purposes: a. a contingency fund to meet unforeseen emergencies or in the event of a significant drop in funding b. a contingency fund to meet planned expenditure commitments which cannot be met from expected future income c. a fund to meet any unexpected troughs in cash flow income streams to enable the charity to continue with its planned activities while consideration is given to ways in which the charity may raise additional funds.” — page 9
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- 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
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026
- Volunteers: 12
- Government income: £523,906 — contracts £143,043 (3), grants £380,863 (7); 87% of the £604,262 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 12
- Government income: £2,718,477 — grants £2,718,477 (8); 91% of the £2,983,107 total gross income on the same return
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 11
- Government income: £686,959 — contracts £234,006 (2), grants £452,953 (7); 81% of the £845,530 total gross income on the same return
Property (HM Land Registry)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)
Trustees
- Abdullah Khalid
- Alistair Felix Dyer
- Iffat Nadeem
- Irfan Khan
- Jim Steinke
- Katherine Ivison
- Margaret O'Neill
- Simon David Hyacinth
- Titus Abayomi
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2026 | £604k | £759k |
| 31/03/2025 | £3.0m | £772k |
| 31/03/2024 | £846k | £559k |
| 31/03/2023 | £528k | £553k |
| 31/03/2022 | £839k | £745k |
Common questions
Is SHARROW COMMUNITY FORUM LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £155,019 for the year ended 31 March 2026, a significant reversal from the previous year's surplus. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves stood at £8,428, which the trustees consider below the level required to meet contingency and cash flow needs, prompting the charity to secure a £77,000 loan from the Key Fund. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by Winter & Co.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/01/2026 | £14k | Food for Futures |
| Sport England | 06/10/2025 | £12k | Move Your Body! |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 19/10/2018 | £351k | One for All, All for One |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 14/09/2016 | £9k | Made in Sharrow |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 29/04/2015 | £8k | Sharrow Social Media Centre |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 30/05/2012 | £6k | Blend Cafe |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £375k |
| LOCAL TRUST | 1 | £293k |
| GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' FOUNDATION | 1 | £254k |
| UNITED ST SAVIOUR'S CHARITY | 1 | £187k |
| WAKEFIELD AND TETLEY TRUST | 1 | £75k |
| THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £65k |
| YOUNG MANCHESTER | 1 | £44k |
| SOUTHWARK CHARITIES | 1 | £25k |
Charities like this
- BARLOW MOOR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LIMITED
- SALFORD COMMUNITY & VOLUNTARY SERVICES
- THE SHARPHAM TRUST
- PORTOBELLO COMMUNITY FORUM
- MURRAY HALL COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED
- COMMUNITY SOUTHWARK
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHARROW COMMUNITY FORUM LIMITED | £604k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BARLOW MOOR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LIMITED | £544k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| SALFORD COMMUNITY & VOLUNTARY SERVICES | £6.4m | in excess of £60,000 | 2 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE SHARPHAM TRUST | £2.2m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| PORTOBELLO COMMUNITY FORUM | £40k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| MURRAY HALL COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED | £2.7m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |