BARAKA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1087721 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BARAKA CAMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, BARAKA YOUTH ASSOCIATION

The organisation is for the benefit of children & young people. Our current activities include football sessions, study support projects, fitness sessions, advice on education & employment, Healthy and well-being, residential weekends & day trips.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£283k
Latest spending
£285k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus for the year, with total incoming resources increasing to £284,960 compared to £277,949 in the prior year. Closing net assets stood at £231,804, comprising £188,108 in restricted funds and £43,696 in unrestricted funds. The trustees' report notes positive growth in income by approximately 13% and confirms the organization's ability to adapt to community needs.

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 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Brent · City Of Westminster · Hammersmith And Fulham · Kensington And Chelsea

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£283k£285k
31/03/2024£251k£278k
31/03/2023£356k£269k
31/03/2022£244k£258k
31/03/2021£247k£166k

Common questions

Is BARAKA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus for the year, with total incoming resources increasing to £284,960 compared to £277,949 in the prior year. Closing net assets stood at £231,804, comprising £188,108 in restricted funds and £43,696 in unrestricted funds. The trustees' report notes positive growth in income by approximately 13% and confirms the organization's ability to adapt to community needs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BARAKA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BARAKA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include JOHN LYON'S CHARITY, THE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA FOUNDATION, THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED, Young K&C, WESTWAY TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
JOHN LYON'S CHARITYFY2025£250kcore costs
THE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA FOUNDATIONFY2025£39kReducing Education Inequalities portfolio
THE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA FOUNDATIONFY2024£38kReducing Education Inequalities portfolio
THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITEDFY2024£24kPhysical activity programme
THE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA FOUNDATIONFY2022£13kRecover + Reconnect Appeal
THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITEDFY2023£10kPhysical activity programme
Young K&CFY2022£8kExploring Culture, Heritage and Identity
WESTWAY TRUSTFY2022£6kSupplementary Schools, Small grants to local charities and community groups
WESTWAY TRUSTFY2025£6kYouth activities
THE CAMPDEN CHARITIES TRUSTEEFY2022£6kReferral Funding
JOHN LYON'S CHARITYFY2025£5kthe Baraka summer trip to Woodrow Centre
WESTWAY TRUSTFY2023£5kSmall grants

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund08/09/2023£10kEnhancing ICT skills
The National Lottery Community Fund22/12/2021£10kGo Inspire Girls Project’
UK government08/07/2020£15kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund18/04/2019£10kInspire Me into Entrepreneurship
Sport England22/03/2018£10kTIED Forget Cultural barriers-Go Active Somalia&Muslim Girls
The National Lottery Community Fund28/01/2015£10kBaraka Parents Education & Skills Project
The National Lottery Community Fund22/09/2011£10kYouth Enterprise Link
The National Lottery Community Fund20/01/2009£10kHealth Leaving Project
UK government—£10kALB-TIED Forget Cultural barriers-Go Active Somalia & Muslim Girls

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 BOLTON SOLIDARITY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BARAKA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION£283k——unclear—no doubt
BOLTON SOLIDARITY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£338k—0unclear—no doubt
YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CONNEXIONS FY2025£491k—0unclear—no doubt
AL-BARAKA WELFARE TRUST INTERNATIONAL FY2025£181k—0unclear—no doubt
EAST BIERLEY COMMUNITY SPORTS ASSOCIATION FY2024£180k—0unclear—no doubt
THE INTERNATIONAL GOLF CHARITY FY2025£279k—0unclear—no doubt

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