AAWAZ
Assist women and families from black and minority ethnic communities to help them with their self development to improve their lives.
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TO PROMOTE AND BENEFIT THE WHOLE ETHNIC MINORITY COMMUNITY BY ASSOCIATION WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND OTHER AGENCIES IN A COMMON EFFORT TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF MEMBERS OF THE ETHNIC MINORITY COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN AND FAMILIES LIVING AND WORKING ACROSS THE ACROSS THE NATION
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net profit of £53,160 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £199,828 and resources expended of £146,668. The trustees confirm that proper accounting records were kept and the independent examiner found no matters requiring attention, indicating stable financial management. The charity aims to maintain reserves of at least two months' expenditure, and unrestricted funds stood at £65,500.
What the accounts disclose
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
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Funders the charity credits
- Millionaire Street Grant Fund
- Onward
Trustees
- Noshin Hussainchair
- Aziz Fatema BiBi
- Nazima Naz
- Uzma Rani
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2026 | £86k | £117k |
| 31/03/2025 | £191k | £138k |
| 31/03/2024 | £131k | £200k |
| 31/03/2023 | £204k | £230k |
| 31/03/2022 | £184k | £223k |
Common questions
Is AAWAZ financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net profit of £53,160 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £199,828 and resources expended of £146,668. The trustees confirm that proper accounting records were kept and the independent examiner found no matters requiring attention, indicating stable financial management. The charity aims to maintain reserves of at least two months' expenditure, and unrestricted funds stood at £65,500. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 21/05/2026 | £19k | Be Well Project |
| Postcode Lottery | 29/07/2024 | £23k | Unrestricted Funding |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 21/06/2024 | £20k | Aawaz Befriending Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 03/03/2023 | £10k | Community Celebrate Together |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 12/12/2019 | £195k | Move Forward |
| UK government | 01/02/2019 | £9k | Tampon Tax Community Fund |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 09/08/2018 | £9k | Food Together |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/03/2017 | £264k | Nai Zindagi - meaning New Life in Urdu |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 11/08/2016 | £8k | Communities Together |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 27/07/2016 | £10k | Live Well |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 21/07/2016 | £46k | "Central Ward Heritage Project" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 04/02/2015 | £10k | Work Club |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 31/10/2012 | £57k | "Women of Achievement" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/02/2012 | £112k | 'Motive8' - AAWAZ Women's Employability Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 29/09/2011 | £3k | Moving Forward |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/07/2009 | £271k | Young Aawaz |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 12/03/2008 | £309k | Training and Advice |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 21/12/2006 | £10k | Maazi, Hall Aur Mustaqbal (Past, Present & Future) |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| WALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION | 1 | £900k |
| Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation UK | 1 | £104k |
Charities like this
- AWAMU
- ALL WAYS NETWORK (AWN)
- GWENT ASSOCIATION OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS
- AHMADIYYA MUSLIM ASSOCIATION UNITED KINGDOM
- AZAD WELFARE TRUST (UK)
- PUBLISH WHAT YOU FUND
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAWAZ | £86k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| AWAMU | £194k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| ALL WAYS NETWORK (AWN) | £191k | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| GWENT ASSOCIATION OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS | £3.0m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| AHMADIYYA MUSLIM ASSOCIATION UNITED KINGDOM | £41.5m | — | 7 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| AZAD WELFARE TRUST (UK) | £333k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |