CENTRE FOR ARMENIAN INFORMATION AND ADVICE

Registered charity 1088534 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

- Information, advisory and advocacy services to refugees, senior citizens, Carers, women and other disadvantaged Armenians on issues such as immigration, housing, and health and welfare rights.- Specific social, educational and supporting activities targeting young people and children.- Publications and cultural events/resources.

Objects

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ARMENIAN COMMUNITY AND PEOPLE CONNECTED WITH THE ARMENIAN COMMUNITY BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND DISTRESS

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £3,084 for the year, resulting in total reserves of £447,656. The trustees confirm that cash resources are sufficient to cover working capital requirements for at least 12 months, indicating no material uncertainty regarding going concern.

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 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

• 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
• Investing charity funds 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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• B.Kassardjian Sis Trust — “We are very grateful to the following organisations for their continued support in 2023/2024. B.Kassardjian Sis Trust” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alexandra Ahavni Sarkis · trustee of 2 other charities
• Armenoohi Der Hacopian
• Flora Mansurian
• KARINE ALEXANIAN
• Nona Mesilane
• Vanita Nicholls

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ARRAHMA ISLAMIC CENTRE.

• ARRAHMA ISLAMIC CENTRE income £233k
• ARMENIAN MINISTRIES income £264k
• THE ARMENIAN RELIEF SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN TRUST income £146k
• KONGOLESE CENTRE FOR INFORMATION AND ADVICE income £169k
• ARMENIAN GENERAL BENEVOLENT UNION LONDON TRUST income £263k
• THE CENTRE FOR AFRICAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP income £642k

Side by side with its peers

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