Together As One - Aik Saath
The words Aik Saath mean Together As One in Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu. They also embody the ethos of our charity- we believe in working with young people from all backgrounds for a safer, more cohesive future.Our projects are led by young volunteers aged between 11 and 25. We deliver training, youth activities and heritage/arts projects, involving oral history and spoken word.
Objects
TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY OF SLOUGH AND IT'S SURROUNDING AREAS, WITH A VIEW TO THE PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC ORDER THE PROVISION OF SERVICES DIRECTED TOWARDS CONFLICT RESOLUTION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS, WHO MAY BECOME OR HAVE BEN INVOLVED IN ACTS OF NUISANCE, VIOLENCE, VANDALISM, RACIAL ABUSE OR BREACH OF THE PEACE. IN DOING SO HELP WITH PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £120,699 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds carried forward to £225,236. Per the trustees' report, the organization remains committed to its community work despite the financial deficit. The balance sheet shows unrestricted funds of £225,236 against current liabilities of £56,595, indicating a positive net current asset position.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 04335784
Company officers (Companies House)
- LATIF, Junaid on trustee list
- HUNT, Kathrine on trustee list
- MICHEL, Colin George on trustee list
- HUNT, Alison Victoria on trustee list
- HASSAN, Jameel not on trustee list
- ALI, Haleema Akhtar on trustee list
- AKRAM, Shazia on trustee list
- MORGAN, Janet on trustee list
- DEEKS, Robert David
Trustees
- Alison Victoria Hunt
- Colin George Michel
- HALEEMA ALI
- JANET MORGAN
- Jamie Hassan
- Junaid Latif
- Kathrine Hunt
- SHAZIA AKRAM
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £285k | £406k |
| 31/03/2024 | £445k | £458k |
| 31/03/2023 | £361k | £338k |
| 31/03/2022 | £372k | £273k |
| 31/03/2021 | £342k | £274k |
Common questions
Is Together As One - Aik Saath financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £120,699 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds carried forward to £225,236. Per the trustees' report, the organization remains committed to its community work despite the financial deficit. The balance sheet shows unrestricted funds of £225,236 against current liabilities of £56,595, indicating a positive net current asset position. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 07/01/2022 | £9k | Legends of Slough |
| UK government | 13/08/2020 | £10k | VSCE CMC Fund |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 21/02/2017 | £53k | "Partition - Women's Voices" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 12/12/2014 | £50k | "Commemorating the contribution of Polish aircrew during the Second World War" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/11/2011 | £191k | Cohesive Adhesive |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 26/05/2011 | £9k | The Cycle Cinema |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 16/01/2008 | £10k | "Aik Saath Works To Provide Conflict Resolution Services For People From Differing Ethnic Backgrounds, Who May Become Involved In Acts Of Nui" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/01/2008 | £10k | Peacemakers |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 27/04/2006 | £25k | "1947 The Partition Project" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/03/2005 | £5k | Two day film festival to increase community cohesion |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| CO-OPERATIVE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT FOUNDATION | 1 | £150k |
| THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £87k |
| GLOBAL DIALOGUE | 1 | £57k |
| THE MURIEL AND GERSHON COREN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £50k |
| Army Benevolent Fund | 1 | £30k |
| THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION | 1 | £25k |
| THE IAN & NATALIE LIVINGSTONE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £25k |
| THE JOHN HORSEMAN TRUST | 1 | £23k |
Charities like this
- THE TOGETHER INITIATIVE
- Standing Together Against Domestic Abuse
- TOGETHER FOR MENTAL WELLBEING
- 21 TOGETHER
- SUNDERLAND ALL TOGETHER CONSORTIUM CIO
- Together Collective
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Together As One - Aik Saath | £285k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE TOGETHER INITIATIVE | £1.2m | Over £70,000 | 1 | below | — | no doubt |
| Standing Together Against Domestic Abuse | £4.4m | £70,001 - £80,000 | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| TOGETHER FOR MENTAL WELLBEING | £23.4m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| 21 TOGETHER | £249k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SUNDERLAND ALL TOGETHER CONSORTIUM CIO | £999k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |