UNITY CENTRE ROTHERHAM

Registered charity 1090559 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE UNITY CENTRE

TO BRING ABOUT LASTING IMPROVEMENTS TO QUALITY OF LIFE, ECONOMIC & SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO MINORITY ETHNIC COMMUNITIES (TO INCLUDE ECONOMIC MIGRANTS).TO PROVIDE NEW RESPONSES TO HELP BREAK DOWN EXISTING BARRIERS TO MAINSTREAM AND WIDER SERVICES INCLUDING, TRAINING, EDUCATION, HEALTH AND EMPLOYMENT. PROVIDING A UNIQUE DROP IN AND RESOURCE SERVICE TO THE ROMA COMMUNITY OF ROTHERHAM.

Objects

1) PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THOSE PERSONS INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE ASIAN AND OTHER RACIAL GROUPS) LIVING OR WORKING IN THE BENEFICIAL AREA BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER WITH THE SAID PERSONS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO:A) RELIEVE THE POVERTY AND DISTRESS OF THE SAID PERSONS; ANDB) ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THE SAID PERSONS, PARTICULARLY (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) OF THOSE THAT ARE UNEMPLOYED; ANDC) PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR THE SAID PERSONS IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.2) PROVIDE FACILITIES TO CARE FOR AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF, CHILDREN BELOW COMPULSORY SCHOOL AGE.3) ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS4) PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.

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.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £169,030 for the year ended 31st March 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £412,188. The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity holds significant cash reserves of £628,339, which exceeds its stated reserves policy target of 3 to 6 months of current expenditure.

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

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 04312881

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• AHMED, Angham — secretary, appointed 12/03/2020

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Angham Ahmed · trustee of 2 other charities
• GHULAM YASSEEN · trustee of 1 other charity
• Izbeth Khan
• Mark Cummins
• SHAKOOR ADALAT
• Sithule Mguni · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Rotherham

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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