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ASPIRING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER

Registered charity 1104200 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ASPIRING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER LTD, YEMENI COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (SHEFFIELD) LIMITED

To improve literacy skills, training, career guidance, advice in financial, welfare and legal matters, childcare assistance, youth work, after school study support for the Yemeni community and other BME communities in Sheffield.

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

Latest income
£388k
Latest spending
£488k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £100,025 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £1,015,063 to £915,038. Free reserves stood at £463,249, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain financial stability and continuity of services. The charity remains a going concern with no material uncertainties identified regarding its ability to continue operations.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: The charity has a relationship with the Hadfield Institute Ltd, a registered charity sharing financial management arrangements, some premises and staff. The Chair of each organisation sits as a trustee on the other organisation.
“The charity has a relationship with the Hadfield Institute Ltd, a registered charity sharing financial management arrangements, some premises and staff. The Chair of each organisation sits as a trustee on the other organisation. Other than this, the two boards of trustees have no other trustees in common.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Aspiring Communities Sheffield Limited
“These financial statements consolidate the results of the charity and its wholly owned subsidiary, Aspiring Communities Sheffield Limited, on a line by line basis.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2024)

Total income
£561k
Total spending
£489k
Cost of raising funds
£70k
Reserves (reported)
£560k
Employees
20

Reported reserves equal ~13.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (89% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 12.5% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£388k£488k
30/06/2024£561k£489k
31/03/2023£361k£397k
31/03/2022£649k£453k
31/03/2021£299k£230k

Common questions

Is ASPIRING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £100,025 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £1,015,063 to £915,038. Free reserves stood at £463,249, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain financial stability and continuity of services. The charity remains a going concern with no material uncertainties identified regarding its ability to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ASPIRING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ASPIRING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER as a grant recipient include NETHERTHORPE AND UPPERTHORPE COMMUNITY ALLIANCE.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
NETHERTHORPE AND UPPERTHORPE COMMUNITY ALLIANCEFY2022£14kLive Lighter Extension

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sheffield City Council24/01/2024£100kConnecting Communities - Main Grant
The National Lottery Community Fund17/05/2016£9kHealthy start
The National Lottery Community Fund04/06/2015£212kAiming High: Its not because your black
The National Lottery Community Fund01/10/2014£10kSwimmin' Women!
The National Lottery Community Fund17/10/2012£17kFir Vale Healthy Living Centre