HAVERING ASIAN SOCIAL AND WELFARE ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1104919 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

101 General charitable purposes102 Education & training104 Disability105 Relief of poverty109 Arts culture110 Sport/recreation

Objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF PERSONS OF INDIAN ORIGIN RESIDING IN HAVERING AND SURROUNDING AREAS TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, RELIEVE POVERTY AND PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.

Area of benefit: HAVERING AND SURROUNDING AREAS

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£202k
Latest spending
£152k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £50,082 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total incoming resources of £201,864 against total expenditure of £151,782. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £281,222, significantly exceeding the stated policy target of retaining £55,000 in capital assets to produce income. The charity holds substantial fixed assets, including a freehold property valued at £377,203, and maintains a cash balance of £103,363.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: retain capital significantly from £55,000 (held: £281k)
“There is no intention in the long term to either increase or reduce the capital significantly from £55,000.” — page 5
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Havering

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£202k£152k
31/03/2025£318k£173k
31/03/2024£194k£163k
31/03/2023£99k£104k
31/03/2022£125k£110k

Common questions

Is HAVERING ASIAN SOCIAL AND WELFARE ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £50,082 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total incoming resources of £201,864 against total expenditure of £151,782. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £281,222, significantly exceeding the stated policy target of retaining £55,000 in capital assets to produce income. The charity holds substantial fixed assets, including a freehold property valued at £377,203, and maintains a cash balance of £103,363. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HAVERING ASIAN SOCIAL AND WELFARE ASSOCIATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HAVERING ASIAN SOCIAL AND WELFARE ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include TRUST FOR LONDON, CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
TRUST FOR LONDONFY2022£40kConnected communities
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund20/01/2023£320kWorking Together To Build Stronger Communities
The Mercers' Company08/02/2022£98kGrant to Havering Asian Social Welfare Association
UK government01/09/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund24/02/2020£10kHASWA ICT Project
The National Lottery Community Fund01/02/2019£212kWorking Together To Build A Stronger Community
The National Lottery Community Fund04/04/2016£242kHASWA Intergenerational Connecting Communities Project
The National Lottery Community Fund06/05/2015£9kBollywood Active project.
The National Lottery Community Fund21/11/2012£182kHASWA Intergenerational Connecting Communities Project
The National Lottery Community Fund09/02/2012£10kHASWA Lunch Club
The National Lottery Community Fund12/07/2005£150kCapacity Building
The National Lottery Community Fund23/05/2005£5kHavering Asian Social And Welfare Association
The National Lottery Heritage Fund20/10/2003£4k"This Association Provide A Range Of Support Services And Educational/Leisure Activities. The Grant Will Pay For Them To Take Members On Two"

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GO HELP ASIA TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HAVERING ASIAN SOCIAL AND WELFARE ASSOCIATION£202k—0unclear—no doubt
GO HELP ASIA TRUST FY2025£265k—0within—no doubt
HAMPSTEAD COMMUNITY ACTION LIMITED FY2025£421k—0below—noted
LANGTON GREEN COMMUNITY SPORTS ASSOCIATION LTD. FY2025£272k—0above—no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025£834k—0unclear—no doubt
WELLINGBOROUGH DISTRICT HINDU ASSOCIATION FY2025£268k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.