SAATHI HOUSE
Promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of the community and in particular the advancement of education, protection of health and the provision of facilities in the interest of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for such communities
Objects
1. TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION (PARTICULARLY IN METROPOLITAN DISTRICTS OF THE UK) AND IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH COMMUNITIES; AND2. THE RELIEF AND PREVENTION OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SUFFERING, IN THE UK AND ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO COUNTRIES OF THE DEVELOPING WORLD, ACTING ALONE OR IN ASSOCIATION WITH OTHERS, BY PROVIDING GRANTS, EDUCATION, TRAINING, RESIDENTIAL COURSES, ACCOMMODATION AND ALL NECESSARY SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE, WITH THE ULTIMATE AIM OF ENABLING INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND STAND ON THEIR OWN TWO FEET.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £497,010, up from £477,543 the previous year, driven by a net income of £19,467. The charity holds no restricted funds at year-end, having expended all incoming restricted resources on charitable activities. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and accounts accorded with those records, with no matters requiring further attention.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 9
- Government income: £218,450 — contracts £218,450 (8); 73% of the £298,399 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 20
- Government income: £200,333 — contracts £70,000 (3), grants £130,333 (5); 73% of the £275,442 total gross income on the same return
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 5
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- CAROL LYNDON
- Elsa Zenatti-Daniels
- Helga Edstrom
- Mashkura Begum
- Nabila Mahboob
- Shaid Parveen
- Shaista Mukadam
- Shajia Rahman
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £298k | £279k |
| 31/03/2024 | £275k | £220k |
| 31/03/2023 | £199k | £210k |
| 31/03/2022 | £143k | £180k |
| 31/03/2021 | £172k | £145k |
Common questions
Is SAATHI HOUSE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £497,010, up from £477,543 the previous year, driven by a net income of £19,467. The charity holds no restricted funds at year-end, having expended all incoming restricted resources on charitable activities. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and accounts accorded with those records, with no matters requiring further attention. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds SAATHI HOUSE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SAATHI HOUSE as a grant recipient include THE BARROW CADBURY TRUST, SMALLWOOD TRUST, CIVIC POWER FUND, NFL FOUNDATION UK, W F SOUTHALL TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE BARROW CADBURY TRUST | FY2026 | £50k | Step Up: Women Delivering Civic Change |
| SMALLWOOD TRUST | FY2025 | £20k | |
| CIVIC POWER FUND | FY2023 | £17k | Immigration Rights, Racial Justice, Gender Justice |
| CIVIC POWER FUND | FY2024 | £16k | |
| NFL FOUNDATION UK | FY2024 | £12k | |
| W F SOUTHALL TRUST | FY2025 | £5k | Social Action |
| THE DULVERTON TRUST | FY2023 | £5k | Community cohesion and intergenerational relationship building through a storytelling project. |
| THE SAINTBURY TRUST | FY2023 | £2k | Childhood & Youth |
| THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £2k | Care and Social Welfare |
| THE ROUGHLEY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £2k | Special Needs |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 10/09/2026 | £20k | Saathi House Snacks |
| Sport England | 26/06/2025 | £8k | Saathi Sports |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 24/10/2024 | £233k | Saathi House – Improving Financial Sustainability and Robustness |
| Sport England | 19/01/2024 | £13k | Saathi House Sports |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/12/2022 | £9k | Leadership and Soft Skills For Women |
| Sport England | 14/10/2022 | £9k | Jubilee Fund - Saathi House Sports |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/09/2021 | £5k | Coffee Morning Revival |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/07/2021 | £10k | Garden Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 29/05/2020 | £10k | Sewing Together Online – Digital Inclusion during Covid19 |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 29/11/2016 | £44k | "Legacy created by Saathi House" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/05/2016 | £9k | Women’s focus on health |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 11/07/2007 | £490k | Womens Development & Health |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 27/07/2006 | £10k | Healthy Aston |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH) | 1 | £292k |
| PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUND | 1 | £5k |
| SIR HARRY PILKINGTON FUND | 1 | £4k |
| MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £3k |
| THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST | 1 | £3k |
| SSP FOUNDATION | 1 | £500 |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAATHI HOUSE | £298k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SOLI AND LEAH KELATY FAMILY TRUST FUND | £122k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SAHIR HOUSE | £607k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| PUNJABI COMMUNITY CENTRE SWINDON | £93k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| The House | £51k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HOUSE OF EL-SHADDAI INTERNATIONAL | £100k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |