ADHAR PROJECT

Registered charity 1121499 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

ADHAR is a pro-active charity providing support and case management to a number of BME people in Leicestershire and runs several groups that meet regularly to provide a range of leisure educational and therapeutic interventions. We work actively to promote independence and social inclusion. The focus is on empowering service users by providing advocacy counselling-CBT, information and recovery.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£303k
Latest spending
£358k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £54,390 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £303,143 against expenditure of £357,533. The trustees note that the charity has experienced difficulties in acquiring adequate funding and that its main source of funding from the Lottery will end in less than two years. Despite these challenges, the trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: National Lottery Community Fund (58% of income)
“National Lottery Community Fund - Learn 2 Recovery - 122,770”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months normal costs (held: £53k)
“The trustees aim to build sufficient reserves to enable them to maintain reserves in excess of six months "normal costs". The trustees estimate normal ongoing annual costs to be between £200,000 and £300,000.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Adhar Project (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £58k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Total income
£633k
Total spending
£296k
Reserves (reported)
£29k
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~1.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Leicester City · Leicestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£303k£358k
31/03/2024£365k£397k
31/03/2023£633k£296k
31/03/2022£378k£404k
31/03/2021£398k£327k

Common questions

Is ADHAR PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £54,390 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £303,143 against expenditure of £357,533. The trustees note that the charity has experienced difficulties in acquiring adequate funding and that its main source of funding from the Lottery will end in less than two years. Despite these challenges, the trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ADHAR PROJECT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ADHAR PROJECT as a grant recipient include THE CARLTON HAYES MENTAL HEALTH CHARITY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE CARLTON HAYES MENTAL HEALTH CHARITYFY2022£5k
THE CARLTON HAYES MENTAL HEALTH CHARITYFY2023£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund24/03/2023£498kMental Health Support and Recovery
The National Lottery Community Fund17/02/2022£96kADHAR PROJECT
The National Lottery Community Fund09/07/2021£10kConnecting with BAME people in need of mental health support
The National Lottery Community Fund26/11/2018£269kLearn to Recover
The National Lottery Community Fund15/10/2018£10kHealthy Gathering
The National Lottery Community Fund04/06/2014£10k'Be a Part of It.........'
The National Lottery Community Fund09/09/2005£5kcomplimentary therapy
The National Lottery Community Fund02/11/2004£99kProvision of mental health support and intervention.