RIGHTS & EQUALITY SANDWELL
Supporting Communities in Sandwell
Objects
THE COMPANY’S OBJECTS ARE PRINCIPALLY (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT:-1.1. TO WORK TOWARDS THE ELIMINATION OF UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION. TO PROMOTE EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY AND GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT GROUPS UNDER EACH OF THE PROTECTED CHARACTERISTICS AS SET OUT IN THE EQUALITY ACT 2010 IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHIN AND ACROSS PUBLIC, PRIVATE, VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY SECTORS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £27,452 against a trustee-stated ideal policy target of six months of expenditure. The trustees note concerns regarding future funding levels and state that the charity's ability to continue is dependent on securing further funding from different funders.
What the accounts disclose
“The trustees consider that the ideal level of reserves is 6 months.” — page 5
“However there are some concerns over the future level of funds held and the expected level of income. The charity has recently been successful with a funding bid and have asked for further funding to support the overheads from different funders. The future ability of the charity is dependent on being successful in obtaining more funding moving forwards.” — page 13
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management 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: 6
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 5
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 3
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2024 (received 24/04/2025, 83 days after the 31/01/2025 due date); year ending 31/03/2023 (received 23/04/2025, 448 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).
Trustees
- Ann Elizabeth Llewellyn
- Nargis Bostan
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £105k | £78k |
| 31/03/2024 | £36k | £35k |
| 31/03/2023 | £11k | £33k |
| 31/03/2022 | £8k | £86k |
| 31/03/2021 | £164k | £188k |
Common questions
Is RIGHTS & EQUALITY SANDWELL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £27,452 against a trustee-stated ideal policy target of six months of expenditure. The trustees note concerns regarding future funding levels and state that the charity's ability to continue is dependent on securing further funding from different funders. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 21/03/2024 | £20k | Inspire Growth and Hope |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/11/2022 | £34k | Making Voices matter differently |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 07/01/2022 | £10k | Voices of Colour |
| UK government | 19/08/2020 | £78k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/05/2019 | £10k | Empowering Women |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 31/03/2014 | £78k | "'where's our spake gone?' investigation into the journey of the black country dialect" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 06/01/2014 | £1k | Travelling to Success |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/11/2008 | £247k | Tackling racism amongst adolescents:A route to greater well-being and cohes |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 26/11/2007 | £193k | Promoting Support Strategies in Education for Black British and Dual Herita |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 13/05/2005 | £109k | Community Justice Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 13/05/2005 | £109k | Advice and Support Relating to Housing Initiatives |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 31/08/2004 | £112k | Work to Regenerate the Community |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| WALCOT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | 1 | £100k |
| THE NISBET TRUST | 1 | £45k |
| THE GRIMMITT TRUST | 1 | £7k |
| THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £6k |
| THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £4k |
| THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £4k |
Charities like this
- ST. GILES CHARITY ESTATES
- SANDWELL HOMELESS AND RESETTLEMENT PROJECT LIMITED
- THE STOCKWELL PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
- STAND AGAINST RACISM & INEQUALITY
- PUBLISH WHAT YOU FUND
- SANDWELL DEAF COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIGHTS & EQUALITY SANDWELL | £105k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |
| ST. GILES CHARITY ESTATES | £1.0m | — | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SANDWELL HOMELESS AND RESETTLEMENT PROJECT LIMITED | £566k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE STOCKWELL PARTNERSHIP LIMITED | £296k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |
| STAND AGAINST RACISM & INEQUALITY | £994k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| PUBLISH WHAT YOU FUND | £781k | £80,001 - £90,000 | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |