ETHNIC HEALTH FORUM

Registered charity 1123223 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EHF

- ORGANISING HEALTH PROMOTION COMMUNITY PROJECTS- COORDINATING / FACILITATING WORKSHOPS ABOUT PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL ISSUES FOR VOLUNTARY & COMMUNITY SECTOR- DELIVERING COMMUNITY PROJECTS HELPING TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES - COORDINATING HEART HEALTHY - SELF HELP GROUP FOR SOUTH ASIAN MEN- JOB SEARCH SKILLS CLUB - EVERY FIRST THURSDAY OF MONTH

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Latest income

£253k

Latest spending

£230k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £60,952, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover approximately six months of unrestricted charitable expenditure. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £22,096 for the year, with total net assets increasing to £145,546. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts comply with applicable regulations and that no material matters required disclosure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately six months of unrestricted charitable expenditure (held: £61k)

“The trustees aim to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level that equates to approximately six months of unrestricted charitable expenditure.” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

HAMID MAHMOOD ZAFAR · trustee of 1 other charity
USMAN AKRAM · trustee of 1 other charity
Zainab Yusuf

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

Operates in: Manchester City · Salford City · Trafford

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/04/2025	£253k	£230k
30/04/2024	£212k	£199k
30/04/2023	£137k	£110k
30/04/2022	£146k	£136k
30/04/2021	£181k	£108k

Common questions

Is ETHNIC HEALTH FORUM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £60,952, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover approximately six months of unrestricted charitable expenditure. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £22,096 for the year, with total net assets increasing to £145,546. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts comply with applicable regulations and that no material matters required disclosure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	02/12/2020	£24k	DCMS VSCE CMC Covid Funding
One Manchester	01/12/2020	£5k	Multilingual advice project
UK government	28/09/2020	£10k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund
UK government	03/07/2020	£22k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund	14/12/2018	£171k	Pathway 2 Prosperity
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/04/2008	£9k	SAATH Activity Project - South Asian's Access To Healthy Activity Project