ETHNIC HEALTH FORUM
- 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
Objects
1)TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE MINORITY ETHNIC COMMUNITIES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IN THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET THEIR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE NEEDS AND ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN THE LOCAL SOCIETY2)THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BYA)PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE.B)CONDUCTING OR COMMISSIONING RESEARCH ON EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY ISSUES IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL SCIENCES AND PUBLISHING THE RESULTS TO THE PUBLIC.C)CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY.3)THE PROMOTION OF RACIAL HARMONY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING TOWARDS THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SERVICES ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE, CULTURE, LANGUAGE AND RELIGION.4)THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY:A)THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES(THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING GROWTH AND REGENERATION IN HEALTH, SOCIAL CARE AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS "DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEET THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS")5 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF HEALTH, SOCIAL CARE AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT.
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.
What the accounts disclose
“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
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- 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
Funders the charity credits
- One manchester
- WEA -ESF
- Community Fund
- Good Things Foundation
- Big Life
- Manchester City Council
Trustees
- HAMID MAHMOOD ZAFAR
- USMAN AKRAM
- Zainab Yusuf
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
| 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 | 10/06/2015 | £10k | Disparity Reducing Complementary Therapies Project (DR-CTs Project) |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/04/2008 | £9k | SAATH Activity Project - South Asian's Access To Healthy Activity Project |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| MILLIMETRES 2 MOUNTAINS FOUNDATION CIO | 1 | — |
| PETER HARRISON FOUNDATION | 1 | £25k |
| TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £10k |
| THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITY | 1 | £3k |
Charities like this
- ETHNIC HEALTH FORUM
- FITMUMS AND FRIENDS
- BECOME UNITED
- HAMARA HEALTHY LIVING CENTRE
- AFGHAN EKTA CULTURAL/RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY CENTRE
- THE NEW CROFT FOUNDATION
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETHNIC HEALTH FORUM | £253k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| ETHNIC HEALTH FORUM | £253k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| FITMUMS AND FRIENDS | £277k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BECOME UNITED | £252k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HAMARA HEALTHY LIVING CENTRE | £2.6m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| AFGHAN EKTA CULTURAL/RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY CENTRE | £1.4m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |