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

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.

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

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.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Manchester City · Salford City · Trafford

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government02/12/2020£24kDCMS VSCE CMC Covid Funding
One Manchester01/12/2020£5kMultilingual advice project
UK government28/09/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
UK government03/07/2020£22kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund14/12/2018£171kPathway 2 Prosperity
The National Lottery Community Fund10/06/2015£10kDisparity Reducing Complementary Therapies Project (DR-CTs Project)
The National Lottery Community Fund23/04/2008£9kSAATH Activity Project - South Asian's Access To Healthy Activity Project

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ETHNIC HEALTH FORUM£253k—0within—no doubt
ETHNIC HEALTH FORUM FY2025£253k—0unclear—no doubt
FITMUMS AND FRIENDS FY2025£277k—0unclear—no doubt
BECOME UNITED FY2026£252k—0unclear—no doubt
HAMARA HEALTHY LIVING CENTRE FY2025£2.6m—0above—no doubt
AFGHAN EKTA CULTURAL/RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2024£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.