UK FRIENDS OF UNIQUE HOME (PUNJAB)

Registered charity 1127531 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To raise funds for the management and promotion of an institution known as The Unique Home in India. The aim of that institution is to provide moral, social, cultural and economic uplift of orphaned/abandoned children without distinction of caste, creed or religion.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH AMONGST ORPHAN CHILDREN IN INDIA IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE TO THE BHAI GHANAYYA JICHARITABLE TRUST REGISTERED IN INDIA KNOWN AS THE UNIQUE HOME.

Area of benefit: INDIA

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£72k
Latest spending
£211k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves fell to £50,501 due to net outgoing resources of £138,825, primarily driven by a £201,475 grant to the Unique Home in India. Per the trustees' report, this reserve level remains above the stated policy target of £15,000 to £30,000, representing between 12 and 24 months of annual expenditure. The charity relies on voluntary donations and direct debit contributions, with no trading subsidiaries or pension deficits disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between 12 and 24 months of the resources expended annually. This equates to £15,000 to £30,000 in free reserves. (held: £51k)
“free reserves, held by the charity should be between 12 and 24 months of the resources expended annually. This equates to £15,000 to £30,000 in free reserves.”
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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — UK Friends of Unique Home (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: India · Leicester City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£72k£211k
31/03/2024£42k£15k
31/03/2023£35k£12k
31/03/2022£34k£4k
31/03/2021£28k£5k

Common questions

Is UK FRIENDS OF UNIQUE HOME (PUNJAB) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves fell to £50,501 due to net outgoing resources of £138,825, primarily driven by a £201,475 grant to the Unique Home in India. Per the trustees' report, this reserve level remains above the stated policy target of £15,000 to £30,000, representing between 12 and 24 months of annual expenditure. The charity relies on voluntary donations and direct debit contributions, with no trading subsidiaries or pension deficits disclosed. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.