THE HEALTH FORUM

Registered charity 1151980 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BME HEALTH FORUM

The BME Health Forum is a local charity governed by a partnership of statutory, voluntary and community organisations committed to reducing health inequalities and aims to reduce health inequalities and improve health and wellbeing outcomes for people from deprived communities and ensure that health and social care policies and service development are informed by the views of local communities.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £5,901 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £525,196 against total expenditure of £519,295. Per the trustees' report, accumulated unrestricted reserves stood at £117,561, which the trustees consider to be a satisfactory financial position. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed pension deficit.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Funders the charity credits

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

• NHS North West London Integrated Care Board — “NHS North West London Integrated Care Board - who fund the programme.” (source page)
• National Lottery — “This project is funded by the National Lottery and the initial programme ended in August 2025, however we have recently secured renewed fund…” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~2.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• HALALEH TAHERIchair
• ALISON Jane DEVLIN
• Abdul Aziz Toki
• David Murray Truswell
• EDWARD KAY KIU CHAN
• GLADYS Marion JUSU-SHERIFF · trustee of 1 other charity
• Kaveh Kalantari
• Zohra Davis

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

Operates in: City Of Westminster · Hammersmith And Fulham · Kensington And Chelsea

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

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