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ASHAR (BRINGING HOPE)

Registered charity 1163732 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ASHAR

To promote and preserve good mental health by providing therapeutic counselling and psychological well-being services exploring emotional, psychological and spiritual well-being to groups and individuals within the Lancashire, Shropshire and Mid Wales regions.

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Latest income
£32k
Latest spending
£33k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource deficit of £1,216 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £6,054 to £4,838. The trustees aim to maintain free reserves sufficient for day-to-day running, with unrestricted reserves currently standing at £4,838. No specific reserves policy target amount or duration is explicitly stated in the document.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to supplement the day to day running of the Charity (held: £5k)
“The Trustees aim to maintain free reserves at a level sufficient to supplement the day to day running of the Charity.” — page 4
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

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

Operates in: Gwynedd · Lancashire · Powys · Shropshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£32k£33k
31/03/2024£46k£52k
31/03/2023£10k£39k
31/03/2022£50k£14k
31/03/2021£14k£10k

Common questions

Is ASHAR (BRINGING HOPE) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource deficit of £1,216 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £6,054 to £4,838. The trustees aim to maintain free reserves sufficient for day-to-day running, with unrestricted reserves currently standing at £4,838. No specific reserves policy target amount or duration is explicitly stated in the document. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ASHAR (BRINGING HOPE)?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ASHAR (BRINGING HOPE) as a grant recipient include THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£37kGeneral Fund