ROSHNI (BIRMINGHAM)
Registered charity 1167262 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The main activities for the year is to continue to focus upon the promotion and education of services against domestic violence. Roshni provides Safe, Temporary Emegency Accommodation to South Asian women and their children. Roshni is the only specialist refuge in Birmingham.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved an overall surplus of £25,114 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted and restricted funds amounting to £210,463. The trustees' report notes that the charity endeavours to maintain reserves sufficient to cover six months of expenditure, and the actual reserves held were above the designated reserves of £92,021. Per the independent examiner's report, no matters were identified that would cause concern regarding the financial statements or accounting records.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: six months of expenditure (held: £210k)
“Roshni endeavours to maintain reserves at a level sufficient to cover 6 months expenditure.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- SAHAJPAL, Ravjinder Kaur — director, appointed 16/01/2023on trustee list
- SIDHU, Parminder Kaur — director, appointed 16/01/2023on trustee list
- KARWAL, Bandhana — director, appointed 28/04/2022on trustee list
- LESTER, Shain — director, appointed 20/02/2020not on trustee list
- RAMZAN, Nargis — director, appointed 31/10/2018on trustee list
- MOULTON, Richard — director, appointed 15/02/2018on trustee list
Official officers record.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · 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 (58% 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).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (24/11/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Bandhana Karwal
- Nargis Ramzan
- Parminder Kaur Sidhu
- RICHARD MOULTON
- Ravjinder kaur Sahajpal
- Zaheera Mukadam
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Birmingham City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ROSHNI (BIRMINGHAM) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved an overall surplus of £25,114 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted and restricted funds amounting to £210,463. The trustees' report notes that the charity endeavours to maintain reserves sufficient to cover six months of expenditure, and the actual reserves held were above the designated reserves of £92,021. Per the independent examiner's report, no matters were identified that would cause concern regarding the financial statements or accounting records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds ROSHNI (BIRMINGHAM)?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ROSHNI (BIRMINGHAM) as a grant recipient include SMALLWOOD TRUST, ROSA FUND, GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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