SECOND CHANCE
General Charitable Purposes and Education/trainingEconomic/community Development/employmentHuman Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or DiversityRecreationWhoChildren/young PeopleElderly/old PeopleOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankindHowProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information
Objects
THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH PEOPLE IN LEICESTER WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR ETHNIC ORIGIN, GENDER, RELIGION AND CULTURAL TRADITIONS (IN PARTICULAR, WOMEN FROM THE BME COMMUNITY) TO PROMOTE THEIR SELF-ESTEEM, MENTAL HEALTH AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY BY: A. PROVIDING SOCIAL ACTIVITIES THAT RELIEVE LONELINESS, DEPRESSION AND ISOLATION; AND IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH TO ENABLE THE WOMEN FROM THE BME COMMUNITY TO BE SOCIALLY ENGAGED AND PARTICIPATE MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THE WIDER COMMUNITY; B. PROVIDING INFORMATION REGARDING VARIOUS SOCIAL AND FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES AVAILABLE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND ENABLE THE WOMEN TO MAXIMISE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGAGING WITH THE SERVICE PROVIDERS TO HAVE THEIR NEEDS ADEQUATELY SERVED. C. PROVIDING WORKSHOPS AND SUPPORT ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS AND IMPROVE THEIR CONFIDENCE AND SELF-ESTEEM AND THEREFORE GIVE THEM THE ABILITY TO ENGAGE FULLY WITH EVERYBODY IN THE SOCIETY”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 65
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 40
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 50
- Grant-making is its main activity
Trustees
- Ayesha Acharya
- BIBI AMENA PARKER
- Dr Fatihiya Saad
- Haafeza Laheri
- RAZIA SULEMAN
- Rumbidzai Praise Mugari
- SADA GASLEY CHILD CARE
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £347 | £161 |
| 31/12/2024 | £328 | £153 |
| 31/12/2023 | £373 | £2k |
| 31/12/2022 | £2k | £25 |
| 31/12/2021 | £2k | £31 |
Common questions
Who funds SECOND CHANCE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SECOND CHANCE as a grant recipient include THE ARISAIG PARTNERS FOUNDATION, E B M CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BAND TRUST, PRATHAM UK, THE 29TH MAY 1961 CHARITY.
Known funders
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Rock Foundation | 08/07/2003 | £67k | Grant awarded to Second Chance (Northumberland) |