EQUALITY AND INCLUSION PARTNERSHIP (EQUIP)
EQuIP provides a casework service tackling discrimination, specialises in community engagement, promotes diversity through the Equality Network and offers trainign and development to individuals, groups and organisations to support diversity and inclusion for all.
Objects
THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:A) THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF AGE, DISABILITY, GENDER REASSIGNMENT, MARRIAGE AND CIVIL PARTNERSHIP, PREGNANCY AND MATERNITY, RACE, RELIGION OR BELIEF, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION;B) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY;C) PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS;D) CONDUCTING OR COMMISSIONING RESEARCH ON EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY ISSUES AND PUBLISHING THE RESULTS TO THE PUBLIC;E) ADVANCING EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY OF OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £24,158 for the year, resulting in a reduction of total funds from £123,809 to £99,651. However, unrestricted reserves strengthened to £99,651, which is above the Board's policy target of approximately £57,000 (equivalent to three months of expenditure). The trustees confirm that liquidity remains sound with £95,742 in cash, enabling the charity to meet short-term obligations despite sector-wide financial pressures.
What the accounts disclose
“the Board has set a target reserves level equivalent to three months of the Charity's general expenditure. Based on this year's total expenditure of £229,348, this equates to a target reserve of approximately £57,000.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds 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
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (28/07/2019)
Trustees
- Benjamin David Smith
- Christopher David Bain
- KAILASH MISTRY
- KULVINDER SINGH DULAY
- Maninder Kaur Mangat
- Naveen Tangri
- YASEEN AHMEDABADI
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £205k | £229k |
| 31/03/2024 | £257k | £215k |
| 31/03/2023 | £169k | £250k |
| 31/03/2022 | £238k | £164k |
| 31/03/2021 | £279k | £191k |
Common questions
Is EQUALITY AND INCLUSION PARTNERSHIP (EQUIP) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £24,158 for the year, resulting in a reduction of total funds from £123,809 to £99,651. However, unrestricted reserves strengthened to £99,651, which is above the Board's policy target of approximately £57,000 (equivalent to three months of expenditure). The trustees confirm that liquidity remains sound with £95,742 in cash, enabling the charity to meet short-term obligations despite sector-wide financial pressures. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/05/2023 | £10k | Windrush 75 in Warwickshire |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/01/2019 | £9k | Civil Rights for All |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| MOTABILITY | 1 | £887k |
| Young K&C | 1 | £275k |
| BAKER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £267k |
| BARNWOOD TRUST | 1 | £164k |
| HIGHWAY ONE TRUST | 1 | £25k |
| The Seafarers' Charity (King George's Fund for Sailors) | 1 | £20k |
| THE I T F SEAFARERS TRUST | 1 | £20k |
| THE HARRY & MARY FOUNDATION | 1 | £19k |
Charities like this
- INCLUSION GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- DIVERSITY VOICE
- FIFTY THREE TWO
- WELLSPRINGS TOGETHER
- I EXIST TOO
- EQUALITY TOGETHER
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUALITY AND INCLUSION PARTNERSHIP (EQUIP) | £205k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| INCLUSION GLOUCESTERSHIRE | £1.0m | — | 0 | no_policy | — | no doubt |
| DIVERSITY VOICE | £407k | £60,001 - £70,000 | 1 | below | — | no doubt |
| FIFTY THREE TWO | £139k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WELLSPRINGS TOGETHER | £148k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| I EXIST TOO | £100k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |