ASIAN SPORTS FOUNDATION
To promote community participation in healthy recreation by providing facilities for the playing of sports capable of improving health
Objects
THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (“OBJECTS”) ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF SPORTS CAPABLE OF IMPROVING HEALTH (“FACILITIES” IN THIS CLAUSE 3 MEANS LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND ORGANISING SPORTING ACTIVITIES);TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR SPORT, RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF SUCH PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN SPORT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY:- WORKING TOWARDS THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE;- PROMOTING THE PARTICIPATION AND INTEGRATION OF MEMBERS OF ETHNIC MINORITY MIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITIES IN SPORT;- ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY;- CONDUCTING OR COMMISSIONING RESEARCH ON EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY ISSUES AND PUBLISHING THE RESULTS TO THE PUBLIC; AND- PROMOTING ETHICAL STANDARDS OF CONDUCT AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW IN RELATION TO RACE RELATIONS AND RACIAL EQUALITY
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held £62,717 in total funds, comprising £55,000 in restricted funds and £7,717 in unrestricted reserves. Per the trustees' report, the unrestricted reserves are held to support future essential running costs, while the majority of reserves relate to the timing of lottery-funded projects. The trustees confirm there are no uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
What the accounts disclose
“There is a small amount (£7.717k) of unrestricted reserves carried forward to support future essential running costs of the charity.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 1
- Grant-making is its main activity
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 13/02/2024, 13 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 10732364
Company officers (Companies House)
- OSMAN, Zaynab Razak on trustee list
- AHMED, Imran Jameel Ejaz, Dr on trustee list
- SAPPAL, Pepi on trustee list
- JOHNS, Anglie on trustee list
- VERMA, Hamant on trustee list
- VORA, Chandni Kalpesh on trustee list
- INMAN, Janet Marie Ann on trustee list
- CORLASS, Paul James on trustee list
- PARNELL, Richard John
Trustees
- Chandni Vorachair
- Anglie Johns
- Dr Imran Jameel Ejaz Ahmed
- Hamant Verma
- Janet Marie Ann Inman
- Paul James Corlass
- Pepi Sappal
- Zaynab Razak Osman
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £66k | £19k |
| 31/03/2024 | £11k | £61k |
| 31/03/2023 | £174k | £157k |
| 31/03/2022 | £0 | £61k |
| 31/03/2021 | £150k | £73k |
Common questions
Is ASIAN SPORTS FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held £62,717 in total funds, comprising £55,000 in restricted funds and £7,717 in unrestricted reserves. Per the trustees' report, the unrestricted reserves are held to support future essential running costs, while the majority of reserves relate to the timing of lottery-funded projects. The trustees confirm there are no uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport England | 04/12/2024 | £359k | Capacity Resource and Sustainability |
| Sport England | 03/01/2023 | £24k | COVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Fund |
| Sport England | 17/03/2022 | £100k | COVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Fund |
| Sport England | 16/03/2021 | £63k | COVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Fund |
| Sport England | 14/09/2020 | £63k | COVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Fund |
| Sport England | 16/04/2018 | £100k | Bradford Activity Programme |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATION | 1 | £154k |
| JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £81k |
| EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £56k |
| PETER HARRISON FOUNDATION | 1 | £30k |
| THE PIERREPONT TRUST | 1 | £20k |
| THE LINDER FOUNDATION | 1 | £15k |
| THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION | 1 | £15k |
| THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £8k |
Charities like this
- COVENTRY ASIAN SPORTS FEDERATION
- OPPORTUNITY SPORTS FOUNDATION
- SOHAM AND DISTRICT SPORTS ASSOCIATION
- EASTBOURNE SAFFRONS SPORTS CLUB TRUST LIMITED
- RECREATION AND EASY ACCESS FOR DISABLED YOUTH
- ESSEX DISABLED SPORTS FOUNDATION
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASIAN SPORTS FOUNDATION | £66k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| COVENTRY ASIAN SPORTS FEDERATION | £161k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| OPPORTUNITY SPORTS FOUNDATION | £221k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SOHAM AND DISTRICT SPORTS ASSOCIATION | £268k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| EASTBOURNE SAFFRONS SPORTS CLUB TRUST LIMITED | £229k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| RECREATION AND EASY ACCESS FOR DISABLED YOUTH | £53k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |