ASHA NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE

Registered charity 1176934 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We promote the social integration of asylum seekers & refugees through:- skill development and volunteering opportunities- women's and men's groups- school admissions, homework clubs, educational trips, sport activities- destitution support- home visits and one to one supportWe also provide food and clothing for those who have no recourse to public funds/not allowed to work

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£497k
Latest spending
£420k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves stood at £213,425, which the trustees confirm is sufficient to meet operating costs for at least three months in line with their reserves policy. Total income for the year was £497,080 against total expenditure of £420,454, resulting in a net surplus and a healthy cash position of £341,051.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (72% of income)
“Funding from grants has accounted for 72% of income during this period” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £213k)
“Asha holds a Reserves Policy to maintain a sufficient level of reserves to enable normal operating activities to continue over a period of at least three months should a shortfall in income occur” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Asha North Staffordshire (matched by registered charity number).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Staffordshire · Stoke-on-trent City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£497k£420k
31/08/2024£453k£426k
31/08/2023£251k£319k
31/08/2022£271k£238k
31/08/2021£271k£246k

Common questions

Is ASHA NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves stood at £213,425, which the trustees confirm is sufficient to meet operating costs for at least three months in line with their reserves policy. Total income for the year was £497,080 against total expenditure of £420,454, resulting in a net surplus and a healthy cash position of £341,051. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ASHA NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ASHA NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE as a grant recipient include Community Foundation for Staffordshire and Shropshire, THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HILDEN CHARITABLE FUND.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Community Foundation for Staffordshire and ShropshireFY2024£27kMaterial Grant Payments
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£22k
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£22k
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£20kMigrants and Refugees
THE HILDEN CHARITABLE FUNDFY2022£5k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
A B Charitable Trust21/01/2026£25kA grant to Asha North Staffordshire
The National Lottery Community Fund31/07/2025£20kRhythms of Unity: Building Bridges through Drumming and Dance
A B Charitable Trust23/01/2025£22kA grant to Asha North Staffordshire
A B Charitable Trust19/08/2024£4kA grant to Asha North Staffordshire
A B Charitable Trust25/01/2024£22kA grant to Asha North Staffordshire
The National Lottery Community Fund12/01/2024£20kMen's Wellbeing Support
The National Lottery Community Fund11/08/2023£10kMH - Summer Fun
The National Lottery Community Fund27/07/2023£500kEarly Hope in Action
A B Charitable Trust07/10/2021£20kA grant to Asha North Staffordshire
A B Charitable Trust10/10/2019£15kA grant to Asha North Staffordshire
The National Lottery Community Fund24/05/2019£478kHope in Action - Refugees Early Connections
The National Lottery Community Fund09/08/2018£10kSport Together

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ASHA: A COMMUNITY OF HOPE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ASHA NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE£497k—0unclear—no doubt
ASHA: A COMMUNITY OF HOPE FY2024£223k—0unclear—no doubt
OPEN DOOR (NORTH EAST) FY2025£659k—0below—no doubt
NOTTINGHAM AND NOTTINGHAMSHIRE REFUGEE FORUM FY2025£1.5m—0within—no doubt
REFUGEE ROOTS FY2025£326k—0unclear—no doubt
REVIVE CIO FY2025£358k—0below—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.