DIYYA
Promote social inclusion for the public benefit providing people in particular women and their families in light and the surrounding areas who are excluded on the grounds of their sex, race, or ethnic origin. purpose being to assist them to integrate into society. To improve the quality of their lives by providing recreational and leisure time activities and facilities.
Objects
FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO:3.1 PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE, IN PARTICULAR WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN LYE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SEX, RACE OR ETHNIC ORIGIN, FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. 3.2 PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE FOR WHOM THE FACILITIES ARE PROVIDED.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held £78,704 in cash reserves at year-end, comprising £62,016 in restricted grant funding and £16,688 in unrestricted funds. Per the trustees' report, the principal source of income was grant funding, with modest additional income generated through nominal charges and membership contributions. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the financial statements.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- 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
- Volunteer management
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (08/06/2020)
Trustees
- Halima Sadiachair
- Aksah Azad
- Gabriela Mihai
- Nadia Shahid
- Stacey Knowles
- Tahira Fawad
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £197k | £194k |
| 31/03/2024 | £220k | £142k |
| 31/03/2023 | £44k | £64k |
| 31/03/2022 | £114k | £114k |
| 31/03/2021 | £81k | £73k |
Common questions
Is DIYYA financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held £78,704 in cash reserves at year-end, comprising £62,016 in restricted grant funding and £16,688 in unrestricted funds. Per the trustees' report, the principal source of income was grant funding, with modest additional income generated through nominal charges and membership contributions. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the financial statements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 30/04/2026 | £243k | DIYYA Connect: Uniting Communities |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 14/06/2024 | £20k | Empower |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 24/02/2023 | £10k | Girls Connect Group |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 30/09/2022 | £208k | DIYYA |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/07/2021 | £10k | Ladies Saheli (Friendship) Group |
| UK government | 26/05/2021 | £19k | ALB-Sport England-Improvements to Lye Community Centre |
| UK government | 22/06/2020 | £10k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 05/10/2018 | £10k | DIYYA Community Asset Transfer Project |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| MOTABILITY | 1 | £887k |
| Young K&C | 1 | £275k |
| GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION | 1 | £200k |
| BARNWOOD TRUST | 1 | £164k |
| TRUST FOR LONDON | 1 | £60k |
| THE FALCONER FAMILY TRUST | 1 | £25k |
| THE YOUNG BARNET FOUNDATION | 1 | £20k |
| MOONDANCE FOUNDATION | 1 | £20k |
Charities like this
- LEGACY IN THE COMMUNITY
- RESPONSE COMMUNITY PROJECTS (EARLS COURT) LIMITED
- INCLUSION GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- THE ROMANIAN AND EASTERN EUROPEAN HUB
- EQUALITY AND INCLUSION PARTNERSHIP (EQUIP)
- INTERAKT COMMUNITY
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIYYA | £197k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LEGACY IN THE COMMUNITY | £342k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| RESPONSE COMMUNITY PROJECTS (EARLS COURT) LIMITED | £112k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| INCLUSION GLOUCESTERSHIRE | £1.0m | — | 0 | no_policy | — | no doubt |
| THE ROMANIAN AND EASTERN EUROPEAN HUB | £264k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| EQUALITY AND INCLUSION PARTNERSHIP (EQUIP) | £205k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |