SMART CITIZENS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
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FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION BY WORKING WITH PEOPLE IN SPARKHILL WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SEX, RELIGION, BELIEF OR CREED (IN PARTICULAR WOMEN IN THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY) IN PARTICULAR BY: A) RELIEVING THEIR NEEDS AND PREVENTING THEM FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED; B) ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY AND ACHIEVE THEIR POTENTIAL THROUGH DEVELOPING THEIR CAPACITIES AND SKILLS;C) PROMOTING AND PROTECTING THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTHD) PROMOTING THEIR EDUCATION; AND E) INCREASING THEIR EFFECTIVE PARTICIPATION WITHIN THE WIDER COMMUNITY.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £4,626 at the end of the financial year, derived from total incoming resources of £158,466 against total expenditure of £157,905. The trustees report a good year in terms of donations and envisage that regular funding will continue for the foreseeable future. No specific reserves policy target is stated in the document to compare against these actual figures.
What the accounts disclose
“Venue Hire- Charity Work 54,556”
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
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- MUSARAT SHUKAT MUGHAL
- Muhammad Fajyan Khan
- Musarat Nazir Mrs
- UMER SHAHBAZ
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £158k | £158k |
| 31/03/2024 | £139k | £87k |
| 31/03/2023 | £34k | £34k |
| 31/03/2022 | £172k | £172k |
| 31/03/2021 | £64k | £113k |
Common questions
Is SMART CITIZENS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £4,626 at the end of the financial year, derived from total incoming resources of £158,466 against total expenditure of £157,905. The trustees report a good year in terms of donations and envisage that regular funding will continue for the foreseeable future. No specific reserves policy target is stated in the document to compare against these actual figures. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds SMART CITIZENS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SMART CITIZENS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £2k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 02/06/2023 | £10k | Food for Everyone |
| UK government | 11/08/2020 | £10k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE ADDERSTONE FOUNDATION | 1 | £1.2m |
| BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH | 1 | £183k |
| YESHIVAS LUBAVITCH MANCHESTER | 1 | £20k |
| THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £12k |
| BOOST CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £7k |
| DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND | 1 | £5k |
| THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST | 1 | £1k |
Charities like this
- CARDIFF AND VALE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
- YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM
- As-Siraj Trust
- The Sultans Fund
- PUBLISH WHAT YOU FUND
- THE PURI FOUNDATION
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMART CITIZENS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | £158k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CARDIFF AND VALE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU | £4.9m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM | £834k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| As-Siraj Trust | £807k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| The Sultans Fund | £514k | Under £60,000 | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| PUBLISH WHAT YOU FUND | £781k | £80,001 - £90,000 | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |