YOU ASK WE RESPONDED (YAWR) SERVICES
To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people residing in Rotherham and the surrounding areas from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society in particular but not exclusively by the provision of a befriending service, advice, support and signposting to other relevant services.
Objects
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE RESIDING IN ROTHERHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF A BEFRIENDING SERVICE, ADVICE, SUPPORT AND SIGNPOSTING TO OTHER RELEVANT SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES.FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE, ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS); CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £46,518.50, increasing its total net assets to £125,194.86. Per the trustees' report, the organization remains financially stable and maintains prudent reserves to safeguard services, although it notes that demand for community wellbeing initiatives exceeds current capacity, requiring additional funding to continue and expand these activities.
What the accounts disclose
Year-over-year changes
- Going concern: going-concern doubt noted (FY2025) → no going-concern doubt (FY2026).
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
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- Nasreen Azizchair
- Azib Afzal
- Shazia Begum
- Shukria Begum Khan
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2026 | £198k | £151k |
| 31/03/2025 | £160k | £146k |
| 31/03/2024 | £175k | £174k |
| 31/03/2023 | £133k | £127k |
| 31/03/2022 | £133k | £97k |
Common questions
Is YOU ASK WE RESPONDED (YAWR) SERVICES financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £46,518.50, increasing its total net assets to £125,194.86. Per the trustees' report, the organization remains financially stable and maintains prudent reserves to safeguard services, although it notes that demand for community wellbeing initiatives exceeds current capacity, requiring additional funding to continue and expand these activities. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.