THE GIRLINGTON CENTRE
Registered charity 1194595 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GIRLINGTON ADVICE AND TRAINING CENTRE
The Girlington Centre is an inclusive community centre offering free legal advice on welfare benefits and immigration; activities that promote community development / cohesion; health and wellbeing activities for all ages
Objects
THE OBJECTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO SUCH PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN GIRLINGTON AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO): (A) TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF GIRLINGTON AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.(B) THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY IN GIRLINGTON BY PROVIDING ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY
The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.
Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing of resources of £30,833 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £953,930 to £947,972. Per the balance sheet, the charity holds unrestricted funds of £947,972 against current liabilities of £165,084, indicating a strong liquidity position with significant cash reserves.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: none
“Total income 463,495”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Policies the charity declares
In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.
- 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
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)
Cost of raising funds
£180
Reported reserves equal ~18.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (04/08/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Hamzah Khanchair · trustee of 2 other charities
- Adeeb Ahmed Awan
- Mohammad Salim
- Shazia Nisar
- Sohail Ali
- Zulfiqar Hussain
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bradford City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE GIRLINGTON CENTRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing of resources of £30,833 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £953,930 to £947,972. Per the balance sheet, the charity holds unrestricted funds of £947,972 against current liabilities of £165,084, indicating a strong liquidity position with significant cash reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
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