ASIAN FAMILY COUNSELLING SERVICE

Registered charity 517595 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AFCS

Provides marital, family and individual counselling to the Asian community

Objects

(I) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AMONG PERSONS OF ASIAN ORIGIN AND PARTICULARLY AMONG SUCH PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ABOUT ALL ASPECTS OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS WITH A VIEW TO DEVELOPING PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND ENRICHING FAMILY LIFE AND (II) TO SAFEGAURD AND PROTECT THE GOOD HEALTH, BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL, OF ADULTS AND CHILDREN OF ASIAN ORIGIN AND PARTICULARLY OF SUCH PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND TO PREVENT HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS CAUSED BY THE BREAKDOWN OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £85,090 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a reduction of total funds from £202,885 to £117,795. Per the trustees' report, the charity faces significant financial challenges due to the cessation of government funding and rising demand, leading to redoubled fundraising efforts. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further disclosure, and the trustees declared that sufficient resources are held to meet fund restrictions.

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

What the accounts disclose

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
• 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
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Asian Family Counselling Service (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Fawzia Samad
• NINA TOLLER JP · trustee of 1 other charity
• RASHIDA PUNJA

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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• JCounselling Charity income £72k
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• TILEHOUSE COUNSELLING income £300k
• ANGLO ASIAN FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY income £66k
• ANCHOR-THE COUNSELLING PRACTICE income £363k
• COMMUNITY COUNSELLING income £48k

Side by side with its peers

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