SMETHWICK ASRA LIMITED

Registered charity 519620 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SMETHWICK ASRA, THE SMETHWICK ASRA PROJECT

The principal activity is the provision of health and care services to all needy, elderly, disabled and families particularly but not exclusively of the Asian origin, in the West Midlands area. As an ancillary, assistance is also given on appropriate housing, social, recreational and educational matters.

Objects

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE TO PROMOTE:- I. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS BY PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING ACCOMMODATION FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE (PARTICULARLY ELDERLY PEOPLE OF ASIAN ORIGIN OR DESCENT) RESIDENT IN SMETHWICK AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF WHO ARE EXPERIENCING PERSONAL HOUSING AND SOCIAL DIFFICULTIES; II. THE MAINTENANCE IMPROVEMENT AND ADVANCEMENT

Area of benefit: SMETHWICK AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £74,641 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income increasing to £1,396,859. Free reserves stood at £344,236, and the trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Malcolm Willcox & Co. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Quality Commission. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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
• Investment
• 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

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 02173760

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• LLEWELLYN, Ann Elizabeth — director, appointed 06/01/2026not on trustee list
• PARVEZ, Javed — director, appointed 02/12/2025not on trustee list
• MEHRA, Sangeeta — director, appointed 01/05/2008on trustee list
• SALIM, Mohammed — director, appointed 01/05/2008on trustee list

Official officers record.

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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Smethwick Asra Limited — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 20/12/2021.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~3.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

• ASRA - Smethwick: Good (12/02/2022) · CQC record

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANN LLEWELLYN
• Javed Parvez
• MOHAMMED SALIM
• SANGEETA MEHRA

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Dudley · Sandwell · Walsall

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with INDIVIDUAL CARE SERVICES.

• INDIVIDUAL CARE SERVICES income £7.0m
• Caring for Communities and People income £13.0m
• MUSHKIL AASAAN LIMITED income £2.9m
• RUTLAND HOUSE COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED income £1.5m
• VAUXHALL NEIGHBOURHOOD COUNCIL LIMITED income £362k
• MID WARWICKSHIRE SOCIETY FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND ADULTS income £1.6m

Side by side with its peers

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