ASHAR (BRINGING HOPE)

Charity Number: 1163732
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To promote and preserve good mental health by providing therapeutic counselling and psychological well-being services exploring emotional, psychological and spiritual well-being to groups and individuals within the Lancashire, Shropshire and Mid Wales regions.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £46,442
Total expenditure: £52,413

Total income includes £25,000 from 1 government grant(s)

People

3 Trustee(s)

5 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Gwynedd
  • Lancashire
  • Powys
  • Shropshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 September 2015: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • ASHAR (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • 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
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
KEITH FANTHAM Chair 25 September 2015
None on record
Lisa Haskett Trustee 12 September 2023
None on record
Helen Hotchkiss Trustee 31 August 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £13.19k £13.79k £50.19k £9.96k £46.44k
Total expenditure £16.19k £10.00k £14.15k £38.78k £52.41k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £37.20k N/A £25.00k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 28 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 28 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 26 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 26 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 25 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 25 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 07 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 07 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 27 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 27 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - Foundation Registered 25 Sep 2015

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD MENTAL HEALTH BY PROVIDING THERAPEUTIC COUNSELLING SERVICES TO GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE SHROPSHIRE AND MID WALES REGIONS.

Contact information

Address:
St Thomas's Church
St Thomas Vicarage
80 Devonshire Road
FY3 8AE
Phone:
07531391812
Email:
office@ashar.org.uk
Website:

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