BLACK HEALTH INITIATIVE (BHI)

Charity number: 1053247
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

BHI exists to primarily work with Dual heritage, African and African Caribbean Communities as well as other marginalised groups in addressing and challenging inequalities in health. Mission Statement: BHI aims to develop interventions that enable service users to make positive lifestyle choices in relation to their health and well-being.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £200,831
Total expenditure: £190,779

Total income includes £43,000 from 1 government grant(s)

People

4 Trustee(s)

10 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Leeds City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 February 1996: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • BHI-BLACK HEALTH INITIATIVE (Working name)
  • BCAT - THE BLACK HEALTH INITIATIVE (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
SOFYANAH RAMZAN Chair
None on record
Stuart Bailey Trustee 01 April 2023
PATH (YORKSHIRE) LTD
Received: On time
NAZARENE ACTIVE Trustee 23 June 2011
None on record
IRMA HEYLIGER OBE Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £265.13k £159.11k £419.79k £318.54k £200.83k
Total expenditure £218.21k £168.98k £390.54k £201.79k £190.78k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £75.70k £66.95k £120.78k £92.22k £43.00k

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 2025 28 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 28 December 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 14 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 14 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 10 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 10 December 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 30 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 30 October 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 28 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 28 January 2022 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 05/02/1996 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24/07/1997 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24/10/1998 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/11/1999 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 14/09/2003 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 14/11/2008

Charitable objects

1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PERSONS BORN IN AFRICA, INDIA, PAKISTAN, BANGLADESH OR THE ISLANDS OF THE CARIBBEAN OR THE DESCENDANTS OF SUCH PERSONS 2. TO ADVANCE AND PROMOTE THE GOOD HEALTH OF SUCH PERSONS IN PARTICULAR WITH RELATION TO HIV/AIDS AND RELATED ISSUES AND ILLNESSES 3. TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE HIV AND ITS RELATED ILLNESSES, THEIR PARTNERS AND FAMILIES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, COUNSELLING AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Ground Floor Suite 3
Call House Business Centre
Enfield Street
Leeds
LS7 1RF
Phone:
01133070300
Email:
admin@blackhealthinitiative.org
Website:

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