AZALEA

Charity number: 1126716
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Practical, emotional and spiritual support offered to to women sexually exploited through prostitution through weekly drop-in, outreach, and be-friending sessions.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Total income: £36,613
Total expenditure: £36,600

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
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Luton

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 November 2008: Standard registration
  • 06 November 2025: Removed (Amalgamated)
  • 06 November 2025: Funds transferred to 1190508 AZALEA
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • AZALEA (Working name)
  • DIGNITY FOR WOMEN (LUTON) (Previous 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
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2020 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024
Total gross income £418.78k £505.67k £414.28k £417.96k £36.61k
Total expenditure £360.04k £469.25k £388.48k £399.48k £36.60k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £15.00k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies N/A £221.57k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A £284.10k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Endowments N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Investment N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Legacies N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A £444.65k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A £24.60k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A £1.53k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A

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 July 2024 02 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 02 December 2024 On time
Annual return 31 July 2023 01 March 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 01 March 2024 On time
Annual return 31 July 2022 14 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 14 December 2022 On time
Annual return 31 July 2021 01 March 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 01 March 2022 On time
Annual return 31 July 2020 10 May 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 10 May 2021 On time
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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.

TRUST DEED DATED 16/10/2008 AS AMENDED ON 24/09/2013 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 21/11/2014

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE WELFARE OF PEOPLE WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THE SEX TRADE BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT SERVICES THAT MEET PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT. THE ADVANCEMENT OF CHRISTIANITY, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROMOTING HOSPITALITY, PRAYER AND SERVICE TOWARD PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE SEX TRADE, WITHIN CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES. THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE SEX TRADE BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND ADVICE FROM A CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE.

Area of benefit

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

LUTON. BEDFORDSHIRE.