PERSIAN ADVICE BUREAU

Charity number: 1163147
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To provide assistance and advocacy to asylum seekers and refugees in the UK, women and children subject to domestic abuse, in particular, but not exclusively to Iranians and Farsi speakers. To provide support services, to advance them in life, and assist them with the adaption and integration within a new community. To promote Persian Culture and freedom of speech, particularly for Iranian women.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 04 April 2024

Total income: £293,352
Total expenditure: £205,357

Total income includes £249,008 from 1 government grant(s)

People

4 Trustee(s)

9 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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for another benefit.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 August 2015: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • PAB (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
FOUJON B NAINI Chair 06 January 2016
None on record
Aryan Chobin Trustee 31 March 2025
None on record
Atusa Tehrani Trustee 31 March 2021
None on record
FARANAK REZAZADEH GRAPHIC Trustee 06 January 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 04/04/2020 04/04/2021 04/04/2022 04/04/2023 04/04/2024
Total gross income £30.83k £77.38k £120.00k £173.00k £293.35k
Total expenditure £31.80k £28.48k £165.00k £104.00k £205.36k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A £16.00k N/A
Income from government grants N/A £25.00k £98.00k £152.00k £249.01k

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 04 April 2024 04 February 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 04 April 2024 04 February 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 04 April 2023 04 February 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 04 April 2023 04 February 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 04 April 2022 04 February 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 04 April 2022 04 February 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 04 April 2021 15 February 2022 11 days late
Accounts and TAR 04 April 2021 15 February 2022 11 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 04 April 2020 03 February 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 04 April 2020 03 February 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 14 Aug 2015

Charitable objects

TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS IN THE UK, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TO IRANIANS AND FARSI SPEAKERS (AFGHAN, TAJIK, KURDS, BALLOCH, AZERI) AND THEIR FAMILIES LIVING IN LONDON TO PROVIDE TRAINING FACILITIES AND SUPPORT SERVICES SO AS TO ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE AND ASSIST THEM WITH THE ADAPTION WITHIN A NEW COMMUNITY, WITH THE OBJECTS OF: - 1.PRESERVING AND PROTECTING THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH 2.ADVANCING THEIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING; 3.RELIEVING THEM FROM FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND UNEMPLOYMENT; 4.PROMOTING ART, CULTURE AND HERITAGE; AND 5.TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Area of benefit

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

LONDON

Contact information

Address:
54 Hendon lane
Finchley
London
N3 1TT
Phone:
020 8446 1716
Email:
info@persianadvicebureau.co.uk
Website:

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