ROSHNI

Charity number: 509368
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The main activities for the year is to continue to focus upon the promotion and education of services against domestic violence. Roshni provides Safe, Temporary Emegency Accommodation to South Asian women and their children. Roshni is the only specialist refuge in Birmingham.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2019

Total income: £321,408
Total expenditure: £254,904

Fundraising

This charity raises funds from the public but does not work with professional fundraisers or commercial participators.

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:
  • Accommodation/housing
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Birmingham City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 November 1979: Standard registration
  • 24 November 2021: Removed (Funds transferred (incor))
  • 24 November 2021: Funds transferred to 1167262 ROSHNI (BIRMINGHAM)
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • LINK HOUSE COUNCIL (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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 31/03/2016 31/03/2017 31/03/2018 31/03/2019 31/12/2019
Total gross income £303.39k £343.52k £251.95k £321.41k £321.41k
Total expenditure £288.48k £323.83k £292.92k £254.90k £254.90k
Income from government contracts £0 £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £16.97k £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 December 2020 Not submitted
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not submitted
Annual return 31 December 2019 05 February 2021 97 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 05 February 2021 97 days late
Annual return 31 March 2019 26 February 2020 26 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2019 26 February 2020 26 days late
Annual return 31 March 2018 31 January 2019 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2018 31 January 2019 On time

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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 30 AUGUST 1979 AS AMENDED 12 SEPTEMBER 1991, 6 APRIL 1995 AND 22 NOVEMBER 2006 AS AMENDED ON 12 OCT 2016

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE ORGANISATION ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED IN THE COMMUNITY, AND IN PARTICULAR WOMEN WHO ARE VULNERABLE DUE TO LANGUAGE AND ISOLATION, TO ENABLE THEM TO UTILISE A MAXIMUM RANGE OF OPTIONS AND ACHIEVE THE ABILITY TO DEFINE AND MEET THEIR NEEDS THEMSELVES, BOTH WITH THE AIM OF IMPROVING THEIR SOCIAL WELFARE AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN SOCIETY. IN PURSUANCE OF THIS OBJECT, ROSHNI WILL UNDERTAKE ANY TASKS WHICH ARE RELEVANT AND THESE MAY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: - PROVISION OF EMERGENCY ACCOMMODATION FOR WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN WITH OUR MAIN FOCUS ON WOMEN FROM THE SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY (INCLUDING INDIA, PAKISTAN, BANGLADESH, SRI LANKA, AFGHANISTAN, BURMA, BHUTAN, IRAN, MALDIVES, MYANMAR, MAURITIUS, NEPAL AND TIBET) AND GIRLS (OF 16 YEARS AND OVER). - PROVISION OF A COUNSELLING AND FAMILY ADVICE SERVICE. - EDUCATION AND WELFARE SERVICES. - HEALTHCARE. - PARTICIPATION IN PROJECTS FOR WOMEN.

Area of benefit

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

BIRMINGHAM AND THE WEST MIDLANDS