Farsi Action Foundation

Charity number: 1188157
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

-To relieve poverty and financial hardship amongst people of Afghanistan and Farsi-speaking immigrants living in England & Wales. -To preserve Faris/Persian culture and heritage. -The advancement of Education for public benefit amongst, but not exclusively, for women/girls, in Afghanistan. - For such other charitable purposes as the Trustees may think fit.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £39,296
Total expenditure: £24,044

People

3 Trustee(s)

23 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
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Afghanistan

Governance

Registration history:
  • 24 February 2020: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • FARSI ACTION FOUNDATION, FARSI ACTION LINE (Working name)
  • TAJIK-FARSI ACTION FOUNDATION (Previous name)
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
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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
Karim Said LLB,MA Chair 07 August 2019
None on record
Ahmed Javed Qazizada BA Trustee 07 August 2019
None on record
Dr Farid Farjad Dr Trustee 07 August 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £18.04k £17.48k £16.88k £19.49k £39.30k
Total expenditure £13.00k £13.22k £17.61k £25.00k £24.04k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A 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 2024 14 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 Accounts not yet received
Annual return 31 December 2023 22 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2022 03 July 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2021 17 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 03 November 2021 3 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
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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 07 AUG 2019 as amended on 13 Sep 2022

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: 1 TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG PEOPLE OF AFGHANISTAN AND FARSI SPEAKING IMMIGRANTS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS , LIVING IN ENGLAND & WALES, BY PROVIDING INFORMATION AND ADVICE ON WELFARE AND FINANCE MATTERS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A TELEPHONE HELPLINE. 2 TO PRESERVE PERSIAN/FARSI CULTURE AND HERITAGE FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT,BY CONTINUING HISTORIC TRADITIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FOLK-DANCING, POETRY AND ANNUAL TRADITIONAL CELEBRATIONS, WITHIN THE PERSIAN-SPEAKING AND WIDER COMMUNITY. 3 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONGST, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, FOR WOMEN/GIRLS,IN AFGHANISTAN. TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS(GIRLS AND BOYS FROM DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES MAINLY IN REMOTE AND INACCESSIBLE PARTS OF AFGHANISTAN TO GET TO UNIVERSITIES THERE. 4 FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Contact information

Address:
Farsi Action Foundation
First Floor
Hill House
118 High Street
UXBRIDGE
Middlese
Phone:
02033704315
Email:
info@farsiactionfoundation.com
Website:

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