IRAQI WELFARE ASSOCIATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 15 October 1996
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
Latest income: £96,287
Latest expenditure: £161,655
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 85 York Street, LONDON, W1H 4QA

Website recorded by the regulator: www.iraqiwelfare.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The IWA Provides since 1991:* Free advice on All type of Benefits, Housing, Education, etc.* Free advice on Immigration and residency status in the UK* Family mediation and reconciliation * Children Camps and Social Family Gatherings* Free English Language, Training workshops and IT Courses* purchase & deliver clothes, presents and stationary to Orphans in Iraq

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 13 May 2026
Date Accounts Received: 13 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £96,287
Total Gross Expenditure: £161,655

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 30 May 2025
Date Accounts Received: 30 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £675,561
Total Gross Expenditure: £823,504

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 13 May 2024
Date Accounts Received: 13 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £792,827
Total Gross Expenditure: £809,954

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 21 June 2023
Date Accounts Received: 21 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,186,004
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,123,573

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 12 June 2022
Date Accounts Received: 12 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £994,847
Total Gross Expenditure: £914,450

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2026
Ar Received Date: 13 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £96,287
Total Gross Expenditure: £161,655
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £4,258
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 25

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2025
Ar Received Date: 30 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £675,561
Total Gross Expenditure: £823,504
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £26,739
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2024
Ar Received Date: 13 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £792,827
Total Gross Expenditure: £809,954
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £16,579
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 45

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2023
Ar Received Date: 21 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,186,004
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,123,573
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Contracts: 53270
Income From Government Grants: £32,845
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 25

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2022
Ar Received Date: 12 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £994,847
Total Gross Expenditure: £914,450
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Contracts: 12000
Income From Government Grants: £14,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 25

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2025
Ar Received Date: 30 May 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 637425
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 36403
Income Investments: 1733
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 675561
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £823,504
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 823504
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 9465
Expenditure Governance: 3998
Expenditure Support Costs: 97304
Expenditure Depreciation: 667
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £135,192
Assets Total Fixed: 2
Assets Own Use: 2
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £138,795
Assets Total Liabilities: £3,605
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £135,192
Creditors One Year Total Current: 3605
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £113,240
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 135192
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 135192
Count Employees: 7
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2024
Ar Received Date: 13 May 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 763756
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 27382
Income Investments: 1689
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 792827
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £809,954
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 809954
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 2000
Expenditure Governance: 6312
Expenditure Support Costs: 117342
Expenditure Depreciation: 995
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £283,135
Assets Total Fixed: 669
Assets Own Use: 669
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £289,085
Assets Total Liabilities: £6,619
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £283,135
Creditors One Year Total Current: 6619
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £117,795
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 283135
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 283135
Count Employees: 8
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2023
Ar Received Date: 21 June 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 1146931
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 32845
Income Investments: 3253
Income Other: 2975
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1186004
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £423,431
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £700,142
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1123573
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 1250
Expenditure Governance: 294237
Expenditure Support Costs: 294237
Expenditure Depreciation: 995
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £100,000
Assets Total Fixed: 1664
Assets Own Use: 1664
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £305,694
Assets Total Liabilities: £7,096
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £300,262
Creditors One Year Total Current: 7096
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £222,383
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 300262
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 300262
Count Employees: 8
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2022
Ar Received Date: 12 June 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 899822
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 87331
Income Investments: 6188
Income Other: 1506
Income Total Income And Endowments: 994847
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £3,698
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £743,640
Expenditure Other: 167112
Expenditure Total: 914450
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 78415
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 166933
Expenditure Depreciation: 1095
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 2659
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £150,000
Assets Total Fixed: 2659
Assets Own Use: 2659
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £241,567
Assets Total Liabilities: £6,395
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £237,831
Creditors One Year Total Current: 6395
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £236,567
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 237831
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 237831
Count Employees: 4
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Iraq
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 107
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Accommodation/housing

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 106
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Overseas Aid/famine Relief

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: IRAQI WELFARE ASSOCIATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1996-10-15T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 20 APRIL 1996 AS AMENDED 1 SEPTEMBER 1996
Charitable Objects: 1.TO RELIEVE POVERTY AMONGST THE IRAQI COMMUNITY,PARTICULARLY BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE AND INTERPRETING SERVICES TO IRAQI REFUGEES;2.TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF CLASSES AND TRAINING TO MEMBERS OF THE IRAQI COMMUNITY;3.TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND PROTECT AND PRESERVE PUBLIC HEALTH,PARTICULARLY BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE,TRANSLATION ASSISTANCE TO PATIENTS AND EDUCATIONAL CLASSES ON HEALTH ISSUES;4.TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR THE RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION OF THE PUBLIC WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE,PARTICULARLY,BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, BY THE PROVISION OF SUMMER CAMPS AND YOUTH AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED - IN PRACTICE,GREATER LONDON

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

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Charity Published Report

Report Name: STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
Date Published: 2025-01-30T00:00:00