FARSOPHONE ASSOCIATION IN BRITAIN — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 1 July 1998
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £176,480
Latest expenditure: £174,759
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: London Borough of Barnet, Edgware Library, Hale Lane, EDGWARE, HA8 8NN

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Counselling & psychotherapy service (in partnership with NHS Barnet) in Persian and other Community languages as well as English. Older adult services. Welfare & Legal info & signposting. Persian library. General Education info and network. Events on special occasions. Community and environment project activities. Hosting art and cultural activities.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 29 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 29 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £176,480
Total Gross Expenditure: £174,759

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £146,133
Total Gross Expenditure: £162,722

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £140,047
Total Gross Expenditure: £164,896

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £139,605
Total Gross Expenditure: £137,592

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 20 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 21 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £139,725
Total Gross Expenditure: £147,627

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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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 29 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £176,480
Total Gross Expenditure: £174,759
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 145160
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: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £146,133
Total Gross Expenditure: £162,722
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 135625
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: 11

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £140,047
Total Gross Expenditure: £164,896
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 135625
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: 9

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £139,605
Total Gross Expenditure: £137,592
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: No
Income From Government Contracts: 135625
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 20 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £139,725
Total Gross Expenditure: £147,627
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: No
Income From Government Contracts: 135625
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 5

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

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

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

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

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

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

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: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: FARSOPHONE ASSOCIATION IN BRITAIN
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1998-07-01T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 08/03/1998AS AMENDED ON 15/06/1998AS AMENDED ON 24/01/2007AS AMENDED ON 10/10/2010AS AMENDED ON 28/10/2012
Charitable Objects: FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FARSI SPEAKING COMMUNITY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE FOREGOING, REFUGEES:(1) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE ABOUT BENEFIT ENTITLEMENTS, INTERPRETATION AND TRANSLATION, EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT.(2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSES AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING COURSES, AND THE PROVISION OF ADVICE ABOUT SUCH COURSES. (3) THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING CAUSED BY BEREAVEMENT, WAR OR NATURAL DISASTER BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING. (4) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES TO THE COMMUNITY FOR LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION AND RECREATION.
Area Of Benefit: THE UNITED KINGDOM

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures