CCEW Charity Commission profile

Farsi Action Foundation

Registered charity 1188157 · organisation 5149612

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Trust
Registered
24 February 2020
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£42,819
Latest expenditure
£26,934
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Farsi Action Foundation, First Floor, Hill House, 118 High Street, UXBRIDGE, Middlese

Website recorded by the regulator: www.farsiactionfoundation.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

-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.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received
28 May 2026
Date Accounts Received
28 May 2026
Total Gross Income
£42,819
Total Gross Expenditure
£26,934
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received
14 April 2025
Date Accounts Received
16 July 2025
Total Gross Income
£39,296
Total Gross Expenditure
£24,044
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received
22 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£19,487
Total Gross Expenditure
£25,000
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received
3 July 2023
Total Gross Income
£16,884
Total Gross Expenditure
£17,613
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received
17 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£17,482
Total Gross Expenditure
£13,218

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
28 May 2026
Total Gross Income
£42,819
Total Gross Expenditure
£26,934
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
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
20
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
14 April 2025
Total Gross Income
£39,296
Total Gross Expenditure
£24,044
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
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
23
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
22 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£19,487
Total Gross Expenditure
£25,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
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
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
3 July 2023
Total Gross Income
£16,884
Total Gross Expenditure
£17,613
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
20
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
17 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£17,482
Total Gross Expenditure
£13,218
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
10

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Afghanistan
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Asia
Welsh Ind
No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
Farsi Action Foundation
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2020-02-24T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
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.

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
622137
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
TAJIK-FARSI ACTION FOUNDATION
Charity Name Id
622138
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
FARSI ACTION FOUNDATION, FARSI ACTION LINE

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

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Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
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Risk management
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Safeguarding policy and procedures
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Complaints handling
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Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
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Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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Internal risk management policy and procedures
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Volunteer management
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Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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Complaints policy and procedures
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Investing charity funds policy and procedures