# THE SHARAN PROJECT

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1149094
- **Other names:** SHARAN
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Sept. 25, 2012
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1149094


## Contact

- **Address:** 27 OLD GLOUCESTER STREET, LONDON
- **Postcode:** WC1N 3AX
- **Phone:** 08445043231
- **Email:** info@sharan.org.uk
- **Website:** www.sharan.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY HELPING VULNERABLE WOMEN WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED DUE TO HAVING BEEN FORCED TO LEAVE HOME BECAUSE OF A HOSTILE OR ABUSIVE FAMILY ENVIRONMENT (IN PARTICULAR, MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY). TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, AND TO DO ALL SUCH OTHER THINGS AS ARE NECESSARY FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE OBJECTS.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).

**Activities:** The primary objective of the charity is to ensure that South East Asian women who have been estranged from their families due to forced marriage, domestic violence or honour abuse have access to support, information and resources to help them become productive independent members of society.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | £46548 | £51777 | — | — |
| July 31, 2024 | £56966 | £101099 | — | — |
| July 31, 2023 | £57853 | £108857 | — | — |
| July 31, 2022 | £167977 | £137312 | — | — |
| July 31, 2021 | £142899 | £93983 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Amritpal Singh Maan — appointed March 20, 2024
- JEFFREY PRESCOTT — appointed Feb. 22, 2012
- Kai Akram — appointed July 14, 2016
- Nusrat Zamir — appointed May 7, 2024
- Preity Boncaldo Chhiber — appointed March 10, 2024