2025 Annual Report South Asian women thriving iwlp yr Empowering South Asian women, transforming lives. Roshni Background courses with Digital Skills and had larger class sizes for Employment preparation courses. Roshni meals as bringing her comfort and ￿mindIng her of home. Todayi she has completed two trdining COu￿e$ and vOlUntse￿ in Roshni Kitchen. Counselling & Mental Wellbeing Our Coun5elling Service for young SoLAh Asian women twyets those whose mental health is affected by anxiety, stress anivor they have been through trauma. From our experience, the main presenting mental hea￿h challenges of the young women include Issues around identity and belonging, navigating the cultural traditions of the family of Shahnaz Bano Isecretaryl young women and their own values, feeling stuck between two cultures, body image issues, eating disorders, self-hami, shame, honour, relationship issues, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, f￿lIngS of worthlessness, gender-based violence, abuse, bullying, social media Asima A Khan ffrust8&1 Roshni Sheffield Asian Women's Resource Centre is a women-only organisation that supports vulnerable South Asian women in Sheffield. Roshni, meaning "light" in Urdu A particular success over the past year has been our bi-lingual culture specthc counselling service which has grown from strength to strength in providing one to one Leaflets and resources were developed to raise Empowerment Circle Project Kalpana Desai (Chair) disseminated to 399 women. devastated by abuse. violence, and oppressive practices. Our services not only enable women to live safer, more This year we have come to the end of our 3 year year 54 women have received counselling from us,. 47 Empowernient ¢i￿le project focusing on improving lives women have completed their counselling whilst another 7 for rnarginalised South Asian wornen. Our initial target are still in counselling and a further 30 women are on our had been lo support 3(M) women over the three year waiting list. period but in fact we supported a total of 665 wornen. The demand for our seNices had far exceeded what we had initially planned and resourced for. South Asian Elders Cafe group sessions and activtties were accessed by 49 clients to alleviate loneliness and isolation, of whom 23 were elders from the Bangladeshi community in Sheffield. Yasmin Farooq Nice Chair- Resgne Zohra Choudhary ffrust*l Fathana Zaman (Treasurer) Najma Carles ffrusteel Fazeela Hussain (rrust8&1 their children, many of whom are growing up with mothers 47 Women using the counselling service report that their anxiety levels have decreased, or they have learnt better coping skills. 2024125 Service Highlights We engaged and supported 36 women through our People Keeping Well service to provide wellbeing support and advocacy to women struggling with their mental wellbeing. achievements. Through our culturally appropriate counselling seNice we have also seen young women reach out to us for counselling help where the pressures they face within their faith and culture can be understood and suptxirted. The centre delivered services to 1437 women in the city and 61 children ￿ceiVed support through the following seNices and activities.. This project was a pilot with the ambitious goal of getting immigrant women with very low skills to move forward in their lives in meaningful and lasting ways. The multiple barriers women faced included irnrnigration. tKK)r English. mental health, abusive backgrounds, and cultural issues of stigma and shame. Roshni Sheffield 7 wornen at the start of counselling scored between 11-15 which is presenting with moderately severe anxiety levels. Detailed Income and ExpendItu￿ Account year ended 31st March 2025 41 women participated in the 'More Life. weight management programme to help combat obesity by raising awareness of poor lifestyle choices. One to one Advocacy support was provided to 406 Health & Wellbeing Programme 2025 2024 A 'before and after, review was undertaken with 53 of these clients who had received advocacy and coaching to reach their development goals and targets. 15-21 which is presenting with severe anxiety levels. Roshni provides a number of seNices to vulnerable South Asian women, who are often isolated and are suffering from chronic health Conditions or mental health issues. Our service users are generally extremely isolated dLJe to migration, language barriers and, in some cases, the effects of domestic abuse. Holiday Activities & Food Programme (HAF) 1160 spaces filled in the school holidays by 61 children in receipt of free school meals. Most of these children are from single parent households and most have This project was designed to create a shift in our seNice. wtth more focus on enabling the vulnerable women we support. We aimed to reduce our advocacy wod( and Income After an average of 10 sessions of Counselling the women reported a decrease in their anxiety levels. Grants & contracts 421,333 1,647 14.015 36,228 455 316,176 2,545 14,817 15,868 208 1.222 cooked meals provided through Roshni Kitchen to 118 women and children in food poverty. 15 clients who accessed hardship meals went on to join the Roshni Kitchen volunteering programme., taking steps toward rebuilding confidence, skills, and independence. Trips Other income one coaching sessions and group work. It proved to be challenging both for the project staff and for our service users. 14 women at the end of counselling reported a 18 girfs and young women under 25 were refetTed to our counselling service this year. In the past 6 months we have provided one to one counselling to 7 young This year, we have worked in partnership with Roshni Kitchen, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Shipshape to create some visuals of South Asian food plates specifically for people suffering wtth Diabetes. Catélkitchen income between 0-5 which presenting wtlh mild anxiety. This year we provided advocacy support to 406 marginalised Asian women in the city of which 126 31 women at the end of counselling reported a reduction in their anxiety levels scoring between 6-10 which is presenting wtth moderate anxiety. 30 marginalised women new to the world of worf( and volunteering were trained and supported to volunteer in Roshni Kitchen. and 3 more laged 16-181 are receiving one to one counselling at a sixth form. Expenditure 473,678 349.614 2208 issues over the last year regarding bills, benefits, hardship fund applications. referrals to fiKKJ banks and other support seNices, support related to housing. We are ￿s0 helping to deliver the tier 2 More Life weight management programme to women struggling with obesity and have two groups running in the city to help struggling women. 2 women reported no reduction in their anxiety levels scoring 15-21 which is presenting with severe anxiety. But reported that they understood how to manage their anxiety better and recognised their need to explore medication options. Staff costs 253,389 11,941 1,081 213,218 10,060 626 One to one Bilingual Cultural Counselling sessions were completed by 54 women, in addition to 4 Wellbeing courses delivered to 38 women. This included the delivery of the Power to Change Course which was run in partnership with IDAS - a wellbeing course aimed at women who had experienced domestic Walks for Wellbeing were delivered in partnership with SEM Isheffield Environment Movement) and Heeley Developmenl Trust were accessed by 86 women across the cty- Staff training Direct project costs, support several women in the family courts with issues of child custodyl Child arrangements, which is prioritised as tt is important work. We spent 90 hours of support for one such vulnerable client in court proceedings over the course of the last year. This client has secured access to her child who was forcibly removed from her care by her ex-husband. We feel that she could not have had justice wtthout the level of support we provided. Over the past year we have also worked in partnership with Heeley Development Trust to undertake organized countryside walks. We visited places like Grindleford, Burbage Edge and the Rivelin Valley. We travelled mostly on buses and took the train to Grindleford. This initiative sought to address barriers to accessing outdoor spaces and helped to create a supportive environment for participants to connect with nature and with each other. The project also looked to empower the participants in future independent engagement with outdoor spaces, through these supported sessions. Six walks took place from January 2025 to July 2025, attended by 27 women. We prioritised women who were isolated and in distress due to personal circumstances. 58.695 8,588 13,664 29,249 9,574 15,384 Day trips. events and a conference for gI￿S was organised and delivered throughout the year. Day lrips were taken up by 233 Asian women and Children. All 47 women rated their counsellor's professionalism very highly. Events and workshopg Travel and subsistence Printing, stationery, postage and office supplies Rent, rates and water Light and heat Building insurance Repairs and renewals Telephone Cleaning and waste disposal Miscellaneous Employment skills: 38 women completed our Employment Preparation course. and were given further support around looking for woth. As a resull, 16 women secured paid work and 17 women tixik up further volunteering opportunities. 4,768 7,397 1,536 1,850 10.882 4,524 6,791 583 Roshni Kitchen - Social Enterprise 36 women reported that counselling 'helped a great deal,. 4,007 8,415 2.445 1.531 25,787 4,296 2.422 567 Roshni Kitchen is our newly opened shop front, offering fresh, traditional South Asian food prepared by loc women. Many dishes are based on Ayurvedic principles, designed to nourish. heal, and support recovery from illness. The majority of the women had very lirntted English and many of the children went to take up our holiday playscheme for children. 11 women reported that counselling 'it was helpful,. All 47 women reported that they 'felt better than before, and that they 'would use the service if need arose again,. We set up a new project specific to 12 South Asian women suffering from type 2 Diabetes and delivered cookery workshops at Roshni kitchen to raise awareness of appropriate diet and lifestyle. South Asian Elders Project Roshni delivered 4 wellbeing courses this year and one was delivered in partnership with IDAS and was specific to Domestic Abuse survivors. The purpose of the Roshni Participant comments." When l am in the house. I feel Payroll services wellbeing course was to provide an opportunity to talk panicked and depressed. Yesterdayi I felt depressed Independent examiner's fees all day. Today I feel totally different after being on the Depreciation walk. I have come to a few walks, which have given me confidence to use the bus to get to new places. I Volunteer expenses have made some friends as well." AGM expenses Professional Fees Alongside its public café, Roshni Kitchen has a communty The South Asian Elders project is now part of a citywide arm tackling food poverty and unemployment. The Roshni 38 new Domeslic Abuse cases were supported over Kitchen Volunteering Programme provides marginalised the year in which 43 children were involved. 01 these women with training and safe work experience, women 23 of them had no recourse to public funds and particularly those who have experienced domestic abuse, 30 of them needed language support as they had little limited education, and social isolation. Here. women build or no English language skills. confidence, improve their English, and showcase their cooking skills in a supportive environment. 1,402 2,586 8,983 2,033 2,213 69 1.472 2,286 8,530 1.287 675 to community development and social eating. The project now focuses on building friendships and connections. using food from Roshni Kitchen in a non-stigmatizing approach to create health and community- have a better understanding of wellbeing and to learn skills to build their resilience and promote good mental and physical heallh. We also helped to identify where additional support was neede(1 and signposted them to further volunteerin￿traInIng or work opportunities and support. This year. we ran employability training with the Bangladeshi women living in the Darnall area of the cty- These sessions prove to be very p)pular, providing an opportunity to gain infonnation as well as providing means of reducing isolalion and loneliness amongsl elders in the city. We have also been undertaking weekly chair aerobics over zoom in response to women's health concerns and feelings of isolation/depression. 180 12 wornen took part in in-person wellbeing sessions for mothers and a further 32 had regular parenting tips Demand for Hardship Meals has grown significantly. over WhatsApp, women fed back that they used the tips This service supports women and children in crisis, with their children to improve behaviour. One of the Roshni Staff & Trustees Calé/kitchen expenseg 69.376 25,350 Ghazala Razzaq (Centre Coordinator) 367,361 472,351 Feedback fmm seThice use￿. "Counselling helped n to build my confidence and make positive decisions about my Irf& ft has helped to impmve my seir care. My counsellorhelped me to recognise my strengths and focus on my life." accommodation without cooking facilities. For many. the absence of homtrcooked meals deepens trauma. One rnother reported living on bread and jam for ten days., another described being unable lo afford £30 a day for hotel breakfasts lor herself and her children. the sessions. Surplus Ideficitl for the year 1,327 17,747 13 training courses were delivered on Employment preparation, Self-advocacy, Digital skills, Driving theory and Life in the UK courses - each of the courses were between 6 to 10 weeks, and the total number of Nasim Begum (Empowerment Workw) Kolsuma Khatun (EmFx)WÈm￿t Worker) Many of the women we wod( with want lo become more -1 have really enjoyed speaking to my therapist about things I have never spoken al)out in my lrfe with anyone. This has helped a great deal, and I feel I took away what I was expecting from the service. l always left the session feeling motivated al)out lrfe and wanted to get up and do thing&" ClientA, in her late 2(4 experienced severe anxiety and depression after leaving an abusive manyage and accommodate the need for greater casework due to the losing her bmther Isolated and financially strugglingj large number of clients. We combined advocacy she was supported with meals, counsellingi and classes to rebuild her confidence. She descril)ed Wellbeing with SEM and other Health based initiatives which we are delivering in Darnall. Many others are going on to take up volunteering opportunities wf(h us with a view to contributing to both the Roshni Kitchen and the Roshni Garden. Nayab Naeem (Empowerment Advocacy Wot1(8r) Shahena Rahim IBME Support WorfÉer) Naheed Hanrf (Roshni Kitchen Café Stsfft www.roshnisheffield.co.uk ff5 (3 li ow COMPANY REGISTrATION NUMBER: 08180451 CHARrrY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1149134 Roshni Sheffield Aslan Women's Resource Centre Company Limited by Guarantee Unaudited Financial Statements 31 March 2025 ALLEN, WEST AND FOSTER Chartered accountant5 Omega Court 364-366 Cemetery Road Sheffield S118FT Roshni Sheffleld Asian Women's Resource Centre Company Llmlted by Guarantee Financial Statem•nts Year gndod 31 March 2025 Paq• Tru8tse¥' 8nnual r8POrt lincorporats.ng the directorfs reporti Independent examine￿ $ rgport to the truste88 Ststernènt of financial Ilncluding Incorne and 0Xpend￿r# #ccount) Ststgrngnt of finandal po$llon Note¥ to th• financial ltabmonts 10 Roshni Sheffleld Asian Women's Resource Centre Company Llmited by Guaranteo Trustees, Annual Report (Incorporating the Dlrectorfs Report) Year ended 31 March 2025 Th• trustees, who are a180 Ihe d1￿clo19 for the purposès ol cornpary law, Present their r8POrt and the unaudited financlal statements Of tho charity for the year ended 31 March 2025. R•t•r•ncg #nd admlnl•tr•tlv• dotsllB R•ql8t•r•d eharlty nam• Roshnl Sheffield Asian Wornen ¥ Resourc8 C8ntre Ch•rlty v•gl$tratbon numbor 1149134 CINn￿nY r•91•￿￿0￿ numb•r 08180451 Prlnclpal offlcg •nd r•gl¥t•r•d 444 London Road Shelfièld S24HP Unit8d Klngdom Th• tru•t••• Shahn8z Bjno IS•cr•tsryl A¥lmg Khan Yasmeen Shah Kalpanb Desai IChairp•rsonl GhazalA Munir Nalini PDPat F¥rhan8 Z8man Najma Carles Yasmln Farooq Zohran Choudhry (Vice chai￿orSon) Faz¢g1? Hussain IR•$lgned 17 Aprll 20251 (Rejigned 17 Aprll 20251 (Reslgned 24 Fabru8ry 20251 Ind•p•nd•nt •xamln•r st8ph8n Allen ACA FCCA Orneg8 Court 364-366 Cemetery Rogd Sheffield S11 8FT Struc￿1¥1 gov•rn*nc• and m•n*g•m•nt Gov•mlng docum•nt The centre Is a regi8ter•d charitsble cornpony Ilmltsd by guarontoè gov•m•d by its memorandurn and artlcles of association 3nd managed by a voluntary Management Committee. It ha6 590 m8mb8r8. It employ¥ 4 full Ilme workers, 13 part timè WDiker6 and ha$ trained young wornen on student p18cements. The charity wa5 incolporated on 15th August 2012 and cornmenced its ath"vities on 1st April 2013 when it look over all ol tha a8S8ts, liabilities and acJvrties of the uninwrporated charity Roghni Sheffield Asian Women'8 Resource Centre. The Asi8n Women's Centre has an Equal Opportunities and a Confi'dentiality Policy. The Equal Opportunits"e5 Policy IB a commitment to provide acce55 to the Centre 8nd rts se￿l¢e5 free from direct or indirect discnmination. It is a cornmStsnent to provide support and assistanc8 ￿ardlesS of race, ￿lour, natsonality, ethnic or n8l.onal oflgin etc. The Confidentiality Policy has been developed to protect dlents seeking adweè and Support from the Centre. There have b88n no no significant chonggs in the policies ol the chanty during the year. Roshni Sheffield Aslan Women's Resource Centre Company Llmlted by Guarantee Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Dlrnctorfs Reportl icLwtinu•dJ Year endad 31 March 2025 Structur•i g￿V•rn•n￿ 4nd mAnaq•m•nt {cL￿11￿￿ed) Appolntm•nt of M¥n•g•ment c￿lmI￿• TTU8tee8, vtho a￿ also dlractors for th8 purposts of company law. are appolntthj as member8 of tha rnanag&menl committee whetherthrtyjgh death or rejignollon ol an exis￿n9 trustee. TTh•t•o InductSon Ind irnlnlnp New trusteés ar• 8ncouraged to attend short training s8881c￿$ to famlllailie themselve¥ tho chadty and th context within which It cper8te8. Theje wer. - The obllg8fjon¥ ol Management Committe8 Membèrs Resourclng and the current financial po8ltion 99 gel out in th? latest publlBh•tl financial 8taternents . Futrjre plans and objectivoa Tru8tee8 are Provided with thè Charity Ctsmml•8ion8 guide 'Yho Essen￿81 Tw3tsB' ond the lot￿t flnanclal Rl•k man&9￿7•￿ Tho IN¥t•es actlvely mi•w th• major riaka whlth th6 L*orty faca8 on N regular ba818 and belle￿ that maintaining re3erve$ at current lovèls, cornbined wlth an annual ef the controls over key finanrAal 8y6¢ems, will provide sufficiant resources in the event of adverse cOndi￿on5. Th¢ Iru$t8es ha￿ glso examln6d other oper8ts.onal and busines8 ri$ks faced by the charfty 8nd confirn that they have estsblished 8ystem8 lo mitrg8t• tm• signifjcant risks. R•lat•d p*rtl•• Th• trustees con81dèr that there are no r•lat8d parties. ObJ•ctlv•• •nd i￿1¥111•• How our •ctlvlll•• ddlv•f publlc b•n•fit Roshni i• a ¢èntral re80urce centre for inlormalion. advlco and support", th• primary purpose ol th8 charity i• the advaneement ol education lincluding socig18nd physical tralningl ol Asian Women in the City of Shgffièld. Thè trustees consider that they have ￿MplIed Mth the duty as set out In sectlon 4 01 the Charitl•s A¢t 2011 tc have due regard io guidance publl8hed by thg C*artty Commission, indudlng public benefit guidance. Roshnl Sheffield A81an Women's Resource Centre Company Limlted by Guarantee Trustses, Annual Roport (Incorporatlng the Dlrectovs Report) (conth>U8 Year ended 31 March 2025 Achl•v8m•nt• and p•rfonn•nce The centre dgllv8red serwices to 1437 women in the uty and 57 childr8n reeei%*d support over the year through the followin9 services and aets'mties., One to one Advocacy support W98 prowded to 406 wom8n over the y88r ol which 156 were new Clients. A before and afteT review was undert8ken wth 53 of these clients who had received advocacy and coaching to rèach their dtvelopment goals and tsrgets. 1,222 ry>ok•d m•als providèd through RoBhni Kf¢chen to 118 wrffjen and children in lood povety. 30 marglnali88d women new ta th8 world ol work and voluntserin9, tralned and 3UPPOrted lo volunteer ot Roshnl Kitchen. One to one Bilingual Cultural Counsèlllng 9es81on8 ￿mpla￿d by 54 wom•n, In addityon to 4 Wollbeinq ccur8es dellvered to 38 womèn. This includèd thè dalivery of the Powor to Change Course which w4$ Nn In Pgrtner3hip with IDAS - a wellbeing course aimed at women who have expgrf•nced domegb'c Abuse. E￿￿0￿m•nI 8kllls.' 38 worngn have comploted our Employment prèparation courses and wer• given fvrthèr aupport around looking for wolk, As a rasult, 18 women haw secur8d pald work, and 17 women toc* up further voluntéèring opportunibes. Wa Set up a new pre4èct specific lo 12 South Asian wom6n SLrfferlng fram typè 2 DlabeteB and d?Ilv•Md cookery work¥hops at Roshni kltchen to r￿80 awarene$8 ol appropriats dièt and lifestyle. 38 now Domestic Abus? ￿£•8 W8re Supporttd ov8f the year in whieh 43 chlldren ￿T& involved, Of thes• women 23 of thern had no recourae ta publlc fiJnd• 8nd 30 of them needod language 8upport •8 th¥y had little or no Engli¥h18ngu8ge Skills. 12 women took part in in-per30n welltseing s•sglons for mDth•r$ and a fvrthor 32 had regular parenllng b.ps over WhatsApp, women fed back that they used thè tip8 wth their ¢hildfen to improv? behAwiour. One of Ihe muma went on to becomg g volunteer and hèlped to run th8 Sessions. 13 tr8inin9 courses wwe delivered on Employrnent preparation, Self- advocacy, Digital $kill¥, drivlng Ihoory and Llfg in tha UK courseB - each of the courses ￿rg between 6 10 10 weEks, and the total number ol le8rners was 86. We reduced the number of courses to accomrntslat8 the need for greater casework due to tha large nurn￿r of dients. We cornblned advoca￿ Courses with Digital Skills and had larger dass 512aS for Employment preparation courses. L88flets and resources were daveloped to rai8• aw8rone8s of long covid. and tha 1nlormats.on w8 di6sernInat￿ to 399 wornèn. South Asian Elder CHf¢ group se59ions and activitieB vièrè 8cc•ssed by 49 ¢llents to alleviate lonalin•ss andlor i8cAatlon, of whorn 23 were èldérs from tho Bsngladeshi community in Shuffled. We engo98d and supported 36 women through our People Keeplng Well 5eNce io promde wellbeing support and advocacy to women struggling wilh their Tnenlal ￿lIbeIng. Holiday Activib88 & Food Programme IHAFI se3sion5 delivered to 57 chlldren in receipt of school rneals in the school holidays. Most ol these chSldr8n are fr¢Th Sing￿ par8nt households and m051 have éxperienced Bome fomi ol Dome$ts¢ Abuse. Walks lorwellbeing We￿ deli4*red in partnership with SEM (Shuffled Enwronrnent Movemgntl and Roshni Sheffield Asian Women's Resource Centre Company Limited by Guarantaa Trustees, Annual Rèport (Incorporating the Dlrectorfs Reportl (eontrnuedj Yèar anded 31 March 2025 r? accessed by 59 w¢m8n 8eroBS lh8 clty. Day trip8, events and a confvrènce for gids was organized and delivered throughout the year. Day trfps w&re tth8n up by 233 Asian women and chiklren. Thi3 year, we ran amployability training wlth the Bangladeshi women living in the DaTn8118reo ol the rAty. These sessions prove to be very popular, prowding an opportunity io gain inform8tion as w¢ll as provijing a means of raducing 1¥olat￿n and lon8liness amongst elde￿ in the city. We have 8190 been undertaklng weekly chair aerobics over zoom in ￿spOnse to women's health concerns and feèlings ol isdalionldewession. Many ol the women we work with want lo be.come rnore active cIt￿en5 and have gone on to join our Walks for Wellbeing with SEM 8nd other H881th based inib'alivgs which we arè d•livering In Darnall. Many others are going on to lake up volunteèring opportunlties Mth us a vlew to ccmtribub.ng to both th? Roshni Kitthen and the Ro$hni Gard•n. The p85t year h88 also $8•n the launch of Roshni Kilchan. our new sodal enteryls* venture, whSch has grown from stren9th to strength. Not only 8re we providing Ayumdlc based nutdts.onal meals from eur café to th8 98neral public. wa hava also begn providing nourishing meals, In kind. to vuln•rabl8 women attandlng our 8ervic8s who are in poverty 8ndlor h8ve no access to cooking Iocilitles. Flnanelal r•¥l•w The principal frjnding 80ureè# ol the organi8atlon duriTrJ thè y•ar were Sh8ffield Cty Coundl, The Big Lottary Fund, The Henry Smith Charity, Lloyds Foundatlon. IslaM￿C Rèlief, Smallwcod Tru8( Synergy and South yc￿Sh1re Polica and Crlm• Gommissioner, amongst othtr8 Is8e note 51. Inv••tm•nt poll¢y Thè constitutlon authoris68 the truste88 to make gnd hdd investm?nt8 uslng Iht gèner81 fvnd8 of th& charity, but no ¥uch inv•8tsnents are curr•ntly held. R•mr￿ pollcy It is the policy of the charity to build up the level ol unregtrfcted funds to a lèv81 which equate to approximately 6 months unrestricted expanditur8. Thi$ provide8 Juffldent fundB ID Cover m8nagament and adminlstrat'on and 3￿pOrt costs. Plan• for lutum p•rlod• In the wnlng year wo arè planning moTr focused woth wilh younger Aslan women In crSsis and will b• in working in partneT3hip with schools and colleges so that young women can ar￿$S our coun3elllng and therspy service. We wlll also b8 developing the r6#ch ol Roshni Kitchen around the cty and will explore way5 01 •XP8nding our business venture. We will continue to utilre our Kitchen Cafe lo train women in an array of skills. opening up their interg51 and opportunities to the worfd ol woth. We are 8150 looking fomard to working with Roshni Kitchen to deliver 8 seri88 of health-bagèd workshops ￿lled More life to lackle obesity with our South A51an clients. Roshni Gardon is also flourishing, and a new hot compost ￿'D has been introducèd so that we can utrlize the waste from Roshnl Krtchen and fotyjs on ￿y¢ll￿g ond helping the climate. Srn•ll company provhlon* This report has been preparad In 8ccord8nce wth the pro¥AsSons applicablè to companies 8ntitled to the ￿311 campanies exempbon. Roshni Sheffield Asian Women's Resource Centre Company Llmlted by Guarantee Trustaes. Annual Report (Incorporating thè Dlrectorfs Report) {¢oDithtRdJ Yaar endad 31 March 2025 The trust888' annual report wa3 aFPro￿d on 8 S¥ptwnter 2025 and s*n8d on behalf of the board of trustees Kalpana D8sai Ichairpersonl Trustee Roshni Sheffield Asian Women's Resource Centre Company Llmlted by Guarantee Indepondent Examine￿5 Report to the Trustees of Roshni Sheffield Asian Wom•n's Resource Centre Year ended 31 March 2025 I report to the trustees on my èxamination al the financial statements of Roshni Sh¢ffi8ld Asian Womèn's Resource Centre Ilhe eh8rity'1 for the yg8rended 31 March 2025. Re*pon¥lbilltl•$ and b••l• ol Mport the trustees of th• company land also its dirgctors for the pU￿OSe5 of company lawl you Ar• respon61ble for the prepBrats"on of the financial statements in accordanea with ihe m4uiremants ol the Companies Act 2006 1'th0 2008 Act'i. Having $atl8fied myself that th& accounts of the company ar8 not required to be auditèd under Part 16 of the 20C6 Act and arè •llgible lor independent exarnlnats"on. I report in r•spect of my axamination ol the charfty's accounts as carried out under Section 145 of the Chaniies Act 2011 1.the 2011 Act'l. In carrylng out rny èxamlnatson I have followed the Direction¥ gI￿n by Ihe Charity ComrnSg3ion under Bgctlon 14515llbl ol Ihg 2011 Aci. Ind•pand•nt •x•mln•rf¥ •tAt•m•nt SlneAg the charfty's gross Inc￿n* •xceeded ￿50.00D your exarninar Must bè 8 rnernber of a body li5t•d In •ection 145 01 the 2011 Act. I confim1 that l arn qualified to undert*• th8 examin#ts"on because l am A member of the Institute of Chartered Aecountan¢8 in England and Woles IICAEWI. which Is c￿e gf Iho Ilsled bodies. I hive complated my •x•rninots'on. I conflmi that no m8tt•rs h•ve ccrn• to my attentlon in cAnnedon wlth the xomlnatlon al￿ng m6 Gouse to b•lK8ve'. ￿￿ountIng records wre not kept in resrt of thè tharfty a8 requlred by Mctr'on 386 of the 2008 Aci., or the fin?ndal 8tatem?nts do not accord ¥￿th those records,. or the finanelBI statement8 do not cOrn￿Y with the •ccountlng requlrern•nts of Jecb'on 396 of the 2008 Act other th8n any reqvireffltnt that the accounts give a 'true and lairf vlaw whlch Is not A mthr considered 88 Part ol an independènt 8X8minab'on, or the financial staternÈnts hove not prepared In accordanee whh the rnelhods 8nd prindpl•s of the Statemant ol Recornm&nded Practice for accovntlng and reporting by charities applicable to haritlos preparing thelr accounts In accordance with the Finan¢i81 Reporb'ng Stsnd#rd applicabl? in Ihe UK and Republic of Ire18nd IFRS 1021. Roshni Sheffleld Asian Women's Resource Centre Company Llmited by Guarantee Independont Examinerfs Réport to the Trustees of Roshni Sheffi•ld Aslan Women'8 Resource Centrg f¢ontinu•dJ Year ended 31 March 202S I hav• no cimcom$ and have CLyne across no other matters in connection with the ex8mination to whiGh ttenllon should b8 drawn in Ihis report In ordar io enabl? a propar understanding of thè accounts to be reached. Stephen Allen ACA FCCA Indo￿ndent Examlner Omega Court 364-386 Cemetery Road Sheffield S11 8FT Roshni Sheffield Asian Women's Resource Centre Company Llmltad by Guarante? Statement of Flnancial Activities Ilncludlng Income and expendlturo aGcount) Y8ar ondod 31 MarGh 2025 2025 Restrtcted Jnds Totsl lund• Total funds 2024 Unfestrictsd funds Inconw •nd •ndowm•nts OonBtions ond leg8Gi88 Charitable 8ctivits8S Inv•¥trnent inccffie 110,982 37.875 4SS 324,3e8 435,348 37,875 455 330,993 18.413 208 Total Incom• 149,312 324,386 473.678 340,614 Exp•ndltur• Expenditurg on charitoble acts'wtses Total •xp•ndltuv• 205,591 205,591 266,760 472,351 472,351 387,381 387,381 288,780 14•t Incom•ll•Mp•ndStur•l and n•t mov•m•nt In lund¥ 156,2791 57,608 1,327 117,7471 R•conclll•llon ol Iwid• Tot81 funds brought fo￿0rd Total lund• c•rrl•d fo•ward 230,389 174,090 30,858 281,227 282,SS4 278,974 261.227 88,4e4 Th• 8tstem•nl of fin#nclal activitie8 Indude$ all galns 8nd10•8e8 recGyni60d In th8 year. All Incom• and axp•ndltyJr• d?riv• fr¢m continuing athvltie8. Th• not•# on pa0￿ 10 to 20 foTh part ofth•u flnancl•l 8tstorn•nts. Roshni Sheffield Asian Women's Resource Centre Company Llmlted by Guarantse Statsment of Financial Position 31 March 2025 2028 2024 Not• Flxod a6•ats Tanglbkry fixed a¥sèts 18 76,716 8.698 Curr•nt a•••i• Debtor¥ Cash at bank and in hand 17 4,362 193,377 9,165 164,789 173.954 197,739 Crndltoff•: Imount• f•lllng du• wlthln on• y••r N•t eurr•nt •41•t* 11.901 185,B38 9,425 184,529 261,227 TotAI 4•6•t• IM• currnnt Ilabllltl 282.554 262,554 N•t **••ts 261,227 Fund• of th8 c￿rIty Restricted fvnd$ Unre¥tricted fvnds 30,858 230,369 174,090 282,554 Total ¢h•rlty lund• 20 261,227 For the y•ar ending 31 Mareh 2025 the charity was entit￿ to exemptlon frc￿ oudll undar sectlon 477 of th• Companleo Act 20Ce Mlatlng to small ¢ornpanleB. Dirnctor8' rospon¥lbllltle8'. The membèr8 havtr not required tho company to obtaln an audit of its finonciol statements for th• year In qu￿tion in accordance with 8edion 476,. The director8 acknowledge thèir r8sponsib¢'lilie) lor complying with th8 wuirernènts ol the Act with ¥ped te accounb'ng rècord8 and the prep?r8tlon ol finandal statomants. The￿ flnaneAAI 8thternents ha￿ been PTepJrèd In accordanc• with th• p￿￿lIonS #ppllcable to companlas $u48Ct to thtt Bmall Eompanies, regimè. These finanual stat8mentS Wore 8PPTDved by the board of trustseB and authorised lor is•u& on 8 soptern￿r 2025. and ara 8igned on b8h811 of the board by.. Kalpana DeBai Ichalrpersonl Tru$leg Th• not•• on pag•B 10 to 20 fonn p•rt olthM• fln•nelal •tAt•m•nts. Roshni Sheffield Asian Women's Resource Centre Company Llmlted by Guarantso Notes to the Financial Statements Year ended 31 March 2025 G•n•ral Inlorni•tion The tharity 18 a publlc b￿*fil entity and a private company lirnitsd by guarantee. règistsred in England and Wales and a registe￿ chanty in England and Waleg. The addresy of the r8gi$tered offic8 16 444 London Road, Sheffield, S2 4HP, United lQ"n9dom. stat•rn￿t ol ¢ompllanc• These fin8n¢i81 statements have btèn pr•pgred in ccThplipnce wth FRS 102, 'Th• Flnancial Reporting Standard ap￿ICable In th8 UK and the Republic ol Ireland,. thè Statement of R8cornmend8d Practicg applicablts to charities prepadng their accounts In accord8nce with the Financial Repo￿ng Standard Applicable in the UK 8nd Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 IChadti•s SORP IFRS 10211 and the Cornpanlès Act 2(￿. Ac¢ountlnq polleh• B••l• of pr•p•rntlon Roshni- Sheffield Asian Women's Rg¥ouree Centre rne•ts tha E18finltr'on of 8 public entity under FRS 102. A¥$ets and liabillues Bre In1￿￿11Y recognl&ed al historical cost or tranJa4tion value unl•#$ otr￿N88 Stated in the relevant &ccountitvJ pdicy ngtelgl. Golni eonc•rn Whllst th• Impoct ol the Covi&19 global pond•mic has been lell by many org8ni¥atlons, th• chadty Tet8ins sufficient unrèstricted le9e￿ès to •n8ure Ihot th•r• Is no materfal impact on the ability to ¢onlinu& a yolng concern for the for8seeable futurt. Dl•clo•ur• •x•mptlon• In lin& wth the Chpritlas SORP IFRS1021 Update Bull81Sn 1.. lal No cgsh flow ¥tstsmant ha8 been prèsantad for the cc4npany. Ibl Diido$ur88 in regpecl of financial instrurnents not been pr¢8•ntsd. Judg•rn•nt• •nd k•y •our¢M of e•tlmit14)n unc•rtalnty The prepamdon of the finanaal statements raquires management to make judgemènts, estsmates and assumpbons that affect the amounts rèported. These 8stlm8tes and judgeménts are continually rèw8wed and a￿ bosad on experiènc6 and other factors, induding expg¢lats'ons ol future events th8t a￿ believed to be rea30nabla under the circumst8nC88. Accounting estlmatss and 8¥sumpkn"on8 are madg CgnGgrning the future and, by thèir nature. will rarely equ81 the relaled actual outcome. Fund ac¢ountlng Unrastnct8d funds orè available for use al th• dlscretton of the trustee5 to ftjrthèr any ol the tharitl$ puwpose8. Dèsignated funds are unrestrictsd fijnds earmarked by the trustees for particular lubjre project or commitmenl. Restn'cted funda arè suty'ected ta rastn"edons on their expenditure declared by the donor or through th& t¢rms of an appeal, and fal5 into one of tsvo s￿￿￿asses." ￿trI¢l￿d income hjnds or endowment fund$. 10 Roshnl Sheffield Asian Women's Resource Centre Company Llmlted by Guarantee Notès to the Financial Statemants (c￿*{￿￿*d) Year ended 31 March 2025 Aceountln9 pollcl•s ftanrfrsu#dJ Ineomlnq re•our¢ All incoming resources aro Indud8d in the statement of flnancial acts.￿tieS when entiuwllent ha8 pass￿ to the ch8rity.' It is probable that the economic hnefits associated with the transaction w￿1 flDW lo lh¢ charrty nd the amounl can be reliably rneasured. The following Specific policies aro 8pplied to parts￿lIar categorigs ol income.. In￿m• from donations or grants 18 remnised when thar8 is ￿dent* ol enduemenl to th6 gi receipt Is prc*>ablè and Its amtsunl can be mea8urnd reliably. Itgaey inc(me Is rerffjnls•d when rae•ipt l& probabl? and enbuemertt Is 88t8blished. Incomè frorn donated good5 is mea3ur¢d at the lair valuè ol the go¢)ds unles6 this is irnpracttcal to measure r8llabty. In which cos• the value is dèrived from Ihe cost to the donor or th8 ests'rn8tèd re5818 value. Donated lacililies and 3eNc85 Are recogni58d in the accounts when recAivt¢J Il tho value cpn ￿ feliabty measured. No amountB ar8 Included for thg contributr'oD ol g8naral volunteers. Incorne from contracts lor th• supply ol ser*itaS 18 recoGni8ed the delivery of the contractèd seM¢&. This is claBsified unrestricted tunds unle85 Ih8r8 18 a contraciu81 requirernent for it to be bpent Dn 8 p8rb"¢ular ond r•turned 11 un8pen( In whlch ca88 K may b8 regathd 09 restrictsd. RMour¢•• •xp•nd•d Expènditure Is recognii•d on an ewvals basis 88 a IIAbllty is incurred. Exp•ndrturo includes •ny VAT which cannot b8 fully recovered, and Is das5ifiad under headin99 of ihe 5totgrnent of linanrial to vthith It rel•te8'. èxpandlture an raising lund3 includes the costs of All fundraising 8ctl￿tio$, events, non Year onded 31 March 2025 21. Anal￿11 ol not a•••ts b•tw••n lund• Unrvstricted Fund9 Rèstricted Totsl Funds Funds 2026 Tangibl• fixed a888ts Current 8828ts Cr•ditors les& thon 1 year N•t •*￿￿ 76,716 109,275 111,9011 174,090 76.718 197,739 111,901) 282,554 88,464 Unrestsld Fun(IB Restrfcted Total Funds Funda 2024 Tangible fixed 88getJ Current a8S9ts Credrtw la89 than 1 y•8r 98,698 143,096 19,4251 230,389 96.698 173,954 19,4251 261.227 30.858 N•t 30,858 Roshnl Sheffield Asian Women's Resource Centre Company Llmlted by Guarante8 Notss to the Flnancial Statements Iconllnu•dJ Year ended 31 March 2026 Analy•ls of n•t a••ets boiw••n fund• (conllnuedl Grants re￿IVed I re￿aBed In the yearwere given for th• following puFposes.' Sheffield City Coun¢ll". To fund payrc41 costs lindwjing those of the ¢enlr& e￿ordInator oTh odministratorl and other project and tantre running costs - The Natlonal Lottery Communlty Fund.. To fund thè Empowerment Pr4ect staff, volunteers and relatsd prtslèet running costs Sh8rr¢w community Forum IHAFI'.To prowdé a range of faee-to-face activllos wth food •lm$d p￿d0￿1ndDtIY al ¢hlldr8n allgSb18 for Fm School Me81¥ IFSIII overthe 8chool holidays SCC C￿d Rècovery Grant. Funding to 8UPPQrt and •ncourao¥ c4i¥nts to follow 00￿mMant guldellne8 ¢)vèr the Cwd period - NHS Sheffigld Intègrated Care B¢ard. Fundlng to PTovha• practical & eMO￿onal support to reduce stress & anxioty In individuals who have tegted Covid p081tNe orwho ar• 9•1f4solBI'ng South Yorkshire Police & Crime Cornmlssioner.. Victs'm Sgrviceg Funding. DDmè8tic AtrNJ58 WO￿*r8 and DIYA young people's project for Cli•nls affected by Domastic abuse & gexual woleneè 0i9itsl Lit•r8cy Projects.. For marginallzed wtsm•n from the &)ulh Asl&n communlty Sh8ffleld who h8ve been 8ffe¢tgd by COVID.19 - Zest Communlty.. Live Lighter.. Cooking and exerci￿ classes - The Henry Smith Charity., Empowèrm•nt clrde - The Tolbot Trusts.. Move Mor• conlnuation s￿￿10￿$ - SY Communlty Foundabon.. Cost ol Llving WQfk vAth elionts - Voluntary Action Sheffield '. Long Covid Support Dam?11 Ward Pot (Move Morol.. To Support bulldlng of BaPAcIty Istsn tirnel locally, In a way which enabl88 the hub to d&llv8r or inftsm) physlcal athvity ?886ts Synergy Sh•ffi8ld Mental H•atth Allaincg.. Supporting mental h¢alth through billmaual counselling pr¢iÈds Srn8llwood Trust.. Hdping women io 18ed themselves and th•ir children al thè polnts In thelr li￿ when they are rno$t vulnerable finanaally 8nd mentslly Islamic Rdief.Prov+ding bilingual counselling and th•raFthy 8enficg¥ to women who hAv• •xpreienced dom&slc abuse. Thtrrg are suffiuent resour￿$ held in an appropriate fonn to onable each of the restricted funds to bo 8ppli&J in accordance with its rolevant restrith'ons. 20 COMPANY REGISTrATION NUMBER: 08180451 CHARrrY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1149134 Roshni Sheffield Aslan Women's Resource Centre Company Limited by Guarantee Unaudited Financial Statements 31 March 2025 ALLEN, WEST AND FOSTER Chartered accountant5 Omega Court 364-366 Cemetery Road Sheffield S118FT Roshni Sheffleld Asian Women's Resource Centre Company Llmlted by Guarantee Financial Statem•nts Year gndod 31 March 2025 Paq• Tru8tse¥' 8nnual r8POrt lincorporats.ng the directorfs reporti Independent examine￿ $ rgport to the truste88 Ststernènt of financial Ilncluding Incorne and 0Xpend￿r# #ccount) Ststgrngnt of finandal po$llon Note¥ to th• financial ltabmonts 10 Roshni Sheffleld Asian Women's Resource Centre Company Llmited by Guaranteo Trustees, Annual Report (Incorporating the Dlrectorfs Report) Year ended 31 March 2025 Th• trustees, who are a180 Ihe d1￿clo19 for the purposès ol cornpary law, Present their r8POrt and the unaudited financlal statements Of tho charity for the year ended 31 March 2025. R•t•r•ncg #nd admlnl•tr•tlv• dotsllB R•ql8t•r•d eharlty nam• Roshnl Sheffield Asian Wornen ¥ Resourc8 C8ntre Ch•rlty v•gl$tratbon numbor 1149134 CINn￿nY r•91•￿￿0￿ numb•r 08180451 Prlnclpal offlcg •nd r•gl¥t•r•d 444 London Road Shelfièld S24HP Unit8d Klngdom Th• tru•t••• Shahn8z Bjno IS•cr•tsryl A¥lmg Khan Yasmeen Shah Kalpanb Desai IChairp•rsonl GhazalA Munir Nalini PDPat F¥rhan8 Z8man Najma Carles Yasmln Farooq Zohran Choudhry (Vice chai￿orSon) Faz¢g1? Hussain IR•$lgned 17 Aprll 20251 (Rejigned 17 Aprll 20251 (Reslgned 24 Fabru8ry 20251 Ind•p•nd•nt •xamln•r st8ph8n Allen ACA FCCA Orneg8 Court 364-366 Cemetery Rogd Sheffield S11 8FT Struc￿1¥1 gov•rn*nc• and m•n*g•m•nt Gov•mlng docum•nt The centre Is a regi8ter•d charitsble cornpony Ilmltsd by guarontoè gov•m•d by its memorandurn and artlcles of association 3nd managed by a voluntary Management Committee. It ha6 590 m8mb8r8. It employ¥ 4 full Ilme workers, 13 part timè WDiker6 and ha$ trained young wornen on student p18cements. The charity wa5 incolporated on 15th August 2012 and cornmenced its ath"vities on 1st April 2013 when it look over all ol tha a8S8ts, liabilities and acJvrties of the uninwrporated charity Roghni Sheffield Asian Women'8 Resource Centre. The Asi8n Women's Centre has an Equal Opportunities and a Confi'dentiality Policy. The Equal Opportunits"e5 Policy IB a commitment to provide acce55 to the Centre 8nd rts se￿l¢e5 free from direct or indirect discnmination. It is a cornmStsnent to provide support and assistanc8 ￿ardlesS of race, ￿lour, natsonality, ethnic or n8l.onal oflgin etc. The Confidentiality Policy has been developed to protect dlents seeking adweè and Support from the Centre. There have b88n no no significant chonggs in the policies ol the chanty during the year. Roshni Sheffield Aslan Women's Resource Centre Company Llmlted by Guarantee Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Dlrnctorfs Reportl icLwtinu•dJ Year endad 31 March 2025 Structur•i g￿V•rn•n￿ 4nd mAnaq•m•nt {cL￿11￿￿ed) Appolntm•nt of M¥n•g•ment c￿lmI￿• TTU8tee8, vtho a￿ also dlractors for th8 purposts of company law. are appolntthj as member8 of tha rnanag&menl committee whetherthrtyjgh death or rejignollon ol an exis￿n9 trustee. TTh•t•o InductSon Ind irnlnlnp New trusteés ar• 8ncouraged to attend short training s8881c￿$ to famlllailie themselve¥ tho chadty and th context within which It cper8te8. Theje wer. - The obllg8fjon¥ ol Management Committe8 Membèrs Resourclng and the current financial po8ltion 99 gel out in th? latest publlBh•tl financial 8taternents . Futrjre plans and objectivoa Tru8tee8 are Provided with thè Charity Ctsmml•8ion8 guide 'Yho Essen￿81 Tw3tsB' ond the lot￿t flnanclal Rl•k man&9￿7•￿ Tho IN¥t•es actlvely mi•w th• major riaka whlth th6 L*orty faca8 on N regular ba818 and belle￿ that maintaining re3erve$ at current lovèls, cornbined wlth an annual ef the controls over key finanrAal 8y6¢ems, will provide sufficiant resources in the event of adverse cOndi￿on5. Th¢ Iru$t8es ha￿ glso examln6d other oper8ts.onal and busines8 ri$ks faced by the charfty 8nd confirn that they have estsblished 8ystem8 lo mitrg8t• tm• signifjcant risks. R•lat•d p*rtl•• Th• trustees con81dèr that there are no r•lat8d parties. ObJ•ctlv•• •nd i￿1¥111•• How our •ctlvlll•• ddlv•f publlc b•n•fit Roshni i• a ¢èntral re80urce centre for inlormalion. advlco and support", th• primary purpose ol th8 charity i• the advaneement ol education lincluding socig18nd physical tralningl ol Asian Women in the City of Shgffièld. Thè trustees consider that they have ￿MplIed Mth the duty as set out In sectlon 4 01 the Charitl•s A¢t 2011 tc have due regard io guidance publl8hed by thg C*artty Commission, indudlng public benefit guidance. Roshnl Sheffield A81an Women's Resource Centre Company Limlted by Guarantee Trustses, Annual Roport (Incorporatlng the Dlrectovs Report) (conth>U8 Year ended 31 March 2025 Achl•v8m•nt• and p•rfonn•nce The centre dgllv8red serwices to 1437 women in the uty and 57 childr8n reeei%*d support over the year through the followin9 services and aets'mties., One to one Advocacy support W98 prowded to 406 wom8n over the y88r ol which 156 were new Clients. A before and afteT review was undert8ken wth 53 of these clients who had received advocacy and coaching to rèach their dtvelopment goals and tsrgets. 1,222 ry>ok•d m•als providèd through RoBhni Kf¢chen to 118 wrffjen and children in lood povety. 30 marglnali88d women new ta th8 world ol work and voluntserin9, tralned and 3UPPOrted lo volunteer ot Roshnl Kitchen. One to one Bilingual Cultural Counsèlllng 9es81on8 ￿mpla￿d by 54 wom•n, In addityon to 4 Wollbeinq ccur8es dellvered to 38 womèn. This includèd thè dalivery of the Powor to Change Course which w4$ Nn In Pgrtner3hip with IDAS - a wellbeing course aimed at women who have expgrf•nced domegb'c Abuse. E￿￿0￿m•nI 8kllls.' 38 worngn have comploted our Employment prèparation courses and wer• given fvrthèr aupport around looking for wolk, As a rasult, 18 women haw secur8d pald work, and 17 women toc* up further voluntéèring opportunibes. Wa Set up a new pre4èct specific lo 12 South Asian wom6n SLrfferlng fram typè 2 DlabeteB and d?Ilv•Md cookery work¥hops at Roshni kltchen to r￿80 awarene$8 ol appropriats dièt and lifestyle. 38 now Domestic Abus? ￿£•8 W8re Supporttd ov8f the year in whieh 43 chlldren ￿T& involved, Of thes• women 23 of thern had no recourae ta publlc fiJnd• 8nd 30 of them needod language 8upport •8 th¥y had little or no Engli¥h18ngu8ge Skills. 12 women took part in in-per30n welltseing s•sglons for mDth•r$ and a fvrthor 32 had regular parenllng b.ps over WhatsApp, women fed back that they used thè tip8 wth their ¢hildfen to improv? behAwiour. One of Ihe muma went on to becomg g volunteer and hèlped to run th8 Sessions. 13 tr8inin9 courses wwe delivered on Employrnent preparation, Self- advocacy, Digital $kill¥, drivlng Ihoory and Llfg in tha UK courseB - each of the courses ￿rg between 6 10 10 weEks, and the total number ol le8rners was 86. We reduced the number of courses to accomrntslat8 the need for greater casework due to tha large nurn￿r of dients. We cornblned advoca￿ Courses with Digital Skills and had larger dass 512aS for Employment preparation courses. L88flets and resources were daveloped to rai8• aw8rone8s of long covid. and tha 1nlormats.on w8 di6sernInat￿ to 399 wornèn. South Asian Elder CHf¢ group se59ions and activitieB vièrè 8cc•ssed by 49 ¢llents to alleviate lonalin•ss andlor i8cAatlon, of whorn 23 were èldérs from tho Bsngladeshi community in Shuffled. We engo98d and supported 36 women through our People Keeplng Well 5eNce io promde wellbeing support and advocacy to women struggling wilh their Tnenlal ￿lIbeIng. Holiday Activib88 & Food Programme IHAFI se3sion5 delivered to 57 chlldren in receipt of school rneals in the school holidays. Most ol these chSldr8n are fr¢Th Sing￿ par8nt households and m051 have éxperienced Bome fomi ol Dome$ts¢ Abuse. Walks lorwellbeing We￿ deli4*red in partnership with SEM (Shuffled Enwronrnent Movemgntl and Roshni Sheffield Asian Women's Resource Centre Company Limited by Guarantaa Trustees, Annual Rèport (Incorporating the Dlrectorfs Reportl (eontrnuedj Yèar anded 31 March 2025 r? accessed by 59 w¢m8n 8eroBS lh8 clty. Day trip8, events and a confvrènce for gids was organized and delivered throughout the year. Day trfps w&re tth8n up by 233 Asian women and chiklren. Thi3 year, we ran amployability training wlth the Bangladeshi women living in the DaTn8118reo ol the rAty. These sessions prove to be very popular, prowding an opportunity io gain inform8tion as w¢ll as provijing a means of raducing 1¥olat￿n and lon8liness amongst elde￿ in the city. We have 8190 been undertaklng weekly chair aerobics over zoom in ￿spOnse to women's health concerns and feèlings ol isdalionldewession. Many ol the women we work with want lo be.come rnore active cIt￿en5 and have gone on to join our Walks for Wellbeing with SEM 8nd other H881th based inib'alivgs which we arè d•livering In Darnall. Many others are going on to lake up volunteèring opportunlties Mth us a vlew to ccmtribub.ng to both th? Roshni Kitthen and the Ro$hni Gard•n. The p85t year h88 also $8•n the launch of Roshni Kilchan. our new sodal enteryls* venture, whSch has grown from stren9th to strength. Not only 8re we providing Ayumdlc based nutdts.onal meals from eur café to th8 98neral public. wa hava also begn providing nourishing meals, In kind. to vuln•rabl8 women attandlng our 8ervic8s who are in poverty 8ndlor h8ve no access to cooking Iocilitles. Flnanelal r•¥l•w The principal frjnding 80ureè# ol the organi8atlon duriTrJ thè y•ar were Sh8ffield Cty Coundl, The Big Lottary Fund, The Henry Smith Charity, Lloyds Foundatlon. IslaM￿C Rèlief, Smallwcod Tru8( Synergy and South yc￿Sh1re Polica and Crlm• Gommissioner, amongst othtr8 Is8e note 51. Inv••tm•nt poll¢y Thè constitutlon authoris68 the truste88 to make gnd hdd investm?nt8 uslng Iht gèner81 fvnd8 of th& charity, but no ¥uch inv•8tsnents are curr•ntly held. R•mr￿ pollcy It is the policy of the charity to build up the level ol unregtrfcted funds to a lèv81 which equate to approximately 6 months unrestricted expanditur8. Thi$ provide8 Juffldent fundB ID Cover m8nagament and adminlstrat'on and 3￿pOrt costs. Plan• for lutum p•rlod• In the wnlng year wo arè planning moTr focused woth wilh younger Aslan women In crSsis and will b• in working in partneT3hip with schools and colleges so that young women can ar￿$S our coun3elllng and therspy service. We wlll also b8 developing the r6#ch ol Roshni Kitchen around the cty and will explore way5 01 •XP8nding our business venture. We will continue to utilre our Kitchen Cafe lo train women in an array of skills. opening up their interg51 and opportunities to the worfd ol woth. We are 8150 looking fomard to working with Roshni Kitchen to deliver 8 seri88 of health-bagèd workshops ￿lled More life to lackle obesity with our South A51an clients. Roshni Gardon is also flourishing, and a new hot compost ￿'D has been introducèd so that we can utrlize the waste from Roshnl Krtchen and fotyjs on ￿y¢ll￿g ond helping the climate. Srn•ll company provhlon* This report has been preparad In 8ccord8nce wth the pro¥AsSons applicablè to companies 8ntitled to the ￿311 campanies exempbon. Roshni Sheffield Asian Women's Resource Centre Company Llmlted by Guarantee Trustaes. Annual Report (Incorporating thè Dlrectorfs Report) {¢oDithtRdJ Yaar endad 31 March 2025 The trust888' annual report wa3 aFPro￿d on 8 S¥ptwnter 2025 and s*n8d on behalf of the board of trustees Kalpana D8sai Ichairpersonl Trustee Roshni Sheffield Asian Women's Resource Centre Company Llmlted by Guarantee Indepondent Examine￿5 Report to the Trustees of Roshni Sheffield Asian Wom•n's Resource Centre Year ended 31 March 2025 I report to the trustees on my èxamination al the financial statements of Roshni Sh¢ffi8ld Asian Womèn's Resource Centre Ilhe eh8rity'1 for the yg8rended 31 March 2025. Re*pon¥lbilltl•$ and b••l• ol Mport the trustees of th• company land also its dirgctors for the pU￿OSe5 of company lawl you Ar• respon61ble for the prepBrats"on of the financial statements in accordanea with ihe m4uiremants ol the Companies Act 2006 1'th0 2008 Act'i. Having $atl8fied myself that th& accounts of the company ar8 not required to be auditèd under Part 16 of the 20C6 Act and arè •llgible lor independent exarnlnats"on. I report in r•spect of my axamination ol the charfty's accounts as carried out under Section 145 of the Chaniies Act 2011 1.the 2011 Act'l. In carrylng out rny èxamlnatson I have followed the Direction¥ gI￿n by Ihe Charity ComrnSg3ion under Bgctlon 14515llbl ol Ihg 2011 Aci. Ind•pand•nt •x•mln•rf¥ •tAt•m•nt SlneAg the charfty's gross Inc￿n* •xceeded ￿50.00D your exarninar Must bè 8 rnernber of a body li5t•d In •ection 145 01 the 2011 Act. I confim1 that l arn qualified to undert*• th8 examin#ts"on because l am A member of the Institute of Chartered Aecountan¢8 in England and Woles IICAEWI. which Is c￿e gf Iho Ilsled bodies. I hive complated my •x•rninots'on. I conflmi that no m8tt•rs h•ve ccrn• to my attentlon in cAnnedon wlth the xomlnatlon al￿ng m6 Gouse to b•lK8ve'. ￿￿ountIng records wre not kept in resrt of thè tharfty a8 requlred by Mctr'on 386 of the 2008 Aci., or the fin?ndal 8tatem?nts do not accord ¥￿th those records,. or the finanelBI statement8 do not cOrn￿Y with the •ccountlng requlrern•nts of Jecb'on 396 of the 2008 Act other th8n any reqvireffltnt that the accounts give a 'true and lairf vlaw whlch Is not A mthr considered 88 Part ol an independènt 8X8minab'on, or the financial staternÈnts hove not prepared In accordanee whh the rnelhods 8nd prindpl•s of the Statemant ol Recornm&nded Practice for accovntlng and reporting by charities applicable to haritlos preparing thelr accounts In accordance with the Finan¢i81 Reporb'ng Stsnd#rd applicabl? in Ihe UK and Republic of Ire18nd IFRS 1021. Roshni Sheffleld Asian Women's Resource Centre Company Llmited by Guarantee Independont Examinerfs Réport to the Trustees of Roshni Sheffi•ld Aslan Women'8 Resource Centrg f¢ontinu•dJ Year ended 31 March 202S I hav• no cimcom$ and have CLyne across no other matters in connection with the ex8mination to whiGh ttenllon should b8 drawn in Ihis report In ordar io enabl? a propar understanding of thè accounts to be reached. Stephen Allen ACA FCCA Indo￿ndent Examlner Omega Court 364-386 Cemetery Road Sheffield S11 8FT Roshni Sheffield Asian Women's Resource Centre Company Llmltad by Guarante? Statement of Flnancial Activities Ilncludlng Income and expendlturo aGcount) Y8ar ondod 31 MarGh 2025 2025 Restrtcted Jnds Totsl lund• Total funds 2024 Unfestrictsd funds Inconw •nd •ndowm•nts OonBtions ond leg8Gi88 Charitable 8ctivits8S Inv•¥trnent inccffie 110,982 37.875 4SS 324,3e8 435,348 37,875 455 330,993 18.413 208 Total Incom• 149,312 324,386 473.678 340,614 Exp•ndltur• Expenditurg on charitoble acts'wtses Total •xp•ndltuv• 205,591 205,591 266,760 472,351 472,351 387,381 387,381 288,780 14•t Incom•ll•Mp•ndStur•l and n•t mov•m•nt In lund¥ 156,2791 57,608 1,327 117,7471 R•conclll•llon ol Iwid• Tot81 funds brought fo￿0rd Total lund• c•rrl•d fo•ward 230,389 174,090 30,858 281,227 282,SS4 278,974 261.227 88,4e4 Th• 8tstem•nl of fin#nclal activitie8 Indude$ all galns 8nd10•8e8 recGyni60d In th8 year. All Incom• and axp•ndltyJr• d?riv• fr¢m continuing athvltie8. Th• not•# on pa0￿ 10 to 20 foTh part ofth•u flnancl•l 8tstorn•nts. Roshni Sheffield Asian Women's Resource Centre Company Llmlted by Guarantse Statsment of Financial Position 31 March 2025 2028 2024 Not• Flxod a6•ats Tanglbkry fixed a¥sèts 18 76,716 8.698 Curr•nt a•••i• Debtor¥ Cash at bank and in hand 17 4,362 193,377 9,165 164,789 173.954 197,739 Crndltoff•: Imount• f•lllng du• wlthln on• y••r N•t eurr•nt •41•t* 11.901 185,B38 9,425 184,529 261,227 TotAI 4•6•t• IM• currnnt Ilabllltl 282.554 262,554 N•t **••ts 261,227 Fund• of th8 c￿rIty Restricted fvnd$ Unre¥tricted fvnds 30,858 230,369 174,090 282,554 Total ¢h•rlty lund• 20 261,227 For the y•ar ending 31 Mareh 2025 the charity was entit￿ to exemptlon frc￿ oudll undar sectlon 477 of th• Companleo Act 20Ce Mlatlng to small ¢ornpanleB. Dirnctor8' rospon¥lbllltle8'. The membèr8 havtr not required tho company to obtaln an audit of its finonciol statements for th• year In qu￿tion in accordance with 8edion 476,. The director8 acknowledge thèir r8sponsib¢'lilie) lor complying with th8 wuirernènts ol the Act with ¥ped te accounb'ng rècord8 and the prep?r8tlon ol finandal statomants. The￿ flnaneAAI 8thternents ha￿ been PTepJrèd In accordanc• with th• p￿￿lIonS #ppllcable to companlas $u48Ct to thtt Bmall Eompanies, regimè. These finanual stat8mentS Wore 8PPTDved by the board of trustseB and authorised lor is•u& on 8 soptern￿r 2025. and ara 8igned on b8h811 of the board by.. Kalpana DeBai Ichalrpersonl Tru$leg Th• not•• on pag•B 10 to 20 fonn p•rt olthM• fln•nelal •tAt•m•nts. Roshni Sheffield Asian Women's Resource Centre Company Llmlted by Guarantso Notes to the Financial Statements Year ended 31 March 2025 G•n•ral Inlorni•tion The tharity 18 a publlc b￿*fil entity and a private company lirnitsd by guarantee. règistsred in England and Wales and a registe￿ chanty in England and Waleg. The addresy of the r8gi$tered offic8 16 444 London Road, Sheffield, S2 4HP, United lQ"n9dom. stat•rn￿t ol ¢ompllanc• These fin8n¢i81 statements have btèn pr•pgred in ccThplipnce wth FRS 102, 'Th• Flnancial Reporting Standard ap￿ICable In th8 UK and the Republic ol Ireland,. thè Statement of R8cornmend8d Practicg applicablts to charities prepadng their accounts In accord8nce with the Financial Repo￿ng Standard Applicable in the UK 8nd Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 IChadti•s SORP IFRS 10211 and the Cornpanlès Act 2(￿. Ac¢ountlnq polleh• B••l• of pr•p•rntlon Roshni- Sheffield Asian Women's Rg¥ouree Centre rne•ts tha E18finltr'on of 8 public entity under FRS 102. A¥$ets and liabillues Bre In1￿￿11Y recognl&ed al historical cost or tranJa4tion value unl•#$ otr￿N88 Stated in the relevant &ccountitvJ pdicy ngtelgl. Golni eonc•rn Whllst th• Impoct ol the Covi&19 global pond•mic has been lell by many org8ni¥atlons, th• chadty Tet8ins sufficient unrèstricted le9e￿ès to •n8ure Ihot th•r• Is no materfal impact on the ability to ¢onlinu& a yolng concern for the for8seeable futurt. Dl•clo•ur• •x•mptlon• In lin& wth the Chpritlas SORP IFRS1021 Update Bull81Sn 1.. lal No cgsh flow ¥tstsmant ha8 been prèsantad for the cc4npany. Ibl Diido$ur88 in regpecl of financial instrurnents not been pr¢8•ntsd. Judg•rn•nt• •nd k•y •our¢M of e•tlmit14)n unc•rtalnty The prepamdon of the finanaal statements raquires management to make judgemènts, estsmates and assumpbons that affect the amounts rèported. These 8stlm8tes and judgeménts are continually rèw8wed and a￿ bosad on experiènc6 and other factors, induding expg¢lats'ons ol future events th8t a￿ believed to be rea30nabla under the circumst8nC88. Accounting estlmatss and 8¥sumpkn"on8 are madg CgnGgrning the future and, by thèir nature. will rarely equ81 the relaled actual outcome. Fund ac¢ountlng Unrastnct8d funds orè available for use al th• dlscretton of the trustee5 to ftjrthèr any ol the tharitl$ puwpose8. Dèsignated funds are unrestrictsd fijnds earmarked by the trustees for particular lubjre project or commitmenl. Restn'cted funda arè suty'ected ta rastn"edons on their expenditure declared by the donor or through th& t¢rms of an appeal, and fal5 into one of tsvo s￿￿￿asses." ￿trI¢l￿d income hjnds or endowment fund$. 10 Roshnl Sheffield Asian Women's Resource Centre Company Llmlted by Guarantee Notès to the Financial Statemants (c￿*{￿￿*d) Year ended 31 March 2025 Aceountln9 pollcl•s ftanrfrsu#dJ Ineomlnq re•our¢ All incoming resources aro Indud8d in the statement of flnancial acts.￿tieS when entiuwllent ha8 pass￿ to the ch8rity.' It is probable that the economic hnefits associated with the transaction w￿1 flDW lo lh¢ charrty nd the amounl can be reliably rneasured. The following Specific policies aro 8pplied to parts￿lIar categorigs ol income.. In￿m• from donations or grants 18 remnised when thar8 is ￿dent* ol enduemenl to th6 gi receipt Is prc*>ablè and Its amtsunl can be mea8urnd reliably. Itgaey inc(me Is rerffjnls•d when rae•ipt l& probabl? and enbuemertt Is 88t8blished. Incomè frorn donated good5 is mea3ur¢d at the lair valuè ol the go¢)ds unles6 this is irnpracttcal to measure r8llabty. In which cos• the value is dèrived from Ihe cost to the donor or th8 ests'rn8tèd re5818 value. Donated lacililies and 3eNc85 Are recogni58d in the accounts when recAivt¢J Il tho value cpn ￿ feliabty measured. No amountB ar8 Included for thg contributr'oD ol g8naral volunteers. Incorne from contracts lor th• supply ol ser*itaS 18 recoGni8ed the delivery of the contractèd seM¢&. This is claBsified unrestricted tunds unle85 Ih8r8 18 a contraciu81 requirernent for it to be bpent Dn 8 p8rb"¢ular ond r•turned 11 un8pen( In whlch ca88 K may b8 regathd 09 restrictsd. RMour¢•• •xp•nd•d Expènditure Is recognii•d on an ewvals basis 88 a IIAbllty is incurred. Exp•ndrturo includes •ny VAT which cannot b8 fully recovered, and Is das5ifiad under headin99 of ihe 5totgrnent of linanrial to vthith It rel•te8'. èxpandlture an raising lund3 includes the costs of All fundraising 8ctl￿tio$, events, non Year onded 31 March 2025 21. Anal￿11 ol not a•••ts b•tw••n lund• Unrvstricted Fund9 Rèstricted Totsl Funds Funds 2026 Tangibl• fixed a888ts Current 8828ts Cr•ditors les& thon 1 year N•t •*￿￿ 76,716 109,275 111,9011 174,090 76.718 197,739 111,901) 282,554 88,464 Unrestsld Fun(IB Restrfcted Total Funds Funda 2024 Tangible fixed 88getJ Current a8S9ts Credrtw la89 than 1 y•8r 98,698 143,096 19,4251 230,389 96.698 173,954 19,4251 261.227 30.858 N•t 30,858 Roshnl Sheffield Asian Women's Resource Centre Company Llmlted by Guarante8 Notss to the Flnancial Statements Iconllnu•dJ Year ended 31 March 2026 Analy•ls of n•t a••ets boiw••n fund• (conllnuedl Grants re￿IVed I re￿aBed In the yearwere given for th• following puFposes.' Sheffield City Coun¢ll". To fund payrc41 costs lindwjing those of the ¢enlr& e￿ordInator oTh odministratorl and other project and tantre running costs - The Natlonal Lottery Communlty Fund.. To fund thè Empowerment Pr4ect staff, volunteers and relatsd prtslèet running costs Sh8rr¢w community Forum IHAFI'.To prowdé a range of faee-to-face activllos wth food •lm$d p￿d0￿1ndDtIY al ¢hlldr8n allgSb18 for Fm School Me81¥ IFSIII overthe 8chool holidays SCC C￿d Rècovery Grant. Funding to 8UPPQrt and •ncourao¥ c4i¥nts to follow 00￿mMant guldellne8 ¢)vèr the Cwd period - NHS Sheffigld Intègrated Care B¢ard. Fundlng to PTovha• practical & eMO￿onal support to reduce stress & anxioty In individuals who have tegted Covid p081tNe orwho ar• 9•1f4solBI'ng South Yorkshire Police & Crime Cornmlssioner.. Victs'm Sgrviceg Funding. DDmè8tic AtrNJ58 WO￿*r8 and DIYA young people's project for Cli•nls affected by Domastic abuse & gexual woleneè 0i9itsl Lit•r8cy Projects.. For marginallzed wtsm•n from the &)ulh Asl&n communlty Sh8ffleld who h8ve been 8ffe¢tgd by COVID.19 - Zest Communlty.. Live Lighter.. Cooking and exerci￿ classes - The Henry Smith Charity., Empowèrm•nt clrde - The Tolbot Trusts.. Move Mor• conlnuation s￿￿10￿$ - SY Communlty Foundabon.. Cost ol Llving WQfk vAth elionts - Voluntary Action Sheffield '. Long Covid Support Dam?11 Ward Pot (Move Morol.. To Support bulldlng of BaPAcIty Istsn tirnel locally, In a way which enabl88 the hub to d&llv8r or inftsm) physlcal athvity ?886ts Synergy Sh•ffi8ld Mental H•atth Allaincg.. Supporting mental h¢alth through billmaual counselling pr¢iÈds Srn8llwood Trust.. Hdping women io 18ed themselves and th•ir children al thè polnts In thelr li￿ when they are rno$t vulnerable finanaally 8nd mentslly Islamic Rdief.Prov+ding bilingual counselling and th•raFthy 8enficg¥ to women who hAv• •xpreienced dom&slc abuse. Thtrrg are suffiuent resour￿$ held in an appropriate fonn to onable each of the restricted funds to bo 8ppli&J in accordance with its rolevant restrith'ons. 20