Ashiana Sheffield

Analysis

Ashiana Sheffield is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in August 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05853854). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Ashiana Sheffield reported income of £5.2m and spending of £5.0m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3.6m to £5.2m (+46%), an average of +9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Ashiana Sheffield sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include YMCA Wolverhampton (£5.2m), Cymunedau'n Ymlaen Mon Communities Forward (£5.2m) and FearFree Charity (£5.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £4.0m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 70 people.