Cardiff Kurdish Community Association
What it does
The Cardiff Kurdish Community Association is a vibrant and inclusive organization that represents individuals from diverse backgrounds, including Kurdish, Arabs, Afghan, Welsh, and other asylum-seekers and refugees from conflicted-affected countries. Our association serves as a platform for fostering unity, promoting cultural exchange, and providing support to individuals who have faced challe
Its charitable purposes
TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH PEOPLE IN CARDIFF AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF OR CREED (IN PARTICULAR MEMBERS OF THE KURDISH COMMUNITY) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BY 1)PROVIDING A LOCAL NETWORK GROUP THAT ENCOURAGES AND ENABLES MEMBERS OF THE KURDISH AND OTHER BME COMMUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THE WIDER COMMUNITY.2)INCREASING OR CO-ORDINATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS OF THE KURDISH COMMUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS, TO ENABLE THOSE PROVIDERS TO ADAPT SERVICES TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF THAT COMMUNITY INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF FREE ADVICE ON SUPPORTING THEIR HEALTH, EDUCATION, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL NEEDS.3)PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTARY EDUCATION IN ENGLISH IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS.4)PROVIDE SOCIAL, CULTURAL, RELIGIOUS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND EVENTS INVOLVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Health and saving lives
- Disability
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Amateur sport
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- The general public
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Provides services
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £10,576 and spent £1,424.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £10,576 | £1,424 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | £294,390 | £2,282 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | £3,176 | £8,968 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | £34,825 | £17,393 | Not reported | 3 |
| 31 December 2021 | £30,883 | £6,307 | Not reported | 15 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 66%, from £30,883 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £10,576 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 13% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | £20,000 from 2 grants | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £10,000, awarded in 2022.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Sept 2022 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £10,000 |
Trustees
7 trustees run the charity.
- Bestwn HussainChair
- Adil Ali
- Ahmed Agah
- Jihad Mikail
- Mohammad Mankoor
- Nehmat Rashidi
- Salah ahmed Mohammed
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 23 October 2026, 8 days early | Received 23 October 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 7 November 2025, 7 days late | Received 7 November 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 29 October 2024, 2 days early | Received 29 October 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 16 March 2023, 229 days early | Received 16 March 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 6 May 2022, 178 days early | Received 6 May 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1192971
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 4 January 2021
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 04 Jan 2021
- Website
- www.facebook.com/share/g/13rQjCyEXT/?mibextid=K35XfP
- Council area of its contact address
- Cardiff
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.