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The total funds carried forward as of March 31, 2025 were £71,618.
Total funds carried forward 0 71,618 71,618 117,795
Financial · Metric statement · From Asian Family Counselling Service – AFCS — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 28
The charity had a net incoming resources before transfers of £(44,006) for the year ending March 31, 2025.
Net incoming resources before transfers (44,006) (2,171) (46,177) (85,090)
Financial · Metric statement · From Asian Family Counselling Service – AFCS — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 27
The total resources expended for the year ending March 31, 2025 were £139,759.
Total Resources expended 113,006 26,753 139,759 161,687
Financial · Metric statement · From Asian Family Counselling Service – AFCS — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 27
The total incoming resources for the year ending March 31, 2025 were £93,582.
Total Incoming Resources 69,000 24,582 93,582 76,597
Financial · Metric statement · From Asian Family Counselling Service – AFCS — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 27
AFCS provides counselling support to elderly individuals experiencing isolation and financial problems in the Harborne Parish area.
The project started in July 2024 and will end in June 2025. Since it has run this project before, AFCS was able to hit the ground running.
Service · Procedural statement · From Asian Family Counselling Service – AFCS — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 20
AFCS aims to expand its services and reduce waiting times through increased fundraising efforts.
In response, we are redoubling our fundraising efforts to expand our services and reduce waiting times, which remain considerable.
Service · Commitment statement · From Asian Family Counselling Service – AFCS — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 21
AFCS faces significant financial challenges due to the discontinuation of government funding for marriage and relationship support programmes.
However, with government funding for marriage and relationship support programmes—previously available to organisations such as AFCS and Relate—no longer available, we face significant financial challenges.
Financial · Risk statement · From Asian Family Counselling Service – AFCS — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 21
The Maitri Project has been a vital resource for women facing domestic violence and trauma.
The Maitri Project has proven to be a vital resource for women (and a few men) facing domestic violence, trauma, and other challenges, offering them a safe and supportive environment to begin their healing journey.
Service · Observational claim · From Asian Family Counselling Service – AFCS — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 20
AFCS is prepared to expand the Maitri Project as demand increases.
As demand increases, AFCS is prepared to expand the provision to accommodate more clients.
Service · Commitment statement · From Asian Family Counselling Service – AFCS — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 19
The Maitri Project at Sangam has delivered a total of 164 counselling sessions in its second year.
In its second year, the project delivered a total of 164 counselling sessions. AFCS took on 2 volunteer counsellors to see clients for the Maitri project from January 2025 onwards.
Service · Metric statement · From Asian Family Counselling Service – AFCS — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 19
AFCS acknowledges that many clients face challenges in completing written assessments due to limited English literacy.
We acknowledge that many of our clients face challenges in completing written assessments due to limited literacy in English. In such cases, verbal feedback is gathered at the conclusion of counselling sessions to ensure their experiences are captured.
Service · Observational claim · From Asian Family Counselling Service – AFCS — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 18
AFCS uses standardized outcome measures to assess the effectiveness of its counselling interventions.
To evaluate impact, we employ recognised outcome measures including CORE-10, PHQ-9, and GAD-7. These tools are administered prior to counselling to establish baseline scores and again following counselling to assess progress.
Service · Procedural statement · From Asian Family Counselling Service – AFCS — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 18
AFCS saw a surge in demand leading to longer waiting times for new clients.
AFCS has seen a surge of demand which has meant longer waiting times for new clients. This causes frustration among the new clients and is not an ideal situation for AFCS to be in.
Service · Observational claim · From Asian Family Counselling Service – AFCS — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 13
AFCS has been providing a hybrid service since the COVID times, offering both face-to-face and online sessions.
AFCS has been providing a hybrid service ever since COVID times. Those clients who want a face-to-face service have been able to come to the office, while others who were reluctant to come to the office were still offered a service over Zoom/Teams/WhatsApp video and the telephone.
Service · Procedural statement · From Asian Family Counselling Service – AFCS — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 13
There is an urgent need for more refuges and culturally sensitive counselling programmes to address domestic violence.
More refuges and shelters must be established to provide safe spaces for victims of domestic violence. Increased investment in culturally sensitive counselling and outreach programmes is essential to break the silence around abuse, empower women to seek help, and protect children from harm.
Commissioning · Commitment statement · From Asian Family Counselling Service – AFCS — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 10
Young brides from the subcontinent face exploitation and coercion, often treated as forced domestic labour.
socially isolated, often unable to speak English, and reliant on their in-laws, some have been subjected to exploitation and coercion. In certain cases, they have been treated as forced domestic labour, monitored constantly, denied freedom of movement, and prevented from making phone calls or leaving the house unsupervised.
Service · Observational claim · From Asian Family Counselling Service – AFCS — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 10
AFCS supports families in reconciling with children who married outside their faith through professional group counselling.
Professional group counselling has proven to be an effective means of mediation in these situations. AFCS has supported families in reconciling with children who were previously disowned for marrying outside their faith, demonstrating that dialogue and structured support can foster understanding and repair fractured relationships.
Service · Procedural statement · From Asian Family Counselling Service – AFCS — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 9
Domestic violence is under-reported in South Asian communities due to cultural taboos and fear of shame.
Research highlighted by The Guardian in 2015 revealed that sexual and domestic violence is significantly under-reported in South Asian communities due to this “pervasive culture of shame.”
Service · Observational claim · From Asian Family Counselling Service – AFCS — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 9
Inter-faith relationships often lead to family conflict and estrangement in South Asian communities.
Inter-faith relationships and marriages remain a sensitive issue within many South Asian communities, often leading to family conflict and, in some cases, estrangement.
Relational · Observational claim · From Asian Family Counselling Service – AFCS — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 9
Patients from minority backgrounds face disparities in psychiatric care due to racism within the NHS.
Patients from minority backgrounds may encounter racism within the NHS itself, resulting in disparities across psychiatric services, including crisis care, admissions, detentions, pathways into treatment, readmissions, and the use of seclusion.
Service · Observational claim · From Asian Family Counselling Service – AFCS — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 9