One Afghan Welfare Association (Ofwe) Limited
Charity 1122112
Overview
Summary
One Afghan Welfare Association appears to function as a community-facing navigation and empowerment organisation, combining practical advice with longer-term confidence building. Its stated work spans benefits, disability support, immigration, service access and life coaching, suggesting that it may address barriers that overlap rather than treating poverty, health, housing and employment as separate issues. A notable uncertainty is the mismatch between its Afghan name and charity objects focused on Iranian families, which may reflect a broader Farsi-speaking constituency, a historical legacy, or imprecise public records.
Operational geography
Coverage: National
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- The Charity Commission record lists Birmingham City among the places where the charity operates, but it does not identify any Birmingham ward, venue, service location, delivery partner or programme.
- There is no direct evidence of a current physical site, neighbourhood-based activity or material partnership in Birmingham.
- The available operational description is not dated beyond the charity's most recent reported financial information, for the year ended 30 September 2022.
- Companies House records show that the charitable company was dissolved on 18 February 2025, while the Charity Commission record remains registered and has overdue reporting. This makes the charity's current capacity to deliver services, including in Birmingham, uncertain.
- The national coverage classification is a reasonable interpretation of the charity's self-reported operation across Birmingham, Coventry, Manchester and several London boroughs; it should not be read as evidence of active current delivery in each location.
Additional evidence needed
- A current statement from the organisation confirming whether it is delivering any services in Birmingham after 18 February 2025.
- Current service, outreach or referral information identifying Birmingham venues, wards or delivery areas.
- Evidence from any named Birmingham delivery partner, funder or venue confirming the organisation's role, activity and dates.
- Clarification from the Charity Commission on the relationship between the charity's registered status and the dissolution of its associated charitable company.
Areas of work
- Accommodation/housing
- Amateur Sport
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Disability
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Education/training
- Recreation
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- Other Defined Groups
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- People With Disabilities
How they help
- Other Charitable Activities
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
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Observations
A bridge between systems and community
The organisation appears to translate complex public systems into accessible support for people who may face language, immigration, disability or poverty-related barriers. Life coaching and outreach suggest it may also build confidence to act independently, rather than only resolving immediate cases.
Why it matters
This indicates a potentially important intermediary role: connecting residents to formal services while strengthening their capacity to navigate them.
Show evidence
“Supports people seeking help with the benefits system and PIP, finding services, and immigration in English or fluent Farsi.”
Source:Organisation“Provides capacity building and empowerment through life coaching and outreach.”
Source:Organisation
Its remit is broad, but likely organised around lived need
The wide range of charitable purposes may indicate a holistic model in which education, health, poverty, housing, employment, culture and recreation are understood as connected parts of wellbeing rather than separate programmes.
Why it matters
This helps distinguish the organisation from a specialist advice provider and raises the question of which needs it addresses directly versus through referral relationships.
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“The charity's purposes include education, health, poverty relief, accommodation/housing, arts, sport, employment and recreation.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity helps through services, advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.”
Source:Charity Commission
A possible constituency-definition ambiguity
There is a notable tension between the organisation's Afghan identity and charity objects referring specifically to Iranian families. Its Farsi-language support may suggest work across connected linguistic or migrant communities, but the available evidence does not establish this.
Why it matters
Clarifying who the organisation primarily serves is important for understanding its community relationships, accessibility and potential overlap or complementarity with other migrant-support organisations.
Show evidence
“The organisation is named One Afghan Welfare Association (Ofwe) Limited.”
Source:Organisation“The charity objects refer to Iranian families living in Greater London, particularly Haringey.”
Source:Charity Commission“Support is available in English or fluent Farsi.”
Source:Organisation
- Whether support is primarily for Afghan, Iranian, Farsi-speaking or wider communities.
- Which activities are delivered directly and which rely on referral or partnership.
- The organisation's geographic reach beyond Haringey and Greater London.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent service data showing beneficiaries, languages, locations and types of support provided.
- Information on partner organisations, referral routes and current programmes.
- A current statement explaining the relationship between the organisation's name, charitable objects and intended communities.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Self help group including capacity building and empowerment from the local community. This is done through life coaching and outreach. Other activities include supports all people seeking help with the benefits system & PIP, finding services, and immigration in English or fluent Farsi.
Charity objects
TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND RELIEVE POVERTY AND SICKNESS AMONG IRANIAN FAMILIES LIVING IN GREATER LONDON AND IN PARTICULAR THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HARINGEY AS WELL AS THE U.K. AND ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD.