Roshni Birmingham

Name

Roshni Birmingham

Legal name

Roshni Birmingham

Website

https://roshnibirmingham.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Domestic Abuse Support Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Other Individual and Family Services (62419)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Domestic Violence & Abuse Support Services (BPAGAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mental Health & Crisis Support Services (BPAGAEAH), Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC)

Keywords

• Domestic abuse support
• Multilingual helpline services
• Forced marriage support
• Honour based abuse
• Community outreach services

Headquarters

HQ city

Birmingham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable donations and community fundraising: Relies on donations from the community, local businesses, and social media supporters to sustain activities and provide essential items, hygiene products, toys for children, birthday celebrations, and starter packs for survivors moving to independent living.
2. Government and commissioner funding: Receives funding from public bodies including the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner who provided £47,200 for the 24-hour helpline project.
3. Zakaat and religious donations: Accepts Zakaat and other forms of religious donations specifically to support destitute victims with no source of income and no recourse to public funds.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Roshni Birmingham provides free, specialist support services to Black and Minoritised communities affected by domestic abuse, forced marriage, and honour-based abuse in the West Midlands. Core deliverables include a 24-hour multilingual helpline, emergency refuge accommodation, outreach support, IDVA (Independent Domestic Violence Advisors) service, floating tenancy support, therapeutic counselling, and professional training. All services are offered free of charge in multiple community languages including Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, and Arabic.

Product overview

Roshni Birmingham is a registered charity providing a comprehensive suite of support services for Black and Minoritised communities affected by domestic abuse, including Forced Marriage and Honour Based Abuse. The organization operates a multi-service model consisting of: a 24 Hour Multilingual Forced Marriage & Honour Based Abuse Helpline (0800 953 9777), IDVA Service providing 12 weeks of emotional and practical support, Outreach Service offering confidential person-centred support, Emergency Refuge Accommodation for South Asian women and children, Floating Support Service for tenancy-related assistance, Therapeutic Counselling services, and Training & Engagement programs for professionals and community members. Services are available in multiple languages including Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Mirpuri, Gujarati, Arabic, Farsi, Somali, and Romanian. The organization also conducts awareness campaigns including the 'Meri Khahani Meri Zubani' survivor stories initiative and various community education programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• I Have the Right to Choose: West Midlands Forced Marriage & Honour Based Abuse Helpline campaign in partnership with Panahghar

Products and services

• 24 Hour Multilingual Forced Marriage & Honour Based Abuse Helpline

Quantifiable outcome

• 24-hour, 7 days a week multilingual helpline service
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PanahgharcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership between Roshni Birmingham and Panahghar for the Forced Marriage & Honour Based Abuse Hub. The hub provides a comprehensive resource for victims and survivors including leaflets, information, and access to specialist services.
• Women's Aid Federation of EnglandminorOthersAnnie Reeve, Quality & Sustainability Officer at Women's Aid Federation of England, provided a testimonial praising Roshni's vital role in offering specialist support and advocacy to Black and Minoritised women experiencing domestic abuse.
• CPS West MidlandsminorOthersParveen Hassan, Inclusion and CE Manager at CPS West Midlands, provided a testimonial noting Roshni's vital role in addressing the needs of Black and Minoritised communities by providing direct support services and advocating for their voices to be reflected in future policy and legislation.
• Finding A VoiceminorOthersKhakan Qureshi from Finding A Voice provided a testimonial describing Roshni as an exceptional organization that works in partnership with other organisations, creates events and workshops to raise awareness, and has a dedicated team committed to making positive changes.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Refuge: UK's largest domestic abuse charity operating helplines, refuges and advocacy nationwide; broad incumbent that partners with (rather than directly competes against) specialist BAMER providers like Roshni.
• Women's Aid Federation of England: National umbrella and service charity for the domestic abuse sector; provides endorsement and policy influence relevant to Roshni's operating context, but does not deliver specialist BAMER services itself.

Direct peers

• Ashiana Network: London specialist supporting BAMER women and children experiencing domestic abuse, forced marriage, and honour-based abuse — directly comparable service portfolio, including refuge and advocacy, to Roshni's.
• Sharan Project: UK charity supporting South Asian women experiencing domestic abuse, forced marriage and honour-based abuse — directly comparable community-led, culturally-specialist model.
• Panahghar: Birmingham-based refuge and support service for South Asian women and children fleeing domestic abuse; Roshni's named partner on the forced marriage hub, operating the same niche in the same city.
• Karma Nirvana: UK national charity running the national Honour-Based Abuse and Forced Marriage helpline; directly overlaps Roshni's 24-hour helpline in scope and target population.
• Muslim Women's Network UK: UK charity advocating for Muslim women including on issues of DA, forced marriage and HBA; shares Roshni's target community and advocacy-led approach.
• Southall Black Sisters: Long-established London-based charity providing specialist domestic abuse, forced marriage, and immigration support to Black and minoritised women — a near-mirror of Roshni's mission and service mix in a different region.
• Jewish Women's Aid: UK specialist DV charity serving a specific faith/minoritised community with refuge, helpline and advocacy services — structurally analogous to Roshni's BAMER specialism model.
• Imkaan: UK federation of specialist Black and minoritised women's organisations addressing VAWG; comparable mission in serving the same populations and coordinating specialist service provision.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/roshnibham
• Facebookfacebook.com/roshnirefuge
• Instagraminstagram.com/roshnibirmingham
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/roshnibirmingham

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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