Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 3

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

12+ Trustees: -1

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 4

WESTMINSTER BANGLADESHI ASSOCIATION

To promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of the inhabitants of Westminster, particularly Bangladeshi persons from the Asian community, by associating together the inhabitants and the local authorities, voluntary and other organisations to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation, WBA services is open to all.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£22	£24	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/22	*	£5	£19	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/21		£31	£9	£22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/20		£17	£16	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	9
31/03/19		£11	£12	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/18		£12	£8	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£11	£11	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£2	£5	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	*	£16	£15	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£9	£9	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£6	£6	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£43	£26	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£41	£36	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£40	£36	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£29	£21	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£20	£20	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£12	£16	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£20	£14	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£15	£14	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£6	£6	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 21 years

www.wbasw1.org.uk

wbasw1@aol.com

02073286500

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

City Of Westminster,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Empowering Young People
£9,490	15/07/2022	This project will support young people by restarting its weekly youth club where it will offer a welcoming space for young people to relax and meet peers. It will start a new table tennis club that ....more This project will support young people by restarting its weekly youth club where it will offer a welcoming space for young people to relax and meet peers. It will start a new table tennis club that is popular with the Bangladeshi community and expand its popular weekly badminton club. The project will reduce isolation and improve physical activity for young people.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,055	13/09/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
National Lottery Community Fund - WBA Weekend Home work Club
£7,600	07/02/2018 12	This project will deliver homework support activities for young people from the black, Asian and minority ethnic community, who achieving low levels of educational achievement.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Westminster Bangladeshi Association
£740	07/06/2016	towards a day trip to the seaside for a group of disadvantaged children from London

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)

Current Trustees appointed

FOYSAL SHAH MUHAMMED Appointed: 2018

HASNAT SABREE

KAMRU MIAH Appointed: 2022

MUKITH ALI

MD MOBOSHIR ALI Appointed: 2018

SHAFIQUR RAHMAN Appointed: 2013

SHORIF UDDIN Appointed: 2022

MD SHAHID MIAH

MOHAMMED JANAL Appointed: 2019

MOYNA MIAH

MOHAMMED MONJUR MORSHED Appointed: 2022

NOSHAD MIAH Appointed: 2016

SHAIK JEWEL AHMED Appointed: 2022

SHANAJ SALAHUDDIN Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: LEARNING WITH PARENTS,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/09/2003, number: 1099623

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR22: 41 days late, AR15: 18 days late,

Main office

Westminster Bangladeshi Association
Pimlico Resource Centre
Walston House
Aylesford street
London
SW1V 3RL

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF WESTMINSTER, PARTICULARLY BANGLADESHI PERSONS FROM THE ASIAN COMMUNITY BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS

Defined Area of Benefit:

CITY OF WESTMINSTER

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