Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

INSAAN AID 

TO HELP THE POOR AND NEEDY IN BANGLADESH BY COLLECTING DONATION IN UK FOR FOR DISTRIBUTION IN BANGLADESH.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 18 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
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently

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*£16£0£16n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/22£10£0£10n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/21*£13£1£12n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/20£18£11£7n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/19£66£61£5n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/18*£85£25£60£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£44£18£27£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£38£19£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£29£21£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£30£20£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£20£31£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£19£13£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£45£12£33£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£10£9£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£10£7£3£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 16 years

insaanaid.com

insaanaid786@yahoo.com

07932644466

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bangladesh, Essex, Suffolk,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 5 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/02/2008, number: 1122725
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
15 returns made; AR23: 5 days late, AR21: 58 days late, AR18: 1 days late, AR17: 2 days late, AR16: 2 days late, AR14: 1 days late, AR13: 2 days late, AR12: 1 days late,
Main office

32 BOND STREET
IPSWICH
SUFFOLK
IP4 1JE

Objectives

RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG PEOPLE LIVING OR WORKING IN BANGLADESH WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD THROUGH LACK OF MEANSTHE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY, OF PEOPLE LIVING IN BANGLADESH BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIESTHE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE LIVING PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY IN BANGLADESHADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN BANGLADESH

Defined Area of Benefit:

BANGLADESH

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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