Finance Score: -10
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 3
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

BRITISH PAKISTAN FOUNDATION FOR DEVELOPMENT 

To engage, unite, and empower the UK's more than 1.5 million British Pakistanis, by bringing them together, giving them a voice, and supporting their socio-economic development through a platform that serves and protects the best interests of the British Pakistani community.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years
  • 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
31/12/21*£81£72£9n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£92£93£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19*£143£141£2n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/12/18£272£270£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£118£112£6£0£0£0n/a06
31/12/16£99£113£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£132£123£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£59£79£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13?£88£64£24£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/12£92£128£-36£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/11*£352£295£57£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 14 years

www.britishpakistanfoundation.com

info@bpfuk.org

02079358890

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Education support services
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Pakistan, Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/09/2010, number: 1137700
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/07/2010, number: 07316170
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
11 returns made; AR21: 17 days late, AR19: 51 days late, AR11: 12 days late,
Main office

87 Wimpole Street
London
London
W1G 9RL

Objectives

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT(A) TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE IN PAKISTAN AND IN THE BRITISH PAKISTANI COMMUNITY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT;(B) TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE OF PAKISTAN AND IN THE BRITISH PAKISTANI COMMUNITY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE AND IN OTHER SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT;(C) TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN PAKISTAN AND IN THE BRITISH PAKISTANI COMMUNITY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY:(I) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES; AND(II) THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION;SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS DEVELOPMENT THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS(D) TO PROMOTE RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS HARMONY, INCLUDING BY PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE PEOPLES OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, PAKISTAN AND OTHER COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD;(E) TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVE USE OF RESOURCES FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN PAKISTAN; AND(F) THE PROMOTION OF SUCH OTHER PURPOSES BEING EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FOR TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

PAKISTAN AND IN THE BRITISH PAKISTANI COMMUNITY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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