Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 12
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +12
Overall GiG Score: 20 ?

ISLINGTON BANGLADESH ASSOCIATION

Welfare Rights Advice and Information Service (benefits Advice, Housing, Debt, Consumer Matters)Services and activities that promotes integration and community cohesionEmployment and Vocational Training programmesHealth Promotion Activities - Lunch Club, Exercise and fitness Classes, Health Information Events and WorkshopsESOL ClassesArts and Crafts ActivitiesICT Classes
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 including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/24£280£234£46n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/23£234£188£45n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£224£180£44n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£237£218£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£140£141£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£175£166£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£149£134£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£124£119£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£102£104£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£101£103£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 12 years

www.ibal.org.uk

asad@ibal.org.uk

0207 833 0591

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Legal & financial advice
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Camden, Islington,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
City Bridge Trust£74,158
Cloudesley£60,100
Paul Hamlyn Foundation£35,000
BBC Children in Need£29,994
National Lottery Community Fund£19,940
Postcode Society Trust£14,285
DCMS£9,940
Trust for London£9,360
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Cloudesley - Grant to Islington Bangladesh Association
£52,500 20/02/2024
Islington Bangladeshi Community Health Project
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Our Neighbourhood Fund 2022-2023
£35,000 28/03/2023
Islington Bangladesh Association (IBA) aims to engage with members of the community who are most at risk of social exclusion in learning and networking activities, so they can regain confidence, raise health awareness and improve health inequality, ....more
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Islington Bangladesh Association
£3,000 22/02/2023
Family Catalyst
Cloudesley - Grant to Islington Bangladesh Association
£7,600 21/02/2023
Islington Bangladeshi Community Health Project
Postcode Society Trust - Community Resilience Project
£14,285 27/08/2022
The funding will facilitate a programme of practical skills & knowledge building that will help the most disadvantaged tackle food poverty.
National Lottery Community Fund - Being Digitally Inclusive
£9,940 05/08/2022
The funding will be used to run one-to-one and small group sessions for black and minority users. The project aims to equip users with the digital tools needed to adapt to new ways of staying connected functioning & working.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Islington Bangladesh Association
£24,698 22/04/2021
towards the salary of the Service Coordinator and on costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Caledonian Elders
£10,000 19/02/2021
10
The funding will be used to run online activities and wellbeing telephone calls relay bilingual government information and provide practical support to older people from the Bangladeshi community during Covid-19. The project aims to improve their ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Islington Bangladesh Association
£35,570 12/01/2021
24
£35,570 over a further and final two years (£17,470; £18,100) for the part-time salary (21hpw) of the Welfare Rights and Debt Adviser and associated costs.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Islington Bangladesh Association
£9,590 08/12/2020
0
Trust for London - Islington Bangladesh Association
£9,360 29/07/2020
6
The funding is for Welfare Employment Adviser to address the increased numberof people from BAME communities urgently requiring benefits and employmentguidance made unemployed or have not been re-employed following the easing oflockdown, and who are ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,940 08/07/2020
"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Islington Bangladesh Association
£29,994 28/05/2020
36
This project will offer a weekly supplementary school sessions for children from low income families. The sessions will help them to develop a healthier lifestyle, increase their literacy attainment and improve their confidence.
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Islington Bangladesh Association
£7,400 12/05/2020
The funding is for IBA to provide essential support in terms of access to basic food provisions, access to digital equipment and resources and networking to vulnerable and low income families, single parent households and women experiencing mental ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Islington Bangladesh Association
£4,300 09/04/2020
A one-off, unrestricted grant of £4,300, equivalent to one regular quarterly payment for the organisation’s current grant. COVID19
National Lottery Community Fund - Happy Families Network
£9,980 03/10/2019
12
Happy Families Network
National Lottery Community Fund - You Are Not Alone (IBA)
£382,352 01/08/2019
60
The project will use the funding to support vulnerable Bangladeshi and Somali women to combat isolation and fear, learn more about themselves and their peers, acquire new skills and connect with others to develop support networks, friendships and ....more
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Islington Bangladesh Association
£5,000 17/07/2018
Family Catalyst
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500 23/05/2018
Islington Bangladesh Association - Core Revenue
National Lottery Community Fund - Cultural Kitchen Recipe
£9,880 07/03/2018
12
This project will engage local women in a cultural cooking programme, bringing together women from different communities to share recipes, cook different cuisines, learn about different cultures and build friendships.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Islington Bangladesh Association
£51,000 11/05/2017
36
£51,000 over three years (£16,800; £17,000; £17,200) for the part-time salary (21hpw) of the Welfare Rights and Debt Adviser and associated project costs.
National Lottery Community Fund - Mohila Bhalo Shashto Project
£171,883 01/07/2015
36
This project builds on existing work to tackle increasing mental health problems experienced by Bangladeshi women aged 30 and over in Islington and Camden. It will be delivered through outreach and home visits, with an advocacy service to raise ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Islington Bangladesh Association
£35,000 25/08/2011
the salary and on costs of the Information and Advice Worker
National Lottery Community Fund - Bangladeshi Older Women's Project
£159,308 10/02/2010
36
The project will help improve the lives of older Bangladeshi women in Islington and King's Cross, by encouraging greater take-up of activities and services in the local community. It will focus on their financial, medical, emotional and social ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 21-82
  • ABDUL KHALAM ALI (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
  • ABDUR RAHIM Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Directorship
  • ABDUR RAZZAQUE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: None
  • AKLIMA BEGUM Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Teacher
  • FAHMIDA BEGUM Appointed: 2023
  • IQBAL HUSSAIN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Restaurature
  • JAHIRUL ISLAM Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Customer Assistant
  • KALIL MIAH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Cheff
  • MRS ROXANA CHOWDHURY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: House Wife
  • MOHAMMED AFZAL MEAH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Customer Care
  • NABIHAH TAHSIN ALI Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Student
  • SYED EKLAS UZZAMAN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Directorship
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/09/2012, number: 1148834
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/12/2011, number: 07888326
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
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; all on time
Main office

ISLINGTON BANGLADESH ASSOCIATION
71 CALEDONIAN ROAD
LONDON
N1 9BT

Objectives

1. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AMONGST THE BANGLADESHI COMMUNITY OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF ISLINGTON AND OTHERS, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISIONS OF ADVICE, INCLUDING ADVICE ON WELFARE RIGHTS, HOUSING, IMMIGRATION AND HEALTH ISSUES.2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY THE BANGLADESHI COMMUNITY OFF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF ISLINGTON, BY THE PROVISION OF HOMEWORK SUPPORT, DRUG AWARENESS AMONGST SCHOOL CHILDREN, CRAFTS AND CRAFT CLASSES AND THE ORGANISATION OF EDUCATIONAL CULTURAL FESTIVALS.3. TO HELP AND EDUCATE GIRLS AND BOYS, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY AMONGST THE BANGLADESHI COMMUNITY OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF ISLINGTON, THROUGH THEIR LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES SO THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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