Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 12

No PartB

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 12

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA U.K. NETWORK

Interpreting and translatingVoluntary work placementSupplementary SchoolsCapacity buildingAdvice on employment and training opportunitiesHelp with CV's and job applicationMental health Providing information and guidance & Newspaper and website

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
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 and there are significant future grants due to be received

Financial issues to consider:

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

Established: 26 years

www.bhuknetwork.org

uknetwork@btconnect.com

01217723052

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£210	£159	£52	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	67
31/03/22		£144	£136	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	68
31/03/21		£173	£91	£83	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	64
31/03/20		£87	£96	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	61
31/03/19	*	£126	£99	£27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	64
31/03/18		£141	£140	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	*	£99	£81	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£66	£71	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£83	£95	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£105	£100	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	*	£112	£96	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	*	£98	£95	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£99	£70	£29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£82	£73	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£110	£88	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£166	£171	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£140	£143	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£110	£115	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£124	£84	£40	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£124	£110	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

What it does

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Who works here?

67 volunteers

Who it helps

People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources

Where it operates

Throughout England,

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£388,552
The Clothworkers Foundation	£104,700
Sport England	£9,600
Wolfson Foundation	£0

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Bosnia Herzegovina UK Network
£100,000	28/11/2023	Purchase and refurbishment of a building for a charity which works with the Bosnian community and all refugees fleeing war in the West Midlands
Sport England - Jubilee Fund - Sports Potential on Reducing Trauma
£9,600	18/07/2022	This project will deliver weekly basketball, netball and volleyball sessions for a period of 45 weeks.
National Lottery Community Fund - Bosnia UK Network
£388,552	25/06/2021	The funding will be used over 5 years to continue the group's existing project and support work. The group will provide practical and psychological support to the Bosnian and former Yugoslavian ....more The funding will be used over 5 years to continue the group's existing project and support work. The group will provide practical and psychological support to the Bosnian and former Yugoslavian (Kosovo Serbia Croatia Macedonia and Montenegro) and other ethnic minority communities now living in Birmingham and the wider West Midlands. It will support elderly people and their carers through day drop ins to give them the opportunity to connect and socialise talk about their experiences play chess participate in exercise and receive a light meal. They will also deliver health awareness sessions – focusing on specific issues such as falls prevention and deafness and to overcome barriers in accessing statutory support. Additionally they will produce a quarterly newsletter to provide information on community issues changes to local services benefits and legislation.
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Bosnia Herzegovina UK Network
£0	29/03/2021	Grant of £3,000 awarded through Scoping Grant programme. Paid via Pilgrim Trust/National Archives joint programme Archives Revealed (22871).
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Bosnia Herzegovina UK Network
£4,700	19/06/2020	COVID19 : Purchase of IT equipment for a charity that works with Bosnian refugees and community in West Midlands, and nationally.
National Lottery Community Fund - Counselling support for Ethnic minority
£9,994	18/04/2019 12	This funding will be used to deliver counselling support sessions for members of the Balkan community who are experiencing the effects of mental ill health. The project aims to improve wellbeing and ....more This funding will be used to deliver counselling support sessions for members of the Balkan community who are experiencing the effects of mental ill health. The project aims to improve wellbeing and build stronger community relationships.
Dunhill Medical Trust - Quality end of life care for UK refugees from former Yugoslavia
£37,425	18/06/2018 12	To enable access to a high level of culturally appropriate care for older people in the homes of the long-term ill and dying Bosnian refugees.
National Lottery Community Fund - support for young people in Hertfordshire
£9,960	17/05/2018 12	The project will run sessions and supplementary classes for children and young people in the Bosnian community to help improve life chances and provide support.
National Lottery Community Fund - Former Yugoslavia Generations in West Midlands
£405,674	19/10/2016 59	This project aims to continue providing support to vulnerable older refugees and their families from Bosnia and former Yugoslavia (Kosovo, Serbia, Croatia, Macedonia and Montenegro) now living in the ....more This project aims to continue providing support to vulnerable older refugees and their families from Bosnia and former Yugoslavia (Kosovo, Serbia, Croatia, Macedonia and Montenegro) now living in the West Midlands. Support will be offered through various activities, social gatherings and other services. One aim of the project is to see the completion of an extension to the groupâ€™s community centre (Bosnia House), which will provide additional space to support an increased number of beneficiaries.
Barrow Cadbury Trust - To continue provide support to Bosnian community and other refugee and asylum organisations in the region.
£10,000	19/09/2013	To continue provide support to Bosnian community and other refugee and asylum organisations in the region.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Bosnia and Herzegovina UK Network
£22,000	10/08/2012	the salaries of the Manager and Support Worker, volunteer and travel costs
Sport England - Getting Sparkhill Fit
£9,972	28/02/2012	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Getting Sparkhill Fit'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports.
National Lottery Community Fund - Stariji West Midlands
£272,842	10/11/2010 60	This is project provides support for older Bosnian people and their families living in parts of the West Midlands. All of the beneficiaries have come to the UK from war zones or concentration camps. ....more This is project provides support for older Bosnian people and their families living in parts of the West Midlands. All of the beneficiaries have come to the UK from war zones or concentration camps. The core issue for this group is Post Traumatic Stress, Bosnians who fled the conflict in 1995 do not talk about their experiences and how they have affected them subsequently. The effect on families and carers is destructive but there are both stigma and language barriers attached to seeking help.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

ADMIR SVRAKA Appointed: 2023

ALMIN KAZIC Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeship: BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION COVENTRY,

DR ZDENKA BESARA Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeships: BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA DIASPORA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION COVENTRY,

EMIR BOLIC Appointed: 2016

MEHO JAKUPOVIC

MUHAMED SIRANOVIC, Other trusteeship: THE DERBY BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION,

ZAIM PASIC (Chair), Other trusteeships: BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA COMMUNITY ADVICE CENTRE, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA DIASPORA,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/01/1998, number: 1067411

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls 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

20 returns made; AR19: 3 days late, AR17: 1 days late, AR13: 2 days late, AR12: 1 days late,

Main office

Bosnia House
639-641 Stratford Road
Birmingham
B11 4EA

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF BOSNIAN AND OTHER REFUGEES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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