Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 12

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

12+ Trustees: -1
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +12

Overall GiG Score: 12

SUNDERLAND BANGLADESH INTERNATIONAL CENTRE

The objects of the centre are: to promote the benefit of the community in the City of Sunderland, primarily the Bangladeshi and other BME communities and especially those suffering from the effects of unemployment and other forms of social deprivationto promote and provide facilities in the intereset of social welfare in the fields of recreation, leisure, education,self help and otherwise.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 16 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
The Board has little diversity in terms of age
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 23 years

www.sb-international.org.uk

info@sb-international.org.uk

01915640888

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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		£487	£323	£164	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/22		£256	£290	£-34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/21		£281	£164	£117	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/03/20	*	£129	£95	£33	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/19		£82	£110	£-28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/03/18		£145	£149	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£222	£196	£26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£172	£220	£-48	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£222	£225	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	*	£130	£162	£-32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£147	£167	£-20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	*	£208	£207	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£257	£237	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10?		£289	£268	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08		£153	£182	£-29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07		£134	£136	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06		£117	£133	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£277	£302	£-25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£144	£123	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Other Charitable Purposes
Recreation
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Sunderland,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

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	£285,053
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington	£75,000
Power to Change	£49,632
The Ballinger Charitable Trust	£45,000
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd	£40,000
National Lottery Heritage Fund	£28,900
Sport England	£18,550
Garfield Weston Foundation	£15,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Power to Change - LTW - Sunderland Bangladesh International Centre
£28,816	04/07/2023	360G-ptc-gr-17522LTW - Sunderland Bangladesh International Centre
Sport England - U Sport
£8,900	12/04/2023	This project will provide funding to promote social cohesion and encourage people from the BAME community living in Sunderland to participate in exercise through various sporting activities.
National Lottery Community Fund - SBIC - Impact for Change Project
£285,053	15/02/2023	This funding will support the Sunderland Bangladeshi International to deliver a range of activities and services focusing on mental wellbeing social inclusion and community drop ins and provide ....more This funding will support the Sunderland Bangladeshi International to deliver a range of activities and services focusing on mental wellbeing social inclusion and community drop ins and provide training and support to community members as it becomes an accredited training centre. The project aims to engage local people in community development and social inclusion activity reduce isolation and improve quality of life for Asylum Seekers Refugee and BAME service users whilst increasing engagement in local networks.
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Sunderland Bangladesh International Centre
£15,000	09/09/2022	Towards core costs of operation
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000	29/07/2022	Core costs
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Sunderland Bangladesh International Centre Limited
£3,000	31/03/2022	Holding a celebratory Platinum Jubilee event for the community to be held during the bank holiday weekend in June 2022
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington - Grant to Sunderland Bangladesh International Centre
£75,000	01/07/2021 36	To increase the organisation's capacity to provide enhanced, additional activities and services for BAME refugees and asylum seekers in Sunderland, reducing poverty, loneliness and poor mental health.
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Sunderland Bangladesh International Centre
£15,000	30/06/2021	Towards core costs of operation
Sport England - COVID19 Return to Play
£9,650	14/06/2021 5	Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID19 Return to Play. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on ....more Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID19 Return to Play. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries from a BAME background.
County Durham Community Foundation - Living Pride
£14,000	16/12/2020	Living Pride
Power to Change - C-19 CCLORS - Sunderland Bangladesh International Centre
£20,816	14/10/2020	Grant to C-19 CCLORS - Sunderland Bangladesh International Centre
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Sunderland Bangladeshi Community Centre
£28,900	07/08/2020	COVID19: Sunderland Bangladesh International Centre
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£8,688	05/08/2020	"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."
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Running costs to support vulnerable people within the Bangladeshi community of Sunderland during Covid19
£5,000	03/07/2020	Running costs to support vulnerable people within the Bangladeshi community of Sunderland during Covid19
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - running costs to support vulnerable people within the Bangladeshi community of Sunderland during Covid19
£5,000	03/07/2020	running costs to support vulnerable people within the Bangladeshi community of Sunderland during Covid19
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Sunderland Bangladesh International Centre
£15,000	20/06/2020 12	Towards core costs of operation
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Developing a volunteering scheme for black and minority ethnic communities in Sunderland.
£10,000	12/03/2020	Developing a volunteering scheme for black and minority ethnic communities in Sunderland.
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Running costs for a Centre Manager and Development Worker salary
£20,000	14/02/2020	Running costs for a Centre Manager and Development Worker salary
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Getting our voices heard project.
£2,500	05/11/2019	Getting our voices heard project.
DCMS - Tampon Tax Community Fund
£10,000	06/01/2019	The expected outcomes are the following: 1) 30 BME women reached and engaged in the activities of the project which will help them to increase their information and knowledge of local/regional ....more The expected outcomes are the following: 1) 30 BME women reached and engaged in the activities of the project which will help them to increase their information and knowledge of local/regional opportunities for economic and social inclusion. By engaging in our MAGIC programme activities this will help to build their skills and increase their confidence to participate in further opportunities in the city, this programme will also develop, improve and enhance their life, employability, vocational or enterprise skills. We have expert support from our local enterprise agency the North east BIC. 2) 15 BME women aged over 40 will gain and improve their knowledge and skills to use computers - Now IT literacy is a basic employability and life skill, our project will help participants to understand social media, create CV's and bring about overall awareness of social media this will help to build skills, confidence and social networks which will impact on reducing long term social isolation and feeling of exclusion which will also help to improve their health and well-being. 3) 80 Local BME women from the diverse communities will participate in our 2 community network seminars along with 10 different service providers such as health services, employment services and voluntary services coming together to look at BME women issues and the barriers they face in enagement and participation. This will help to create opportunities and lead to increased participation of BME women in civic decision making process in the city. Other expected outcomes from our project will be that we will create 10 BME community champions/ambassadors from the local diverse communities giving them skills and knowledge to become a voice for BME women in the city to advocate their issues and to build on the work of this project.
County Durham Community Foundation - SB International Centre - Breaking Silence
£10,000	06/12/2018	To support the Breaking Silence project.
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Sunderland Bangladesh International Centre
£35,000	22/06/2018 24	Towards core costs of operation
National Lottery Community Fund - Moving Forward Together
£10,000	03/01/2018 12	The project will carry out a community action plan and improve their monitoring, governance and marketing systems. This will develop the skills of the organisation and enable them to carry out a ....more The project will carry out a community action plan and improve their monitoring, governance and marketing systems. This will develop the skills of the organisation and enable them to carry out a feasibility study to improve the sustainability of support services to address the needs of local Bangladeshi and black and minority ethnic communities in Sunderland.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Sunderland Bangladeshi Community Centre
£51,600	26/01/2017	Syedpur to Sunderland
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Sunderland Bangladeshi Community Centre
£39,700	27/05/2015	Our Roots, Our Journey, Our City
Northern Rock Foundation - Grant awarded to Sunderland Bangladeshi Community Centre (Tyne & Wear)
£32,000	10/12/2013	To employ a centre development officer for one year to kick-start a programme of income generation for this community centre in Sunderland.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Sunderland Bangladeshi Community Centre
£16,000	29/03/2012	the salary costs of the Centre Manager
National Lottery Community Fund - Embrace Change
£10,000	23/09/2010 12	This community group in Sunderland will use funding to run a series of activities celebrating cultural diversity, benefiting the whole community. This will give people from all different backgrounds ....more This community group in Sunderland will use funding to run a series of activities celebrating cultural diversity, benefiting the whole community. This will give people from all different backgrounds a better understanding of each other and address issues including anti social behaviour.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (16)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 38-55

BUSHRA RAHMAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Homemaker, Other trusteeship: YOUNG ASIAN VOICES,

MD SHUEL MIAH Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Chef

MD SHAHEN AHMED Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Self Employed

MOLLIK SHOHID AHMED Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Self Employed

MOTLIB MIAH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chef

RUKSANA MIAH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chef

SYED ABUMUSA Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Chef

SABINA ROKIB Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Student

SYED ABU MUSA AHSAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Self Employed

SYED FOYZUL ISLAM Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Self Employed

SYED MUAZZEL ALI Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Self Employed

SYED MURSHED MIAH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chef

SYED MUSADDIQUE AHMED (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Self Employed

SYED SHOYZHAD MIAH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chef

SYEDA CHOMPA BEGUM Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Councillor

SYEDA SHILPE CHOWDHURY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Homemaker

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/03/2001, number: 1085598
Registered at Companies House on 23/12/1999, number: 03900232

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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR20: 8 days late, AR14: 36 days late, AR12: 23 days late,

Main office

30 TATHAM STREET
HENDON
SUNDERLAND
TYNE AND WEAR
SR1 2QD

Objectives

A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFITS OF OF THE INHABITANTS AND PRIMARILY THE BANGLADESHI INHABITANTS OF THE CITY OF SUNDERLAND AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT), WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION, OR RACE OR POLITICAL, OR RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS , THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO:(I) ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE SAID INHABITANTS; AND(II) PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS IN THE INTEREST OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; AND(III) RELIEVE UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENTB) ESTABLISH AND SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE CENTRE) AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE CITY OF SUNDERLAND AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

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