Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 12
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

BSC MULTICULTURAL SERVICES 

To relieve persons in need through provision of help, support and information about training, benefits and community services. To advance education and skills through training for the benefit of the public. To organise community-based activities and projects to improving the condition of life for those who experience social, cultural, economic and other challenges and difficulties, etc.
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Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 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

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: 20 years

www.bscsuffolk.org.uk

mojlum.khan@bscentre.org.uk

01473400081

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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£192£251£-59n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/03/22£154£210£-56n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/03/21£372£149£223n/an/an/an/an/a80
31/03/20£180£156£24n/an/an/an/an/a60
31/03/19£148£125£23n/an/an/an/an/a60
31/03/18£126£112£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£141£119£22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£137£106£32£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£116£137£-21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£127£127£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£141£154£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£110£148£-38£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£169£160£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£151£130£22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£84£103£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£228£314£-86£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£147£162£-15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06?£192£116£77£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/05£131£81£50£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Suffolk,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 100 volunteers

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£257,424
Suffolk Community Foundation£177,482
BBC Children in Need£50,462
DCMS£44,634
Henry Smith Charity£20,000
Sport England£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to BSC Multicultural Services
£50,462 03/02/2022
This project will provide homework and sports clubs for Black, Asian and minority ethnic children and young people experiencing local deprivation in Ipswich. Outcomes will include increased ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Empowering BME Communities
£257,424 14/07/2021
The funding will cover core and project running costs for a service which is offered to vulnerable clients from over 50 different nationalities across Ipswich and wider Suffolk. BSCMS offer a wide ....more
Sport England - EURO 2020 Legacy project – BSC Multicultural Services (BSCMS
£10,000 15/06/2021
25
Funding under Sport England's EURO 2020 Legacy funding programme for a Revenue project titled EURO 2020 Legacy project – BSC Multicultural Services (BSCMS. This project is a Association Football ....more
Suffolk Community Foundation - Suffolk's Hardship Fund - R4.
£4,000 15/04/2021
1
Suffolk's Hardship Fund - R4.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Suffolk's Hardship Fund
£3,500 16/12/2020
11
To support those in need due to the Covid pandemic.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Core costs
£20,000 14/12/2020
24
Towards two years’ running costs of providing drop-in and advice services for vulnerable people from BME backgrounds.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to BSC Multicultural Services
£20,000 08/12/2020
24
towards two years' running costs of a project providing drop-in support and advice services for vulnerable people from BME backgrounds in Suffolk.
Suffolk Community Foundation - BME Carers Project
£19,987 26/11/2020
11
To support carers from BME backgrounds.
Suffolk Community Foundation - To support the BME Befriending Scheme.
£5,000 10/11/2020
11
To support the BME Befriending Scheme.
Suffolk Community Foundation - BSCMS Emergency Support - Coronavirus Crisis
£5,000 07/10/2020
3
Providing support to the BME community during the Coronavirus lock down. Covid19
Suffolk Community Foundation - Suffolk's Hardship Fund
£2,500 01/10/2020
1
Suffolk's Hardship Fund to support those of diverse communities with Covid related issues.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Suffolk's Hardship Fund
£5,000 27/08/2020
1
To help disadvantaged, elderly and vulnerable clients pay for essentials (e.g. food, utility bills, rents, school uniforms, clothes, blankets, small household items); to make homes more safe and ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£44,634 17/07/2020
"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 ....more
Suffolk Community Foundation - ADAPTING TO SUPPORT CLIENTS DURING COVID-19
£5,000 05/06/2020
2
The provision of updated I.T equipment in order to deliver some of the organisations projects online during the Covid 19 pandemic.
Suffolk Community Foundation - BSCMS Emergency Support - Coronavirus Crisis
£5,000 22/04/2020
11
Providing support to the BME community during the Coronavirus lock down. Covid19
Suffolk Community Foundation - Inspiring BME Men in Suffolk
£8,000 31/03/2020
24
To support "Inspiring BME Men in Suffolk".
Suffolk Community Foundation - BSCMS Emergency Support - Coronavirus Crisis
£5,000 27/03/2020
11
Providing support to the BME community during the Coronavirus lock down. Covid19
Suffolk Community Foundation - BSC Core Activities
£4,000 08/01/2020
12
Towards the Bangladeshi Support Centre core running costs.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Inspiring BME Communities
£69,900 31/10/2019
18
Towards Inspiring BME communities.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Tackling BME Hate Crime
£15,595 20/09/2019
12
Towards the Tackling BME Hate Crime project.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to BSC Multicultural Services
£49,950 23/10/2018
36
The project will deliver after school clubs and trips for children and young people affected by poverty. The project will raise aspirations, improve wellbeing and reduce isolation.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Grant to Bangladeshi Support Centre
£20,000 22/06/2018
24
Towards two years running costs of a project providing drop-in support and advice services for vulnerable people from BME backgrounds in Suffolk.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Bangladeshi Support Centre
£20,000 13/06/2018
24
towards two years' running costs of a project in Suffolk providing drop-in support and advice services for vulnerable people from BAME communities
Suffolk Community Foundation - BME Communities Online Safety Initiative
£9,750 16/01/2018
11
Online Safety Awareness sessions for children and parents from BME communities.
Suffolk Community Foundation - BME Hidden Harm Awareness Initiative
£15,976 11/12/2017
11
To identify incidents and raise awareness of hate crime, and deliver sessions to raise awareness of forced marriage, honour based violence and domestic violence.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Bangladeshi Support Centre
£19,800 17/09/2015
24
towards two years' running costs of a project providing face to face support, training and befriending to BAME communities in Suffolk
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Bangladeshi Support Centre
£12,000 25/08/2011
the costs of the Family Support Project including salaries and project costs
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 38-72
  • JULIE BEGUM Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Marketing And Communications Office
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/06/2004, number: 1104502
  • Registered at Companies House on 30/03/2004, number: 05088364
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
  • Paying staff
  • 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; all on time
Main office

ROOM 29
19 TOWER STREET
IPSWICH
SUFFOLK
IP1 3BE

Objectives

3.1 TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN NEED, PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF HELP, SUPPORT AND INFORMATION REGARDING BENEFITS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AS WELL AS OTHER SUPPORT;3.2 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSES;3.3 OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY;3.3.1 THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THOSE IN NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES; AND3.3.2 THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING FACILITIES; AND3.3.3 THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF HEALTH THROUGH THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND TRAINING IN HEALTH AND HYGIENE; AND3.3.4 THE PROVISION OF OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES WHICH THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SUFFOLK

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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