Overall GiG Score: 11 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 12
    • 12+ Trustees: -1
    • Grant maker support: +12

    BANGLADESH YOUTH LEAGUE (LUTON) 

    Providing facilities and services for the most disadvantaged members of the community.Serving as a meeting place for young people.Facilitating services for elderly and/or disabled members of the community.Providing leisure activities for those who need them.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • 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

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
    Established: 19 years

    www.cycd.org.uk

    s.moheeuddin@cycd.org.uk

    01582519500

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?

    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£753£722£31£0£1,145£85514.22140
    31/03/22£690£616£73£0£1,109£87817.11740
    31/03/21£596£504£92£0£1,030£84620.11540
    31/03/20£466£542£-76n/an/an/an/an/a40
    31/03/19£621£633£-12£0£998£81115.41440
    31/03/18£657£663£-6£0£1,002£81314.7150
    31/03/17*£604£659£-55£0£1,001£81214.8120
    31/03/16£610£647£-36£0£1,036£84715.7110
    31/03/15£519£517£2£6£1,073£87920.4110
    31/03/14£757£598£159£9£1,071£89217.9130
    31/03/13£457£458£-2£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/12£498£542£-44£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/11£435£473£-38£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/10£443£484£-42£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/09£461£492£-31£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/08£423£478£-54£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/07£628£574£55£18£1,122£40.1200
    31/03/06£505£499£6£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 23%
    Liabilities/Income: 46%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 75%
    Reserves/Spending: 14.2 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
    Quick Ratio: 1.4
    Asset Split ?
    What it does
    • Amateur Sport
    • Disability
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    Who works here?
    • 21 employees
    • 40 volunteers
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • People With Disabilities
    • The General Public/Mankind
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Luton,

    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£353,442
    Henry Smith Charity£209,700
    Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation£149,040
    National Lottery Heritage Fund£126,217
    DCMS£7,945
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Bangladesh Youth League T/A CYCD
    £209,700 21/09/2023
    36
    towards three years' running costs of the 'Employment and Training Project' providing training and skills for people from disadvantaged communities in Luton, Bedfordshire.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Bangladeshi Youth League
    £301,630 11/08/2022
    This funding will support the continuation and development of youth work for young people in Luton and increase the number of open sessions the project is able to offer. The project will mainly help ....more
    CareTech foundation - Match Funding Grant
    £350 08/08/2022
    Match funding Grant awarded to registered charity in the UK to support the applicant's fundraising efforts.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Restoring Healthy Minds & Lives
    £9,985 15/07/2022
    The funding will be used to run Social Club sessions for South Asian older people aged 50+. The club will offer culturally appropriate social and personal support session including bereavement and ....more
    Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Womens Support Project
    £23,520 18/03/2022
    Family support project offering domestic abuse, mental health and parenting provision
    National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Bangladesh Youth League Luton
    £126,217 17/12/2021
    Celebrating Bengali Heritage in Luton
    Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Bangla Fest - Freedom 50 Luton - Golden Jubilee of Bangladesh Independence
    £5,000 09/08/2021
    Funding for Bangla Fest
    Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Training and Help for 21 volunteer Co-ordinators
    £7,945 24/09/2020
    5
    Grant to Bangladesh Youth League
    DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
    £7,945 23/09/2020
    NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Coronavirus Emergency Help Project
    £41,827 18/06/2020
    6
    Bangladesh Youth League will use funding to provide support to around 610 people from the Bangladeshi and Pakistani communities in Luton and provide advice and guidance relating to coronavirus. It ....more
    Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Stream 1 - Delivery or Support Costs
    £3,494 27/04/2020
    3
    Grant to Bangladesh Youth League
    Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Grant to Bangladesh Youth League
    £30,703 13/02/2020
    11
    S Asian Health & Well-being & Carers Clubs for older people
    Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Grant to Bangladesh Youth League
    £10,000 11/10/2019
    1
    Bangladesh Youth League (Boiler replacement)
    Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Grant to Bangladesh Youth League
    £30,000 21/05/2019
    11
    Luton Mentoring for Vulnerable & "at risk" Young People
    Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Grant to Bangladesh Youth League
    £38,378 26/04/2019
    11
    S Asian Health, Well-being & Carers Partnership
    Sport England - Be Active Project
    £9,900 13/03/2019
    23
    Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Be Active Project. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries from a BAME ....more
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Bangladesh Youth League Luton
    £112,255 27/06/2018
    36
    The project will deliver playscheme activities to children and young people affected by poverty and deprivation. This will improve physical wellbeing, build resilience and increase social skills.
    Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - South Asian Health & Well-being Clubs for older people
    £46,722 21/03/2018
    11
    Grant to Bangladesh Youth League
    Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Luton Youth Space Consortium
    £114,987 12/12/2017
    11
    Grant to Bangladesh Youth League
    Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Dallow & Biscot Children's after school project
    £8,453 07/12/2017
    8
    Grant to Bangladesh Youth League
    National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to CYCD
    £49,900 07/08/2014
    Understanding and celebrating community action in Bury Park
    National Lottery Community Fund - CYCD Holiday Project
    £10,000 11/04/2013
    12
    This is a project by a registered charity in Luton. the organisation will use the funding to run a programme of half term and summer holiday activities for young people aged 10 to 19 from mainly BME ....more
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/05/2005, number: 1109719
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Other Regulators
    • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
    • Complaints handling
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Conflicting interests
    • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Internal risk management policy and procedures
    • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
    • Investment
    • 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
    18 returns made; AR17: 0 days late,
    Main office

    BANGLADESH YOUTH LEAGUE
    94-106 LEAGRAVE ROAD
    LUTON
    LU4 8HZ

    Objectives

    TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN AND AROUND LUTON OR SUCH OTHER PLACES AS ARE DETERMINED FROM TIME TO TIME (IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR THOSE OF BENGALI AND OTHER ETHNIC ORIGIN) AS THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SEES FIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(A) RELIEVING THOSE IN FINANCIAL NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR THROUGH TRAINING AND PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES;(C) RELIEVING THE UNEMPLOYED;(D) PROTECTING AND PRESERVING HEALTH IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROVISION OF AID AND ADVICE (INCLUDING ADVOCACY AND OTHER CENTRE-BASED PROGRAMMES);(E) ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING A YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE; AND(F) PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    IN AND AROUND LUTON AND SUCH OTHER PLACES AS THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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