Finance Score: 7

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 4

Strong growth: +2
Future income +5
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 11

BANGLA CENTRE

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/03/17	31/03/18	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Total income	£13,045	£9,172	£9,957	£3,056	£12,002	£12,747	£39,496
Total spending	£12,617	£8,551	£7,547	£6,035	£10,015	£8,741	£34,723
Surplus/deficit	£428	£621	£2,410	-£2,979	£1,987	£4,006	£4,773

Established: 9 years

www.banglacentre.com

Listed activities

It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Community services

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
The provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended

Where it operates

Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: South Lanarkshire

This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Who it helps

Children or young people
Older People
People with disabilities or health problems','People with a particular ethnic or racial origin

Who supports 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Bangla Center - Balgrayhill Community Center
£10,000	14/07/2023	This group will use the funding to re-open a community centre in Springburn which will run activities and services for local people.
Foundation Scotland - Post-Covid fitness recovery project for Men
£3,000	06/12/2022 9	To contribute towards delivering sports projects for men/boys.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Bangla Centre
£4,932	04/05/2020	To provide hot food and shopping services, educational and other activities, and volunteer costs in support of the Bangladeshi community in Glasgow and West of Scotland who are key workers, ....more To provide hot food and shopping services, educational and other activities, and volunteer costs in support of the Bangladeshi community in Glasgow and West of Scotland who are key workers, shielding, children or older vulnerable people.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 30/07/2015, number: SC045854

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR20: 22 days late, AR18: 38 days late,

Main office

Park Lane House, Suite - 2/10, 47 Broad Street, Glasgow, G40 2QW

Objectives

a) To advance education by raising awareness of Bangladeshi culture, tradition and language by supporting a community school for children, young people and adults at weekend named 'Bangia School'. b) The advancement of the Arts by organising traditional, annual, religious and historic events practiced by Bangladeshis. by coordinating the cultural programmes and workshops at these events. by engaging professional and nonprofessional artists to perform at and to work with local communities leading up to these events. c) The provision of recreational activities for local communities by organising various sport events at least once in a year for adults and kids e.g., football, badminton, cricket tournaments and others. In furtherance thereof the association shall seek to: a) preserve, enhance, enrich and share Bangladeshi culture, tradition and language in Scotland by building a strong cohesive sense of Bangladeshi identity b) bridge differences between communities in Scotland by promoting harmony among communities themselves and the receiving community irrespective of ethnic origin, religious belief, age, gender or sexuality. c) Work in partnership with other voluntary, statutory and community organisations serving similar purposes e.g. Gaelic School, Glasgow. d) Provide a forum where issues of common concern can be raised and information, skills and good practice can be shared. e) Coordinate the provision of initiatives which allow Bangladeshi communities to come together in joint activity with each other and the wider community. f) Coordinate grassroots networking activity to provide aid to Bangladeshi communities at both local and international levels.

Data Sources