BENGALI WORKERS ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1039551 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

- GENERALIST WELFARE ADVICE- SPECIALIST ADVICE ON HOUSING, IMMIGRATION, FINANCE & WELFARE RIGHTS- INFORMATION, ADVICE & GUIDANCE ON EMPLOYMENT, ENTERPRISE, EDUCATION & TRAINING- OLDER PEOPLES SERVICES INCLUDING CRITICAL & SUBSTANTIAL NEEDS- COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & ENGAGEMENT (PARENTAL, FAMILY & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT)- GENERIC & OUTCOME FOCUSED YOUTH WORK- LUNCHEON CLUB & COMMUNITY CAFE

Objects

A)TO ADVANCE EDUCATION WITHIN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN B)TO RELIEVE POVERTY AMONGST THE INHABITANTS OF CAMDEN C)TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURETIME OCCUPATION TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR LOCAL PEOPLE

Area of benefit: LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Camden, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£171k
Latest spending
£165k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net income of £6,235, recovering from a deficit of £14,791 in the prior year. Total funds carried forward increased to £23,188, with unrestricted reserves standing at £23,188. The trustees acknowledge that future activities are subject to satisfactory funding arrangements.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“Subject to satisfactory funding arrangements we intend to continue facilitating activities outlined as above over the forthcoming year.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 5
  • Government income: £129,448 — grants £129,448 (4); 76% of the £170,960 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 5
  • Government income: £128,679 — grants £128,679 (6); 83% of the £155,154 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 10
  • Government income: £94,874 — grants £94,874 (3); 56% of the £170,183 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2025 (received 03/02/2026, 3 days after the 31/01/2026 due date); year ending 31/03/2021 (received 12/04/2022, 71 days after the 31/01/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Camden

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£171k£165k
31/03/2024£155k£170k
31/03/2023£170k£179k
31/03/2022£90k£233k
31/03/2021£338k£196k

Common questions

Is BENGALI WORKERS ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net income of £6,235, recovering from a deficit of £14,791 in the prior year. Total funds carried forward increased to £23,188, with unrestricted reserves standing at £23,188. The trustees acknowledge that future activities are subject to satisfactory funding arrangements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BENGALI WORKERS ASSOCIATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BENGALI WORKERS ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include CAMDEN GIVING.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CAMDEN GIVINGFY2024£30kEquality Fund

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
London Borough of Camden21/02/2024£280kGrant to Bengali Workers Association
London Borough of Camden21/02/2024£1kGrant to Bengali Workers Association
Camden Council21/02/2024£280kGrant to Bengali Workers Association
Camden Council21/02/2024£1kGrant to Bengali Workers Association
Camden Giving18/10/2023£30kBengali Workers Association
City Bridge Foundation18/11/2022£189kGrant to Bengali Workers Association
Sport England05/09/2022£10kJubilee Fund - Older People's Project
Camden Giving09/04/2020£6kBengali Workers Association - Covid19 Charity Fund
Camden Giving02/10/2018£99kSurma Community Centre
Sport England25/10/2017£8kDance All
The National Lottery Community Fund17/10/2013£10kStrengthening Bengali Workers Association Organisational Capacity
The National Lottery Community Fund11/05/2011£179kEmployment and Enterprise project
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/07/2009£50k"Bangladeshi Memories - Here and There"
The National Lottery Community Fund14/01/2009£160kBangladeshi Older Women's Project
The National Lottery Community Fund10/08/2006£5kBengali Elders Project

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£36k
LONDON CATALYST1£10k
WAKEFIELD AND TETLEY TRUST1£6k
ONE NEWHAM1£500

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BANGLADESH WELFARE ASSOCIATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BENGALI WORKERS ASSOCIATION£171k—0unclear—noted
BANGLADESH WELFARE ASSOCIATION FY2026£149k—0unclear—no doubt
BENGALI ASSOCIATION MIDLANDS FY2026£68k—0unclear—no doubt
BENGALI ASSOCIATION OF MERSEYSIDE AND NORTH OF ENGLAND FY2025£48k—0unclear—no doubt
WAPPING BANGLADESH ASSOCIATION FY2026£192k——unclear—no doubt
THE BANGLADESH CENTRE FY2025£51k—0unclear—noted

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.