BLACK ENVIRONMENT NETWORK

Registered charity 1048390 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BEN

BEN is established to promote full ethnic participation in the built and natural environment. BEN works to integrate social, cultural and environmental concerns in the context of sustainable development. We work across diverse sectors. Our current themes integrate the areas of natural environment, the built environment, heritage, social justice, health and housing.

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Latest income

£5k

Latest spending

£648

Registered

1995

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Trustees · trustee networks

MR DEEPAK GHELABHI NAIK MBEchair
ABDUL GHAFFAR
DR MALCOLM RIGLER
Kartar Singh Bring · trustee of 1 other charity
RICHARD CUTHBERTSON
SUKHBINDER SINGH JOHAL

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£5k	£648
31/03/2024	£813	£495
31/03/2023	£293	£202
31/03/2022	£100	£643
31/03/2021	£757	£79

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/08/2012	£10k	Local Food Global Food
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	18/02/2008	£5k	"A Project By This Charity To Investigate How The Contribution Of Black Ethnic Minority Communities Is Reflected In Historic Properties Linke"
The National Lottery Community Fund	27/07/2006	£271k	BEN Rainbow Countryside Scheme
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	08/12/2005	£5k	"This group from Glasgow supports the full participation of ethnic minority communities in the built and natural environment. The grant is fo"
The National Lottery Community Fund	24/11/2005	£139k	to bring together ethnic and mainstream communities.
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	03/06/2003	£247k	"Heritage Education and Access Project for Ethnic Communities and Heritage Organisations in Scotland"