BANGLADESH COUNCIL
Capacity development network within the Bangladeshi members organisation in Birmingham.
Objects
1. RELIEVE POVERTY AND TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF ALL PERSONS AND IN PARTICULAR THE BANGLADESHI COMMUNITY AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE PERSONS 2. TO PROMOTE THE EQUALITY AND GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased from £80 to over £20,000 during the year, attributed to successful projects and grant funding. The document does not disclose specific financial statements, audit reports, or detailed expenditure figures.
What the accounts disclose
“This great progress was made possible through successful projects, grant funding and careful financial management.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment 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
- 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
Trustees
- ABDUL MAIYEN CHOUDHURY
- ABDUL QUDDUS
- Anhar Miah
- MOHAMMED FIRUJ KHAN
- MOHAMMED MOSTAKIM
- MUHAMMAD MAHBUB CHOWDHURY
- MUHAMMED ABDUL GAFUR
- Mohammed Hussain
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £40k | £20k |
| 31/03/2024 | £457 | £377 |
| 31/03/2023 | £8k | £8k |
| 31/03/2022 | £0 | £0 |
| 31/03/2021 | £0 | £0 |
Common questions
Is BANGLADESH COUNCIL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased from £80 to over £20,000 during the year, attributed to successful projects and grant funding. The document does not disclose specific financial statements, audit reports, or detailed expenditure figures.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport England | 29/10/2025 | £6k | Dancing Towards an Active Lifestyle |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 07/01/2025 | £19k | Bangladeshi Community Social Action |
| Sport England | 10/07/2024 | £12k | Engaging Inactive Adults and Seniors in Sports |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 05/04/2019 | £10k | Women together |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/09/2016 | £9k | COMMUNITY COHESHION AND ACADEMIC AWARDS |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 28/07/2016 | £10k | Focus on men's wellbeing |