THE BERKSHIRE HAMPSHIRE SURREY BENGALI WELFARE ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1054503 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the Islamic faith in accordance with the teaching of the Holy Quran and Hadith. To advance the education of Bengali children by the provision of mother tongue classes and English classes. To provide recreational facilities or other leisure time occupation for members of the public in the interest of social welfare and with the object of improving the conditions of life of those members

Objects

(A) TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHING OF THE HOLY QURAN AND HADITH ACCORDING TO THE BELIEF OF AHLI-SUNNANT-WAL-JAMAT (BEING FOLLOWERS OF IMAN HANIFA, IMAM SHAFI, IMAM MALIK AND IMAM HAMBAL) (B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BENGALI CHILDREN BY THE PROVISION OF MOTHER TONGUE CLASSES AND ENGLISH CLASSES. (C) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC FOR WHOM THE FACILITIES ARE INTENDED. (D) TO RELIEVE POVERTY OF PEOPLE PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY LIVING IN BOSNIA WHO HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF WAR BY THE PROVISION OF CLOTHING AND OTHER ITEMS. (C) TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £730,286, with free reserves of £372,698, which the trustees consider appropriate for between two and a half and three years' running costs. The charity reported a net income surplus of £22,959 for the year, derived primarily from donations and charitable activity fees. The trustees are satisfied that the charity is a going concern and that resources are adequate to meet its obligations.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Basit Larry Kukoiyii · trustee of 2 other charities
• Suber Akthar

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

Operates in: Bracknell Forest · Hampshire · Slough · Surrey · West Berkshire · Windsor And Maidenhead · Wokingham

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