BANGLADESH WELFARE ASSOCIATION CROYDON LTD

Registered charity 1058085 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BANGLADESH WELFARE ASSOCIATION, BANGLADESH WELFARE ASSOCIATION CROYDON, BWAC, CITIZEN WELFARE ORGANISATION LTD

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Objects

(A) TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND HARDSHIP AMONGST BANGLADESHIS OR OTHER COMMUNITIES IN CROYDON, PARTICULARLY BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE; (B) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY BY THE PROVISION OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSES AND A SUPPLEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR BANGLADESHI CHILDREN.

Area of benefit: LONDON BOROUGH OF CROYDON AND SECONDARILY BANGLADESH

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 · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£28k
Latest spending
£45k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £17,015 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £109,499 to £92,484. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £37,271 and has no stated reserves policy target against which to measure this figure. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the financial statements.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bangladesh · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£28k£45k
31/03/2024£29k£14k
31/03/2023£12k£10k
31/03/2022£6k£8k
31/03/2021£254£4k

Common questions

Is BANGLADESH WELFARE ASSOCIATION CROYDON LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £17,015 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £109,499 to £92,484. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £37,271 and has no stated reserves policy target against which to measure this figure. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the financial statements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund16/02/2026£20kTuesday Luncheon club and food bank
The National Lottery Community Fund08/03/2024£19kTuesday Luncheon club and food bank
Sport England19/04/2013£17kYouth Sport for Success
City Bridge Foundation09/09/2010£13kGrant to Bangladesh Welfare Association Croydon
The National Lottery Community Fund22/01/2010£10k'EYES'- Ethnic Youth Entertainment and Sports Project
The National Lottery Community Fund22/02/2006£5kElderly outreach project
The National Lottery Heritage Fund20/10/2003£3k"This Organisation Provide Advice, Information And Leisure Activities For The Bangladeshi Community. They Will Use A Grant To Host A Bengali"