BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA U.K. NETWORK

Registered charity 1067411 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA REFUGEE U.K. NETWORK, BOSNIA UK NETWORK

Interpreting and translatingVoluntary work placementSupplementary SchoolsCapacity buildingAdvice on employment and training opportunitiesHelp with CV's and job applicationMental health Providing information and guidance & Newspaper and website

Objects

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF BOSNIAN AND OTHER REFUGEES.

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.

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

Latest income
£733k
Latest spending
£379k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £353,344 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total net assets increasing to £955,946. Unrestricted reserves stood at £577,945, exceeding the stated policy target of six months' operating costs. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern, with no material uncertainties disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 months operating costs (held: £578k)
“The Association aims to build up reserves to cover 6 months operating costs in the event of a drop in income.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£733k
Total spending
£379k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£733k£379k
31/03/2024£624k£603k
31/03/2023£210k£159k
31/03/2022£144k£136k
31/03/2021£173k£91k

Common questions

Is BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA U.K. NETWORK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £353,344 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total net assets increasing to £955,946. Unrestricted reserves stood at £577,945, exceeding the stated policy target of six months' operating costs. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern, with no material uncertainties disclosed. 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 Fund22/11/2024£20kRefugee community young people’s weekends - Birmingham
The National Lottery Heritage Fund30/09/2024£250k"From Bosnia To Britain - Building Communities"
The National Lottery Community Fund25/06/2021£389kBosnia UK Network
The National Lottery Community Fund18/04/2019£10kCounselling support for Ethnic minority
The National Lottery Community Fund17/05/2018£10ksupport for young people in Hertfordshire
The National Lottery Community Fund19/10/2016£406kFormer Yugoslavia Generations in West Midlands
The National Lottery Heritage Fund29/08/2014£10k"If Archduke Ferdinand hadn't been assassinated, would the UK have Bosnian Refugees?"
Barrow Cadbury Trust19/09/2013£10kTo continue provide support to Bosnian community and other refugee and asylum organisations in the region.
The National Lottery Community Fund10/11/2010£273kStariji West Midlands
The National Lottery Community Fund19/02/2010£8kImprove Accessibility and Facilities in New Bosnian Community Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund17/09/2007£5kBosnian Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund05/10/2005£5kRehabilitation and Integration
The National Lottery Heritage Fund13/05/2003£27k"Promotion of Bosnian Heritage in the UK"

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA U.K. NETWORK£733k—0unclear—no doubt
FULL FACT FY2024£2.9m——within—no doubt
REFUGEE WORKERS' CULTURAL ASSOCIATION FY2025£199k—0unclear—no doubt
THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS ASSOCIATION UK FY2025£6.1m——unclear—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT LIMITED FY2025£479k—0above—no doubt
National Centre For Universities and Business FY2025£2.9m——unclear—no doubt

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