BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA U.K. NETWORK
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Objects
TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF BOSNIAN AND OTHER REFUGEES.
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.
What the accounts disclose
“The Association aims to build up reserves to cover 6 months operating costs in the event of a drop in income.” — page 8
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- 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
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Trustees
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/11/2024 | £20k | Refugee community young people’s weekends - Birmingham |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 30/09/2024 | £250k | "From Bosnia To Britain - Building Communities" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/06/2021 | £389k | Bosnia UK Network |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 18/04/2019 | £10k | Counselling support for Ethnic minority |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/05/2018 | £10k | support for young people in Hertfordshire |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 19/10/2016 | £406k | Former Yugoslavia Generations in West Midlands |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 29/08/2014 | £10k | "If Archduke Ferdinand hadn't been assassinated, would the UK have Bosnian Refugees?" |
| Barrow Cadbury Trust | 19/09/2013 | £10k | To continue provide support to Bosnian community and other refugee and asylum organisations in the region. |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 10/11/2010 | £273k | Stariji West Midlands |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 19/02/2010 | £8k | Improve Accessibility and Facilities in New Bosnian Community Centre |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/09/2007 | £5k | Bosnian Centre |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 05/10/2005 | £5k | Rehabilitation and Integration |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 13/05/2003 | £27k | "Promotion of Bosnian Heritage in the UK" |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE MOHN WESTLAKE FOUNDATION | 1 | £1.0m |
| THE HEALTH FOUNDATION | 1 | £496k |
| THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATION | 1 | £382k |
| THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £300k |
| JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION | 1 | £150k |
| THE DULVERTON TRUST | 1 | £145k |
| TRUST FOR LONDON | 1 | £61k |
| Tinsley Charitable Trust | 1 | £40k |
Charities like this
- FULL FACT
- REFUGEE WORKERS' CULTURAL ASSOCIATION
- THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS ASSOCIATION UK
- INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- National Centre For Universities and Business
- LONDON COLLEGE OF BUSINESS STUDIES
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA U.K. NETWORK | £733k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| FULL FACT | £2.9m | — | — | within | — | no doubt |
| REFUGEE WORKERS' CULTURAL ASSOCIATION | £199k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS ASSOCIATION UK | £6.1m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT LIMITED | £479k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| National Centre For Universities and Business | £2.9m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |