THE DERBY BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Advice, signposting, in office translating, immigration advice Level 1, advice on training, benefits, housing.Pre-school activities, Outreach work to no mobile Roma and elderly/disabled Bosnian in needs, Supplementary schools, cultural, social gathering.Inter community work and bridge building Serbian, Albanian, Croatian, Bosnian, "One stop shop" support Ethnic Comm. Groups in East Midlands.
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THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS ARISING THERE FROM OF THE REFUGEES AND OTHER FROM THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ETHNIC ORIGIN, BACKGROUND AND RELIGION, NOW RESIDING IN EAST MIDLANDS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated total income of £281,173 and incurred total expenditure of £238,215, resulting in a net incoming resource of £43,504. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £124,809, which is above the stated policy target of six months' operating costs. The charity maintains a healthy financial position with no material uncertainties disclosed regarding its going concern status.
What the accounts disclose
“Of this amount, £254,715 (over 90%) came through a range of grants”
“The Association aims to build up reserves to cover 6 months operating costs in the event of a drop in income.” — page 28
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
- 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
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (21/01/2025)
Trustees
- Sanjin Hamzachair
- Ahmed Gopo
- Ahmet Halaba
- Aida Rajic
- Berna Djinaj
- HAJRIJA HALILOVIC
- Mersad Porovic
- Mualja Karahasani
- Muhamed Siranovic
- Ramiz Zahirovic
- Zoran Rajic
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £281k | £238k |
| 31/08/2024 | £282k | £244k |
| 31/08/2023 | £181k | £187k |
| 31/08/2022 | £183k | £192k |
| 31/08/2021 | £121k | £120k |
Common questions
Is THE DERBY BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated total income of £281,173 and incurred total expenditure of £238,215, resulting in a net incoming resource of £43,504. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £124,809, which is above the stated policy target of six months' operating costs. The charity maintains a healthy financial position with no material uncertainties disclosed regarding its going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/07/2024 | £544k | Caring for Refugees |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/06/2019 | £455k | The Refugees Support Refugees Plus |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 18/03/2015 | £44k | "Bosnian war people and children saving history, language and culture in East Midlands" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/06/2014 | £396k | The Refugees Support Refugees |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 12/11/2008 | £268k | Reaching and improving peoples future |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 22/10/2007 | £5k | "A Project By A Cultural Society In Derby To Reduce The Devloping Language Barriers Between Young And Older Members Of The Bosnia And Herzego" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/10/2007 | £5k | Learning is for Life |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| MILLIMETRES 2 MOUNTAINS FOUNDATION CIO | 1 | — |
| TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £61k |
| TRUST FOR LONDON | 1 | £61k |
| THE SAM AND BELLA SEBBA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £40k |
| THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITY | 1 | £29k |
| THE REED FOUNDATION | 1 | £24k |
| HEY SMILE FOUNDATION | 1 | £15k |
| W F SOUTHALL TRUST | 1 | £5k |
Charities like this
- REFUGEE WORKERS' CULTURAL ASSOCIATION
- BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA U.K. NETWORK
- EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT GROUP
- BECOME UNITED
- HUMBER ALL NATIONS ALLIANCE LIMITED
- UK ALBANIAN MUSLIM COMMUNITY & CULTURAL CENTRE LTD
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE DERBY BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | £281k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| REFUGEE WORKERS' CULTURAL ASSOCIATION | £199k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA U.K. NETWORK | £733k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT GROUP | £496k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BECOME UNITED | £252k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HUMBER ALL NATIONS ALLIANCE LIMITED | £128k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |