BANGLADESH YOUTH AND CULTURAL SHOMITI

Registered charity 1075077 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BYCS

To provide lifelong learning and community development activities for people not exclusively of Bangladeshi descent.

Objects

(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF LEICESTER AND LEICESTERSHIRE AND NEIGHBOURHOOD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR OF POLITICAL OR RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO:(I) ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE SAID INHABITANTS(II) PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE(B) TO RELIEVE POVERTY(C) TO ADVANCE RELIGION

Area of benefit: THE INHABITANTS OF LEICESTER AND LEICESTERSHIRE

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £60,186 for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to a significant increase in expenditure. Despite this deficit, unrestricted reserves increased by £36,010 to £92,015, supported by a transfer of £48,577 from restricted funds to cover overspends. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• 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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• ABDUL BARIchair
• ANJUMAN ARA BEGUM MIAH
• Azizur Rahman
• Badrul Islam
• Balabibi Ahmed
• MOHAMMAD HUMAYUN KABIR
• MOHAMMED NAZRUL MIAH
• MOYMUN NESSA
• Majibar Rahman
• Mosarrof Hossain
• Ruhel Miah
• ZAHIRUL HAQUE
• Zakaria Gulam Wahid

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

Operates in: Leicester City · Leicestershire

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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