BANGLADESHI PARENTS AND CARERS ASSOCIATION
A variety of educational, welfare, health care, social and leisure based activities for adults with learning difficulties,A Day Care Centre for People with Learning, Physical and Sensory Disabilities.Providing skills based training in ICT, Life Skills to People with Disabilities
Objects
THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES OVER THE AGE OF 18 LIVING IN LONDON, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE WHO ARE OF BANGLADESHI OR ASIAN ORIGIN AND LIVING IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS OR IN AN ADJOINING BOROUGH, BY THE PROVISION OF DAY CARE IN THEIR OWN HOME AND/OR RESIDENTIAL CARE AND BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING, ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE TO THEIR PARENTS AND CARERS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £6,256 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds carried forward standing at £841,459. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains a reserves policy target of at least three months of expenditure, estimated at £169,500, which is comfortably exceeded by the current unrestricted fund balance. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
What the accounts disclose
“During the year Mrs Shamimara Choudhury, Chief Executive Officer received remuneration amounting to £68,930.Total remuneration and benefits (including employer's NIC contributions ) paid in respect of key management during the year total £236,514” — page 19
“It has established a policy whereby unrestricted fund not committed or invested in fixed assets held by the held by the Charity should be at least three months expenditure (estimates at 169,500).”
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- 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
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 03993557
Company officers (Companies House)
- IQBAL, Mohammed not on trustee list
- CHATTHA, Zeeshan Arif on trustee list
- ZAMAN, Lillyan Ali on trustee list
- AHMED, Farid Uddin on trustee list
- BEGUM, Moymona on trustee list
- HARDIE, Tony not on trustee list
- CHATTHA, Zeeshan Arif
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Trustees
- Moymona Begumchair
- ANTHONY HARDIE
- Farid Uddin Ahmed
- Lillyan Ali Zaman
- Mohammad Iqbal
- Zeeshan Arif Chattha
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £682k | £676k |
| 31/03/2024 | £681k | £675k |
| 31/03/2023 | £647k | £668k |
| 31/03/2022 | £754k | £681k |
| 31/03/2021 | £825k | £591k |
Common questions
Is BANGLADESHI PARENTS AND CARERS ASSOCIATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £6,256 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds carried forward standing at £841,459. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains a reserves policy target of at least three months of expenditure, estimated at £169,500, which is comfortably exceeded by the current unrestricted fund balance. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 18/03/2021 | £46k | (wave 5 LCRF) BPCA |