SUNDERLAND BANGLADESH INTERNATIONAL CENTRE
Registered charity 1085598 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SUNDERLAND BANGLADESHI COMMUNITY CENTRE
The objects of the centre are: to promote the benefit of the community in the City of Sunderland, primarily the Bangladeshi and other BME communities and especially those suffering from the effects of unemployment and other forms of social deprivationto promote and provide facilities in the intereset of social welfare in the fields of recreation, leisure, education,self help and otherwise.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported total unrestricted funds of £136,379 at year-end, which the trustees consider consistent with their reserves policy of holding 3-6 months of running costs. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis, with the auditor confirming no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue operations for at least twelve months.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: 3-6 months running costs in free reserves (held: £136k)
“The trustees have a policy of holding 3-6 months running costs in free reserves (unrestricted not invested in tangible fixed assets).” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Son of Chair employed as part-time youth worker
“During the year the son of the Chair Mr Syed Musaddique Ahmed was employed as a part time youth worker. His total annual salary including employer NI was £9,396 (2024: £6,375) this was the normal rate of pay for a part time youth worker and there was £nil outstanding at the year (2024 £nil). Mr Syed Musaddique Ahmed was not part of the decision making process.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Torgersens. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~1.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Syed Musaddique Ahmedchair
- Bushra Rahman · trustee of 1 other charity
- MD Shahen Ahmed
- Mollik Shohid Ahmed
- Motlib Miah
- Ruksana Miah
- Sabina Rokib
- Shahida Parveen
- Syed Akhlaque Miah
- Syed Foyzul Islam
- Syed Shoyzhad Miah
- UTTARA GHOSH
- syeda shilpe chowdhury
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Sunderland
Income and spending
Common questions
Is SUNDERLAND BANGLADESH INTERNATIONAL CENTRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported total unrestricted funds of £136,379 at year-end, which the trustees consider consistent with their reserves policy of holding 3-6 months of running costs. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis, with the auditor confirming no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue operations for at least twelve months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Torgersens.
Who funds SUNDERLAND BANGLADESH INTERNATIONAL CENTRE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SUNDERLAND BANGLADESH INTERNATIONAL CENTRE as a grant recipient include THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON, THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST, SUNDERLAND VOLUNTARY SECTOR ALLIANCE.
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