BANGLADESHI COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (KEIGHLEY)

Registered charity 1088014 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Activities include an Advice Service which is OISC & CLS quality marked, we also have integrated Youth sessions, ESOL classes for women, older peoples walking & healthy living sessions, creche facilities, access to IT and internet, baby clinic, mother and toddler classes, we are a venue for meetings & community events and the centre is a focal point and the first point of call for the community.

Objects

A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFITS OF THE INHABITANTS OF KEIGHLEY AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF AND IN PARTICULAR THE BANGLADESHI COMMUNITY WITHOUT THE DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.B) TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREAFTER CALLED THE BANGLADESHI COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (KEIGHLEY) AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME, WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSONS OR BODY IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID COMMUNITY.

Area of benefit: KEIGHLEY AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £32,158 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing from £66,681 to £34,523. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern, citing sufficient cash at bank and further funds raised since the year end to cover operations. The charity operates a reserve policy of six months to cover operational costs, though the current unrestricted reserves are £34,523.

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 5 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
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• MR ULLAHchair
• Abdul Motin
• MANJUR CHOWDHURY Engineer
• MAQBOOL ALI
• MR FATEFOR ALI RUF · trustee of 1 other charity
• MR JOYNAL
• MR RAIS
• MR SHOKOT
• MUQTADER AHMED
• MUSTAPHA ALI

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

Operates in: Bradford City

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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