BEAP

Registered charity 1098088 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BANGLADESHI EDUCATION ACHIEVEMENT PROJECT

To advance the education of the inhabitants of Bradford, Bangladeshi community and other ethnic minorities including of vocational training in order to improve.To provide or assist in the provision of facilities for recreation or time occupation in the interest of social welfare particularly people and the elderly who are in need of such facilities object of improving their condition of life.

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Latest income
£445k
Latest spending
£427k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £18,617 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £445,413 against expenditure of £426,796. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £432,774 were maintained, meeting the stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months’ expenditure, £100,000 to £200,000 (held: £433k)
It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months’ expenditure, £100,000 to £200,000. — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Marketing and promotion payments
Payments were made to Neighbourhood Resource Centre for marketing and promotion £3,000 (2024 - nil) — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)

Total income
£570k
Total spending
£525k
Reserves (reported)
£254k
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~5.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bradford City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£445k£427k
31/03/2024£352k£360k
31/03/2023£368k£295k
31/03/2022£570k£525k
31/03/2021£518k£208k

Common questions

Is BEAP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £18,617 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £445,413 against expenditure of £426,796. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £432,774 were maintained, meeting the stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government25/10/2024£15kALB-Sport England-BEAP Family Sports Project
The National Lottery Heritage Fund02/11/2023£99k"Bradford Curry Fest: Unveiling Bradford's Spice Legacy"
The National Lottery Community Fund20/11/2020£10kPeterborough Youth Mental Health Support Centre
UK government05/08/2020£43kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund25/02/2020£9kBringing Bradford?s Generations Together
UK government20/12/2018£10kBuilding Connections Fund - Community Spaces
UK government03/09/2018£10kKnife Crime Community Fund 18-19
The National Lottery Community Fund05/07/2018£8kBringing Bradford's Generations Together
The National Lottery Heritage Fund14/11/2017£10k"Bangladesh to Bradford"
The National Lottery Community Fund25/04/2012£8kBEAP Community Involvement Project
The National Lottery Community Fund02/11/2004£58kSalaries & running costs
The National Lottery Community Fund22/09/2004£5kThere is no project name available for this record

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 15BILLIONEBP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BEAP£445k0aboveno doubt
15BILLIONEBP FY2025£1.6m£70,001 - £80,000belowno doubt
BATH ETHNIC MINORITY SENIOR CITIZENS ASSOCIATION FY2025£157k0belowno doubt
BRENT PLAY ASSOCIATION FY2025£192k0belowno doubt
BEDE HOUSE ASSOCIATION FY2025£1.6m£60,001 - £70,0001aboveno doubt
BRADFORD GUILD OF HELP FY2024£219k0unclearnoted

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.