BHOLA'S CHILDREN

Registered charity 1118345 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We fund a home and school for orphaned and disabled children on the island of Bhola in Bangladesh. Capacity is now over 50 live-in children plus 20 attending daily.We arrange medical ops and assistive devices for the disabled, teach the 3R's and life skills, and train in farming, tailoring, carpentry and metalwork.We educate the local community on avoidable causes of disability.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG CHILDREN IN SOUTHERN BANGLADESH PARTICULARLY THOSE ORPHANED AND/OR WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SEE FIT.

Area of benefit: SOUTHERN BANGLADESH

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £6,409 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £22,902. The trustees note that the charity has temporarily reduced costs and beneficiary numbers due to a funding crisis and political uncertainty in Bangladesh, but consider the going concern basis appropriate as administrative expenses are borne personally by trustees.

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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• 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
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• DINAH LEAH CARLOTTA WIENERchair
• Andrew Hogan
• BARNABY MARK WIENER
• Freda Mary Graf
• MR SANDY ANSON
• MS ANNE HAMILTON
• Nicholas Knight-Evans

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

Operates in: Bangladesh

Income and spending

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