WESTMINSTER BANGLADESHI WELFARE TRUST (WBWT)

Registered charity 1119371 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WESTMINSTER MUSLIM AND BANGLADESHI ASSOCIATION, WESTMINSTER MUSLIM WELFARE TRUST (WMWT)

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Latest income

£178k

Latest spending

£127k

Registered

2007

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £51,175 for the year ended 31 March 2025, bringing total unrestricted and restricted funds to £195,704. The trustees report that the organisation had a 'brilliant year' with improved services and activities. The charity maintains a reserves policy target of six months' expenditure, though the specific unrestricted reserves figure is not explicitly broken out from the total funds in the provided text.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months expenditure (held: £196k)

“Reserve Policy of the charity that is unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use, should be maintained at a level equivalent to at least six months expenditure.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Rezaul Islam Chowdhurychair
ASLAM KHAN · trustee of 2 other charities
MR S MIAH
MR SHAHJAHAN
Riyaz Marikar
Shebul Ahmed
Tipu Sultan

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

Operates in: City Of Westminster

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£178k	£127k
31/03/2024	£153k	£83k
31/03/2023	£91k	£69k
31/03/2022	£59k	£45k
31/03/2021	£54k	£49k

Common questions

Is WESTMINSTER BANGLADESHI WELFARE TRUST (WBWT) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £51,175 for the year ended 31 March 2025, bringing total unrestricted and restricted funds to £195,704. The trustees report that the organisation had a 'brilliant year' with improved services and activities. The charity maintains a reserves policy target of six months' expenditure, though the specific unrestricted reserves figure is not explicitly broken out from the total funds in the provided text. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/12/2024	£17k	Sewing classes
The National Lottery Community Fund	18/04/2019	£10k	Cooking Network
The National Lottery Community Fund	10/12/2014	£9k	Tailoring and Employability Skills Development Programme
The National Lottery Community Fund	06/12/2012	£10k	Alderney House ICT Skills Project
The National Lottery Community Fund	17/03/2011	£10k	Reaching Out
The National Lottery Community Fund	17/03/2009	£10k	South Westminster Muslim Older Persons Healthy Living Project