ORPHAN WELFARE TRUST

Registered charity 1124449 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BAGERKHAL WELFARE & EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (UK)

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG POOR AND ORPHANED CHILDREN IN BANGLADESH, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THEIR CARE AND EDUCATION

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Latest income
£40k
Latest spending
£41k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit of £468.40 for the year ended 30 June 2025, resulting in net current liabilities of £80.10. Free/unrestricted reserves of £1,669.90 are reported as below the charity's stated policy target of three months of expenditure. The trustees note they are actively pursuing fundraising to strengthen reserves.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £2k; policy: three months of expenditure)
Current reserves of £1,669.90 (approximately 0.5 months of expenditure) are below this policy level.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bangladesh · Newham · Tower Hamlets

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£40k£41k
30/06/2024£28k£45k
30/06/2023£26k£12k
30/06/2022£45k£43k
30/06/2021£46k£46k

Common questions

Is ORPHAN WELFARE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit of £468.40 for the year ended 30 June 2025, resulting in net current liabilities of £80.10. Free/unrestricted reserves of £1,669.90 are reported as below the charity's stated policy target of three months of expenditure. The trustees note they are actively pursuing fundraising to strengthen reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund04/12/2009£9kCatering training for unemployed people