THE BISWAS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1127095 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BISWAS FOUNDATION

Provision of education for children, young persons and adults resident anywhere in the world but, in particular, in India who are in need. To relieve persons in need anywhere in the world but, in particular, in India. To relieve persons who are sick, convalescent, disabled, handicapped or infirm anywhere in the world but, in particular India.To provide accommodation and social housing.

Objects

(1) THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) FORCHILDREN, YOUNG PERSONS AND ADULTS RESIDENT ANYWHERE IN THE WORLDBUT, IN PARTICULAR, IN INDIA, WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF THEIR POVERTY,DESTITUTION OR DISTRESS.(2) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED HARDSHIP OR DISTRESSANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BUT, IN PARTICULAR, IN INDIA(3) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE SICK CONVALESCENT DISABLED HANDICAPPEDOR INFIRM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BUT, IN PARTICULAR, IN INDIA(4) TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES AND TREATMENT OF DISEASES AND ILLHEALTH ON TERMS THAT THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH ARE PUBLISHED(5) TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE STUDY OF AND RESEARCH INTO THEENVIRONMENT, HOUSING, SCIENCES, LITERATURE, CULTURE AND MUSIC PROVIDEDTHAT THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH ARE PUBLISHED.(6) TO PROVIDE ACCOMMODATION AND SOCIAL HOUSING AT AN ECONOMIC COST TO THOSE IN NEED OF RELIEF BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND OTHER DISADVANTAGES ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD INCLUDING ENGLAND.

Area of benefit: INDIA

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 · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £4,542,864 for the year ended 30 September 2025, driven by significant fair value gains on investments and property. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £29,886,569 and maintains a property portfolio valued at £21,102,500. The directors and auditors confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Adam & Co Accountancy. Discloses 2 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 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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 3 were received after the due date: year ending 30/09/2025 (received 29/09/2026, 61 days after the 30/07/2026 due date); year ending 30/09/2024 (received 30/09/2025, 62 days after the 30/07/2025 due date); year ending 30/09/2023 (received 01/10/2024, 63 days after the 30/07/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 06687075 · Financial health read from its filings

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• BISWAS, Anuradha — director, appointed 02/09/2008not on trustee list
• BISWAS, Nalinaksha — director, appointed 02/09/2008on trustee list
• BISWAS, Partha Sarathi — director, appointed 02/09/2008on trustee list

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

42 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (40 freehold); recorded price paid £3.7m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (55% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr NALINAKSHA BISWASchair
• ANU BISWAS
• PARTHA SARATHI BISWAS

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

Operates in: India · Leeds City

Income and spending

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• MISBAHI WELFARE MISSION income £88k
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• BEIS TRANA SCHOOL OF LONDON LIMITED income £1.5m

Side by side with its peers

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