BANGLADESH ASSOCIATION AND COMMUNITY PROJECT

Registered charity 1138142 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

BACP exists to promote the welfare of the deprived and disadvantaged communities within Rochdale through:- vocational training,IT, Employability courses- welfare, advice & support services- day care centre for the BME elders- gender specific gym facilities- engaging children, young people & women in positive pursuits- language school for the children- community cohesion activities.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE IN HABITANTS AND PRIMARILY THE BANGLADESHI IN HABITANTS OF THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF ROCHDALE (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE AREA OF BENEFIT) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO: (I) ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE SAID IN HABITANTS;(II) RELIEVE NEED BY THE PROVISION OF AN ADVICE, INFORMATION AND SUPPORT SERVICE;(III) PROMOTE GOOD RACE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE PERSONS OF ENGLAND AND BANGLADESH BY ENDEAVOURING TO ELIMINATE DISCRIMINATION ON GROUNDS OF RACE AND ENCOURAGING EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS.

Area of benefit: ROCHDALE

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net surplus of £45,981, though this included £93,709 spent on building improvements, resulting in a net deficit position for unrestricted funds. The trustees acknowledge a continued risk regarding the reduction or elimination of core funding from Rochdale Borough Council. Despite this risk, the charity maintains free reserves and cash in the bank to support unforeseen circumstances.

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 4 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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £76k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (12/11/2012) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• MR RAHMANchair
• Dr Azm Mahbubul Anam Khan
• Dr Musharraf Hussain · trustee of 1 other charity
• FOZOR ALI
• Fardausi Chowdhury
• MR BASITH
• MR KALAM
• SHEK MD KOYRUL ALAM
• SUHEL MIAH · trustee of 1 other charity
• SYED JAMAL HUSSAIN

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

Operates in: Rochdale

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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