BRITISH BANGLA WELFARE TRUST

Registered charity 1150052 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

British Bangla Trust supports vulnerable people through domestic and global charitable efforts. The charity has operational hubs in both the UK and in Bangladesh, where most of their work is carried out. Their work supports people living in poverty through financial aid; distribution of items and teaching skills, but is not limited to these facets.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ("THE OBJECTS") ARE:FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE LIVING IN BANGLADESH, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE SUNAMGONI AREA, BY:(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.(2) PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH.(3) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS.

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 · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Newham, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£88k
Latest spending
£71k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state the charity reported a net surplus of £16,681 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total unrestricted and restricted funds increasing to £39,242. The trustees confirm that accounting records were kept and accounts accorded with those records, with no material matters coming to the examiner's attention. The charity is an unincorporated entity with no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries.

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 3 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.

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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2025

  • Volunteers: 5
  • Government income: £34,550 — grants £34,550 (2); 39% of the £87,743 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2024

  • Volunteers: 3
  • Government income: £9,750 — grants £9,750 (1); 17% of the £58,566 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2023

  • Volunteers: 5

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, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/07/2023 (received 21/06/2024, 21 days after the 31/05/2024 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — British Bangla Welfare Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bangladesh

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£88k£71k
31/07/2024£59k£49k
31/07/2023£51k£39k
31/07/2022£37k£36k
31/07/2021£34k£34k

Common questions

Is BRITISH BANGLA WELFARE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state the charity reported a net surplus of £16,681 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total unrestricted and restricted funds increasing to £39,242. The trustees confirm that accounting records were kept and accounts accorded with those records, with no material matters coming to the examiner's attention. The charity is an unincorporated entity with no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BRITISH BANGLA WELFARE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BRITISH BANGLA WELFARE TRUST as a grant recipient include ONE NEWHAM.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ONE NEWHAMFY2022£500

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England22/10/2025£11kNewham Badminton
The National Lottery Community Fund05/09/2024£20kCHART 2

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE TOMORO FOUNDATION1£21k
THE MAGENI TRUST1£8k
GILCHRIST EDUCATIONAL TRUST1£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BANGLADESH REGENERATION TRUST UK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BRITISH BANGLA WELFARE TRUST£88k—0unclear—no doubt
BANGLADESH REGENERATION TRUST UK FY2025£165k—0unclear—no doubt
BANGLADESH WELFARE ASSOCIATION FY2026£149k—0unclear—no doubt
MADANIA WELFARE TRUST FY2025£89k—0unclear—no doubt
IQRA HELP FOUNDATION FY2025£109k——unclear—no doubt
BEYOND POVERTY FOUNDATION FY2025£95k—0below—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.