Charity Accounts Intelreading the accounts so you don’t have to

MBS Centre Ltd

Registered charity 1151593 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MARYLEBONE BANGLADESH SOCIETY, MARYLEBONE BANGLADESH SOCIETY LTD

Welfare Rights Advice, Supplementary School, Youth Club, Health Related Activities for the community.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£430k
Latest spending
£412k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £17,581 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £429,743. Per the balance sheet, unrestricted reserves stood at £145,823, providing a buffer against the stated risks of unexpected income loss. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to meet ongoing liabilities and service delivery commitments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to ensure the availability of sufficient working funds in hand, provide a breathing space in case of unexpected loss of income, and provide sufficient funds for an orderly winding-down (held: £146k)
“Our reserves policy seeks to balance these priorities by holding a level of reserves sufficient to: *Ensure the availability of sufficient working funds in hand. Provide a breathing space in case of unexpected loss of income to ensure that services can be maintained. And *Provide sufficient funds for an orderly winding-down in the event of a need to cease activity.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of Westminster

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£430k£412k
31/03/2024£479k£439k
31/03/2023£328k£272k
31/03/2022£223k£210k
31/03/2021£240k£180k

Common questions

Is MBS Centre Ltd financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £17,581 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £429,743. Per the balance sheet, unrestricted reserves stood at £145,823, providing a buffer against the stated risks of unexpected income loss. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to meet ongoing liabilities and service delivery commitments. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MBS Centre Ltd?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MBS Centre Ltd as a grant recipient include THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITEDFY2024£30kPhysical activity programme
THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITEDFY2023£16kPhysical activity programme

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund04/07/2025£20kImproving health and wellbeing for disadvantaged older communities
The National Lottery Community Fund11/02/2022£112kLiving Better Together
Sport England27/07/2021£4kTGC CF Swimming for Women
UK government28/08/2020£9kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
City Bridge Foundation20/09/2017£66kGrant to Marylebone Bangladesh Society Ltd
The National Lottery Community Fund07/01/2015£9kFMG- London
City Bridge Foundation08/07/2010£56kGrant to Marylebone Bangladesh Society Ltd
The National Lottery Community Fund09/10/2009£10kCommunity Leadership Training Programme