BANGLADESHI WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Registered charity 1151816 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide for the people of Tipton and surrounding area ,services to individuals who are disadvantaged by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, financial hardship or social and economic circumstances or for the public at large in the interests of social welfare and equality, to improve educational and employment opportunities, racial harmony and relief of financial hardship.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £3,677 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total fund balances of £318,788. The Trustees maintain that unrestricted reserves are at a level equivalent to six months of expenditure, which they consider sufficient to ensure continuity of activities. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• National Lottery Fund — “Funded by the National Lottery Fund, Sandwell Borough Council and many other agencies” (source page)
• Sandwell Borough Council — “Funded by the National Lottery Fund, Sandwell Borough Council and many other agencies” (source page)
• The Co-op Foundation — “CASE STUDY BY THE COOP FOUNDATION” (source page)

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~4.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (81% 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (08/12/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (11/01/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• RAZIA SATTARchair
• Alek Ahmed
• Khabita Ali
• SAYRUN NESSA
• Sabiya Yasmin

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Dudley · Sandwell · Walsall · Wolverhampton

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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