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FRIENDS OF KOLKATA BHALOBASHI FOUNDATION (KBF)

Registered charity 1176527 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRIENDS OF KBF

Friends of KBF supports Kolkata Bhalobashi Foundation in India which provides education, opportunities and care for some of the most vulnerable people in Kolkata, India, facilitating education, and support for children who are disadvantaged by poverty and/or disability and caring for people who have no-one else to care for them.

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

Latest income
£26k
Latest spending
£32k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £5,148 at the end of the period, which is below the stated policy target of three months' worth of supporting money. The charity received total receipts of £26,175 and made total payments of £31,673, resulting in a net decrease in cash funds.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations
“Donations 11,918 5,687 - 17,605 -”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £5k)
“We aim to keep 3 months’ worth of supporting money in reserve at all times to ensure that the work of Kolkata Bhalobashi Foundation in India may be maintained.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: India

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£26k£32k
31/03/2024£38k£40k
31/03/2023£42k£33k
31/03/2022£62k£67k
31/03/2021£45k£42k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF KOLKATA BHALOBASHI FOUNDATION (KBF) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £5,148 at the end of the period, which is below the stated policy target of three months' worth of supporting money. The charity received total receipts of £26,175 and made total payments of £31,673, resulting in a net decrease in cash funds. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.