BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR CEMETERIES IN SOUTH ASIA

Registered charity 273422 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as B A C S A

To promote the preservation, conservation and recording of former European cemeteries and isolated monuments in South Asia and elsewhere in Asia.To promote education in the history of all places in South Asia and elsewhere in Asia associated with European residence and in particular the territories formerly administered by the Honourable East India Company and the British Government of India.

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Latest income

£79k

Latest spending

£73k

Registered

1977

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £400,821, with unrestricted reserves comprising the entirety of this amount. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £5,650 for the year, supported by a significant rise in donations and legacies. The trustees and independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept properly and the accounts complied with regulatory requirements.

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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Paul Benjamin Deanchair · trustee of 3 other charities
Charles Andrew George Greig
DR RICHARD JOHN BINGLE · trustee of 2 other charities
DR ROSIE LLEWELLYN-JONES MBE
Denise Love
Dr Christina Macfarlane
Jason Richard Beckett
Mohd Yasin Zargar
Mr George Peter Boon
Rachel Magowan
Robert Charles Hardy Boon
Stephen Grant Schaw Miller

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

Operates in: Bangladesh · India · Pakistan · Sri Lanka

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£79k	£73k
31/12/2024	£65k	£103k
31/12/2023	£39k	£46k
31/12/2022	£72k	£55k
31/12/2021	£37k	£48k

Common questions

Is BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR CEMETERIES IN SOUTH ASIA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £400,821, with unrestricted reserves comprising the entirety of this amount. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £5,650 for the year, supported by a significant rise in donations and legacies. The trustees and independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept properly and the accounts complied with regulatory requirements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR CEMETERIES IN SOUTH ASIA?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR CEMETERIES IN SOUTH ASIA as a grant recipient include M ST J WAY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
M ST J WAY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£40k
M ST J WAY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£0