BENGALI ASSOCIATION MIDLANDS

Registered charity 328223 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To improve the life of minority, ethnic and children, young people, audults and the elderly by widening access to our services and support through extending our current community centre to establish an inter-cultural community centre, a family centre, to address the wide range of needs of our diverse local community.To promote local community activities,Social, Cultural and regious activities.

Objects

(A)THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE BENGALI LANGUAGE, CULTURE, MUSIC, HISTORY AND LITERATURE. (B)THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE HINDU RELIGION PARTICULARLY BY THE PERFORMANCE OF RELIGIOUS CELEBRATIONS,AND PRESERVING BENGALI HERITAGE AND PROMOTING CULTURE, SOCIAL VALUES,EDUCATION,WELFARE AND RELIGIONS AMONGST THE BENGALI PEOPLE AND OTHER INTERESTED COMMUNITIES AND INDIVIDUALS.

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM

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 · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£68k
Latest spending
£41k
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £26,505 for the year ended 31 January 2026, resulting in total funds carried forward of £453,878. The trustees report confirms compliance with the Charities Act 2011 and the independent examiner found no material matters requiring attention. The charity employs no staff, with all activities undertaken by trustees or volunteers.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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.

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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Staffordshire · Warwickshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2026£68k£41k
31/01/2025£45k£34k
31/01/2024£69k£35k
31/01/2023£129k£24k
31/01/2022£19k£19k

Common questions

Is BENGALI ASSOCIATION MIDLANDS financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £26,505 for the year ended 31 January 2026, resulting in total funds carried forward of £453,878. The trustees report confirms compliance with the Charities Act 2011 and the independent examiner found no material matters requiring attention. The charity employs no staff, with all activities undertaken by trustees or volunteers. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund05/07/2012£10kDigital Futures
The National Lottery Community Fund28/01/2005£3kBengali Drama production