BANGLADESH WELFARE ASSOCIATION CROYDON LTD — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received Late
Charity type: Other
Registered: 17 September 1996
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 05165001
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £28,182
Latest expenditure: £45,197
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 321 BENSHAM LANE, THORNTON HEATH, SURREY, CR7 7ER

Website recorded by the regulator: www.bwelfare.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

We provide first line advice, information and support on all the classification set above.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 3 February 2026
Date Accounts Received: 3 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £28,182
Total Gross Expenditure: £45,197

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 28 February 2025
Date Accounts Received: 28 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £28,593
Total Gross Expenditure: £14,074

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 28 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £11,718
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,231

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 27 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £6,091
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,770

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 8 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £254
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,095

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 3 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £28,182
Total Gross Expenditure: £45,197
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 28 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £28,593
Total Gross Expenditure: £14,074
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 28 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £11,718
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,231
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £6,022
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 4

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Bangladesh
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

Classification Code: 107
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Accommodation/housing

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

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07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: BANGLADESH WELFARE ASSOCIATION CROYDON LTD
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1996-09-17T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 19/05/1996AS AMENDED ON 26/09/1999AS AMENDED ON 21/01/2001AS AMENDED ON 13/01/2008AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 13 SEP 2015 as amended on 14 Apr 2019 as amended on 14 Apr 2019
Charitable Objects: (A) TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND HARDSHIP AMONGST BANGLADESHIS OR OTHER COMMUNITIES IN CROYDON, PARTICULARLY BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE; (B) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY BY THE PROVISION OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSES AND A SUPPLEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR BANGLADESHI CHILDREN.
Area Of Benefit: LONDON BOROUGH OF CROYDON AND SECONDARILY BANGLADESH

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 271453
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: BANGLADESH WELFARE ASSOCIATION CROYDON

Charity Name Id: 271447
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: BANGLADESH WELFARE ASSOCIATION

Charity Name Id: 538895
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: BANGLADESH WELFARE ASSOCIATION CROYDON

Charity Name Id: 538890
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: CITIZEN WELFARE ORGANISATION LTD

Charity Name Id: 271461
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: BWAC

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests