LONDON BANGLA PRESS CLUB — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 3 December 2012
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £84,597
Latest expenditure: £53,810
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Unit B, 37 Princelet Street, LONDON, E1 5LP

Website recorded by the regulator: londonbanglapressclub.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To develop training programmes to encourage people to enter the media sector through skills training and educational programmes.To promote and highlight the needs of the Bangladeshi and other communities through a variety of media outlets (print, publishing, multimedia, electronic including the internet, television and radio).To develop employment training programmes in the media sector.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 14 September 2026
Date Accounts Received: 14 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £84,597
Total Gross Expenditure: £53,810

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 27 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 27 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £54,244
Total Gross Expenditure: £81,840

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 8 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 8 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £64,934
Total Gross Expenditure: £35,502

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 27 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 27 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £58,608
Total Gross Expenditure: £75,441

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 14 July 2022
Date Accounts Received: 14 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £56,920
Total Gross Expenditure: £28,487
Accounts Qualified: Yes

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 14 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £84,597
Total Gross Expenditure: £53,810
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 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 27 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £54,244
Total Gross Expenditure: £81,840
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: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 8 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £64,934
Total Gross Expenditure: £35,502
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: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 27 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £58,608
Total Gross Expenditure: £75,441
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 14 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £56,920
Total Gross Expenditure: £28,487
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout London
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: LONDON BANGLA PRESS CLUB
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2012-12-03T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 11/10/2004AS AMENDED ON 13/03/2012 as amended on 12 Sep 2021
Charitable Objects: THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENGALI COMMUNITY IN PARTICULAR PEOPLE INVOLVED IN JOURNALISM, PRINT, ELECTRONIC, PRESS, PUBLISHING, BROADCASTING OR THE MEDIA SECTOR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY:(A) TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND DISTRESS TO THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR TO PEOPLE CONNECTED TO JOURNALISM, PUBLISHING MEDIA SECTOR AND ALLIED TRADES AND THEIR DEPENDENT RELATIVES WHO ARE IN NEED, EXPERIENCING HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY REASON OF AGE, INFIRMITY, DISABILITY OR YOUTH BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY.(B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROVISION OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING COURSES AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHING SKILLS IN JOURNALISM, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, PUBLISHING, MEDIA STUDIES AND PRINT, ELECTRONIC AND BROADCASTING MEDIA PRODUCTION.(C) TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE APPLICATION OF RESOURCES FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE ON ALL FORMS OF COMMUNICATION MEDIA.
Area Of Benefit: ENGLAND

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 525955
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: LBPC

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures