FRIENDS OF KOLKATA BHALOBASHI FOUNDATION (KBF) — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 4 January 2018
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £26,175
Latest expenditure: £31,673
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 2 STAMFORD ROAD, CARRINGTON, MANCHESTER, M31 4BA

Website recorded by the regulator: https://friendsofkbf.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

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.

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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: 23 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 23 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £26,175
Total Gross Expenditure: £31,673

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: 16 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 16 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £38,352
Total Gross Expenditure: £40,175

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: 11 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 11 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £41,821
Total Gross Expenditure: £33,082

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: 24 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 24 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £61,583
Total Gross Expenditure: £67,132

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: 12 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 12 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £44,509
Total Gross Expenditure: £41,804

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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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 23 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £26,175
Total Gross Expenditure: £31,673
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 4

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: 16 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £38,352
Total Gross Expenditure: £40,175
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 2

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: 11 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £41,821
Total Gross Expenditure: £33,082
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 24 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £61,583
Total Gross Expenditure: £67,132
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 12 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £44,509
Total Gross Expenditure: £41,804
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 1

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: FRIENDS OF KOLKATA BHALOBASHI FOUNDATION (KBF)
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2018-01-04T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 28 DEC 2017
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (“THE OBJECTS”) ARE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE LIVING IN KOLKATA AND WEST BENGAL, INDIA:1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WHO, DUE TO DISABILITY AND/OR POVERTY ARE OTHERWISE UNABLE TO ACCESS EDUCATION, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF SCHOOLING INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND SCHOOL MEALS.2) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.3) THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH, THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND/OR THE SAVING OF LIVES BY SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS WHO, DUE TO POVERTY, HOMELESSNESS OR OTHER FACTORS ARE UNABLE TO ACCESS HEALTHCARE BY ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL AID, ACCESS TO A CARE HOME OR HOSPICE AND MEDICAL CARE OR FACILITIES AND SERVICES NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.THE ABOVE OBJECTS TO BE FURTHERED BY PROVIDING GRANTS AND SUPPORT TO KOLKATA BHALOBASHI FOUNDATION (KBF) IN INDIA.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 593622
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: FRIENDS OF KBF

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries