BENGAL HERITAGE FOUNDATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 21 September 2020
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £6,614
Latest expenditure: £16,114
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 59 Moorhen Drive, Reading, RG6 4NZ

Website recorded by the regulator: http://bengalheritagefoundation.org/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Connecting the people with an aim to preserve and promote the heritage of Bengal in the UK through cultural, educational and artProviding support in reviving and developing traditional craftsmanship and applied art of Bengal Supporting preservation activities of historic and architectural terracotta building and sites of British era connected to Bengal

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Charity Annual Return History

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: 26 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 26 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £6,614
Total Gross Expenditure: £16,114

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: 22 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 22 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

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: 25 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 25 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

Fin Period Start Date: 21 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 10 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 10 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
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: 26 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £6,614
Total Gross Expenditure: £16,114
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: 120

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 22 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0
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: 100

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 25 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0
Charity Raises Funds From Public: 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: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 21 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 10 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0
Charity Raises Funds From Public: 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: Country
Geographic Area Description: India
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: BENGAL HERITAGE FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2020-09-21T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - ASSOCIATION REGISTERED 21 SEP 2020AMENDED TO CIO FOUNDATION 25 NOV 2023
Charitable Objects: THE PRESERVATION AND ADVANCEMENT OF BENGALI ART, CULTURE AND HERITAGE, BOTH MODERN AND ANCIENT BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF: • BENGALI CULTURAL EDUCATION • SUPPORT IN REVIVING AND DEVELOPING TRADITIONAL BENGALI CRAFTSMANSHIP AND APPLIED ART OF BENGAL FOR ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY AND SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATES, SUCH AS, JUTE, PAPER, BAMBOO THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, SEMINARS. • CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC BENGALI MUSICAL AND THEATRE PERFORMANCE • SUPPORTING PRESERVATION ACTIVITIES OF HISTORIC AND ARCHITECTURAL TERRACOTTA BUILDING AND SITES OF BRITISH ERA CONNECTED TO BENGAL AND RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE OF TOMBS CONNECTED WITH EMINENT BENGALI ENTREPRENEURS AND SOCIAL LEADERS IN UK.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries