THE BANGLADESH CENTRE {A COMPANY LIMrrED BY GUARANTEE AND REGISTERED AS A CHARITY) 24 Pembridgo Gardens London W2 4DX Dirèctors, Roport and Flnancial Staternonts For tho yoar •ndod 31 March 2024
THE BANGLADESH CENTRE Contents Page Company Infornation Dlrectors, R8POrt Independent Examinels Report Statement of Financlal Acllvlues 8alanc8 Sheet Notes to Financlal Statement 10-12
PagL THE BANGLADESH CENTRE COMPANY INFORMATION Council of Management.. Chalerson. Saida Muna Tanseem(High Commissioner of Bangladesh> Vice chairpersons: Tofozzul Miah Gulnaher Khan Md. Mamun Rashid Anwar All Enayeth Khan Zahidur Rahman Shahed Ahmed Secretary (Generdl and Joint).. Md DeNYar Hussain Mahbub Ahmed Ali Ahmed Bebul Aminvl Hoque Jillu Registered Office.. 24 Pembridge Gardens London W2 4DX Buslnes8 Address: 24 Pembridge Gardens London W2 4DX Company Registration Number. 01746353 Charity Registration Number.. 291187 Bankers.. HSBC Bank PLC 25 Notting Hill Gale London W113JJ Independent Examiner: Muhit & Co Chartered Certified Accountsnts & Tax Advisers 80A Ashfield Street Unit4 Lon(lon E12BJ
THE BANGLADESH CENTRE Trustee's Rewrt For the year ended 31Si March 2024 The Trustees present their report and accounts for the year ended 31st March 2024. Background Inforn)ation BANGLADESH CENTRE is a Bangladeshi community centre in the UK dedicated to cultural. educational and welfare services for the Bangladeshi community in London. All $eNices are provided both in English and Bangla language. The organization serves Kensington, Chelsea and surrounding boroughs. No appointment is neSSary for any adviGe. The organisation has an excellent local reputation for providing activities in culturally sensitive ways and has dev81oped expertssè in assing and helping hard to reach people. 11 h8s also delivered educational ourses to inspire, molivate and upskill members of the local disadvantaged communities to go forward in life. Strucluro, Governance and Management The accounts have been prepared in accordance wlth Ihe aUntIng policies set out In note 1 to the accounts and comply with the goveming rule and appli1ble law. Govomlng document The charity was founded in 1983 and the trust was fomied through a declaralion of Trusts dated in the mid1980s as well as being registered as a company limited by guaranlee under registration number 01746353. The Memorandum ofAssociation was amended by special resolutions passed in 1984, 1991 and 1996. The Articles of Assouation was amended by special resolution passed In 1991. It has been regISted as charfty wlth Charity Commission in1985. How the Trust was found•d BANGLADESH CENTRE was founded in 1983 by the Founder Members who h8ve been associated with this directly and indire¢Jy to this day. Appointmènt of Trusto•8 The Council of Management ha$ the power to appoint addltional Trustees or remove Trustee5 as it considers fit to do so. Appointmont ot Dlrectors The Counal of Management has the F(swer to appolnt addltional members or remove members as it considers fil lo do so. The Councll of Management in offic6 in the year are set out on page 3. Th8 Trustees and D1CtOrS have no beneficial interest in the organlsatlon other than as membern. Momr$ (Foundor MembeTS) Bashir Uddln Ahmed, Abdul Khair Chowdhury, Abul Kalam Shamsuddin Chowdhury, Khalilur Rahman Chowdhury, Abtaf Hussaln, Atsur Rahman Khan, Sultan Mahmud Shariff. Abdul Kadir. Nalmul Hassan Zahed Mombers (Pemianenet Members A K M Abdullah, Jobrul Islam, J3hangir Khan. Md Mostofa Miah, Nasir Ali Shah, Kabir Uddin, Prof Shahidul Rahman. Md muhibur Rahman. Monojir Ali. Nasim Ahmed, Md Faizul Haque. Abul Kalam Azad Suton. Abdul Hafiz, Hablbur Rahman. Dulal Uddin Rayhan, Md Isbah Uddin. Md Shamim Ahmed, Tofozzul Miah
Membors {Llfe Members) Gulnaher Khan, Md Delwar Hussain, Md Mamun Rashid. SibbirAhmed, Mahbub Ahmed Raju, Md Sad Chowdhury. Ali Ahmed Bebul, Shahed Ahmed. Zahidur Rahman, Aminul Hoque Jlllu. Abdul Hannan. Md Moynul Hoque, Mohammed Shuhel, Enayeth Khan, Fakhrul Ambia, Anwar Ali. Shamim Ahmad, Company Secretary (And Jolnt Secrelarlesl Md Dear Hussain. Mahbub Ahmed, Ali Ahmed Bebul. Aminul Hoque Jillu Organlsatlon The Trustees l Directors meet regularly in order lo manage the affairs of the charity. Day to day running of the charty is the responsibility of the manager who manages the staff and volunteers reports directly to the Board of Tnjstees. All our permanent members give at least 6 hours per week of their time. They are there to support in variou5 adivities of the charity and to gain new skills and experience to enhance their employment prospects. Publlc bonoflt Stalement The Trustees and Directors consider that they have complied wrth Section 17 of the Charltles Act 2011 wEth regards to the guidance on public benefrt published by the Charity Commission. Objectlves and Activltles BANGLADESH CENTRE is a grass roots community organisation with the 81ms and objectives of wITo Provide an advisory and Infomiatlon service including casework dealing with welfare benefits, immigration and nationality, homelessness and housingi translation and interpretation. employment and trainingi legal and pollce matters, health care and general infomiatlon etc" What the Charity offors to the communlty The charity does its best lo what It can offer to the local communlty. Despite somé financial constraints the charity offers the following activities: To provide supplementary School program including holding classes for Bangla language as a mother tongue, Bangla language for non-Bengali people, English as second language. GCSE and 'A' level Bangla, English, Maths. Physics, Chemisty and Biology etc. To provide advice, guIdar8 on health care by professional doctor(s}. To provide ICT facilities to beneficiaries, especially from the Bangladeshi community. To organize cuttural fvnction$, festivals and to hold Bangladesh n8tional ev8nts throughout the year, {e.g. Martyrs Day and International Mother Language Day, Independence and National Day. Bangla Newyear, Bangladesh Victory Day, ètc.). Exhibition of crafts, painllngs, photographs, are a part and parcel of the oultural activities. To provide music school program to the interested groups including second generation Bangladeshis through providing facilities of leaming Dance, Music and Drama. To organize get together parties every week for women and also to arrange sociocultural seminars and hold classes on painting, knitting, sewing, cooking, perfoming arts etc. under women's awareness program.
To provide indoor and outdoor games facilities including table tennis, snooker, chess, carom board, badminton, football, cricket and gym etc. To provide hostel facilities with Tvfvisitors lounge. game room. kitchen and dining room etc. to the boarders, expected to come from 811 over the world and in particular from Bangladesh. To provide library facilities containing educational books, children's books. books on Bengali literature with sufficient Up to date stock of newspapers and periodicals. To provide community development services and liaises with the local aulhorities, central govemment. voluntary sector organizalions with the object of maintsining a good relationship between the indigenous population and the ethnic mlnority communities. BANGLADESH CENTRE LONDON The followlng seNlces are provid6d by Bangladesh Centre London: Social welfare IT project Short temi hostel accommodation for the newcomers Supplementsry classes on language Music, drama and dance Healthcare advice Women project Eld6rty project Infom18tion and library services Youth proi6Ct RENOVATION AND SUSPENSION OF ACTivrriES Bangladesh Centre is Gurrently undergoing renovation in order to fulfil the requirements of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea IRBKC) and in ¢ompliance with the standards they (RBKC) have set. Jackfruit London Entsrprise drafted an agreement for 14 years with Bangladesh Centre to develop the govemance and infrastructure. Jackfruit London Enterprfse is 81$0 working clos6ly with RBKC to undertake the renovation of Bangladesh Centre. The primary goal was to Garry out the renovation and so the C&ntre's actNities were suspended for a brief moment in time. The office of the Centre has moved to an office in East London to Carry out day to day affairs. ActivieS have resumed in July 2020 Sn the new building. CELEBRATORY EVENTS With the support of all members, the Centre managed to celebrate events such as Victory Day {17112123), Martyrfs Day and Intemational Mother Language Day (2010212). On 31st March 2024 the Centre organised two events together. Small Company Provisions This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions in Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 applicable to Gompanies subject to the small Companies regime. Signed on b8half of the Board.. Delwar Hussain (Genernl Secretsry) Approv6d by the Board on 1111112024.
THE BANGLADESH CENTRE Independent Examiner's Report to the Directors for the year onded 31$1 March 2024 Th8 financlal statements 18rd out in this report on pages 7 have prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the SORP. Accounting and Reporting by Charities Commission issued in April 2005 and applicable Accounling Stsndards and the Charities Act 1993. Respe1Ve Responslbllltlos of tho Ex•cutlve Commlttee and the Examiner As the Charity's Trustees. and the directors of the company for the purpose of Company Law you are responsible for the preparation of the Financial Statements. The Trustees consider that an Audit is not required for this year {under section 144 12) of the Charities Act 2011) and that an Independent Examiner is needed. It is our responsibility to.. Examine the Financlal Ststements under section 145 of the 2011 ACL Follow the procedure laid down in the general dlrections given by the Chaiity Commissloners (under section 145(5Mb) of the 2011 Act and State whether particular matters have come to our attention. Basis of Independent Examlners. Report The examlnation of the accounts was carried out in accordanr* with the general directlon glven by the Charitl8s Commissioner. The examination includes: A review of the accounting records kept by the Charity. A comparison of the accounts presented w¢th those records made available. It includes considerdtion of any unusual items of disclosures in the accounts. Flnally obtaining explanations from you as Trustees conceming any such matters relating to the accounts. The examination also includes examination of any such matters of evidence relevant to ihe aUnt of disclosures in the financial statements. It includes assessment of the significant estimates and judgements made in the preparation of the financial statements, an(J of whether the accounting policies are appropriate lo the Charity's circumstsnces consistsndy applied and adequately disclosed. The procedur6s undertaken do not provide all the evidence thal would be required in an audil, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the vSew glven by the accounts. Independent Examiners, Statement In connection with our examination no matter has come to our attention: (1) Which glves us reasonable cause to belleve that in any material respect the requirements: to keep accounting records in accordance wlth section 386 of the Companies Act 20(. and to prepare acwunts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 and with the methods and principles of the Ststement of Recommended PrdcIiGe.' Accounts'ng 8nd Rewrting by Charities. have not been met., or (2) to which in our opinion, attentlon should be drawn in order to enable a proper understsnding of the accounts to be reached. Opinlon In our opinion the financial statement prepared gNe a true and fair view of the charitYs slate of affairs as at 31 March 2024 giving that the incoming resources and their application in the year Ihen 8nded ve been pro y prepared ral direction given by the Charities Commissioner. uhlt& Co Chartered Certified Accountants & Tax Advlsern 80A Ashfield Street, Unit 4, London E12BJ 11 November 2024
BANGLADESH CENTRE Statement of Financlal Activities for the year onded 31 March 2024 Rostrict Unrestricted Total 2024 Total 2023 Notes INCOME AND EXPENDITURE Incomlng Resourcgs Income From Rental Membership Fees Lrfe Membership Fees Nomination fee Pemianent Membershlp Fees other donation Total Incomlng Rosour¢•8 20,000 20,000 24,000 2,750 2,400 6.000 17,750 6,000 17,750 9.000 1.701 54.451 9,000 1,701 54,451 29,150 Resourc95 Expendgd Expenditure during the year 44,741 44.741 26,818 Totsl Resources Expended 44,741 44.741 26.818 Net Incoming Resources for the year Funds al 1 April 2023 9,710 277.641 9,710 277,641 2,332 275,309 Fund8 at 31 March 2024 287.351 287,351 277,641 The notes on pages 11 to 13 fonn part of these accounts.
BANGLADESH CENTRE Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2024 Total Total Notes 2024 2023 Fixed Assets Tangible Assets 272.781 272.781 Currnnt assets Cash al Bank.. Current account Cash al Bank= HSBC account Pety Cash Debtors 32,407 145 321 14,621 145 314 10,000 25.080 32.873 Current Liabilities Creditors: (18,3031 120,2201 Net Curront Ass•tsllLiabilltlesl 14.564 4,860 Total assets less current liabilitles 287,351 277,641 Net A8setsl(Llabilili•s) 287 351 Accumulated Funds Reslricled Fund Unrestricted Fund Capital Reserve Total Funds 287,351 277,641 287 351 These accounts have been prepared accordance with special provisions relating to small ¢ompanies within part 15 of the Companies Act 2006. For the year ended 31 March 2024, the company was entitled to exemptioft from audlt under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 and no notice has been deposited under section 476. The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of Ihe Companies Act 2006 with respect lo accounting records and preparation of accounts. The financial slalements were approved by the Board on 11 November 2024 and signed by.. MD DELWAR HUSSAIN General Secretary SIBBIR AHMED Chlef Treasurer
BANGLADESH CENTRE Notes to the Statement of Financial Aetivities for th8 year ended 31 March 2024 1 Aceountln ollcles The financJal statem8nl$ havo twn prgpared underthe his11¢81 c08t convention and In accordance th the Financial Reporbng Standard for Smaller Enthes. They have 81s0 b68n prèpared in accordan wth the Charities Act. 1993 compty wtth the Statement of Recommendgd PraCt,AccOuntIng by Charities, (issued C January 20151. Capltallsatlon and thpre¢i#tion of tanglbl• fix•d assets.. All assets costing more than £1,000 are ¢apitsli89d. Thg CQSt of tanglble fixed assets is written off by gqual instslmants over the expected useful lives as ftsllows.. Fumlture. ffttings and equlpment, 5% reduclng balan method Fund accountln Unrosirfcted fvnd$ Consists of g*neral fijnds which th8 centre rnay use for its purposg at its dlsc¥eUon. Re8trlcted funds Ar8 those where the donor has imp088d restriclon$ on tha use of Ihe funds which are legalty bindiNJ. Incoming R•soure•s Income only recognised where theie is entitiemenl forthe period. 2 R•8ourc•8 Ex ended Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basls as a Ilabitsty is incurned. 3 Staff Costs 2024 2023 Net Saiarles Pension 9.876 27 9,903 9,940 111 10,051 bto Trade Debtors Other Debtors 10,000 10,000 5 Cr•dttors Accruals Loan From Member Net Salary Other Ciedltors PAYEandNI Pensions Provlsion lordisability access Refundable membershipfee5 1.320 1,380 1,701 407 128 75 328 5,995 10,050 18,303 128 319 5,995 10.050 20,220
Tan Ible Assets 2024 VehiGI8 Land & Bulldings Fixturgs & rttings TOTAL Cost At l April 2023 Aiidftlon At31 March 2024 6,840 229,327 109.478 229,327 6,840 229.327 109,478 229.327 Depreclatlon At l April 2023 Charges For The Year At31 March 2024 66,024 66,024 66,024 66,024 Net Book Value At 31 March 2024 229,327 229,327 43,454 43,454 272.781 272.781 At 31 March 2023 Value of land & building is still showingthe amount of original purchase price £229,327which is veryold. Nowthe relurbishment work15 completed, and falrvalue of the bullding price can be shown In the balance sheet by gettlngihe Independent valuation done. 7 Goln Concern The financial statements have been prepared on a golng concern basis with the expectation that the companywouid be able to obtsin suff icient grants to contlnue its activities In the future. 9 P•loverngnt of Funds Restrlcted Unreslricted Total At l Aprll 2023 Incoming Resources Outgoing Resources At31 March 2024 277,641 54.151 144,441 } 287,351 275,309 29,150 (26.818) 277,641
INCOME Restrfctgd Unr•strlct•d 2024 2023 Grants: Income From Rental 20.OCK) 20,0 24,000 2,750 2,400 Membership Fees Life Membership Fees Nomination Fees 5.700 17.750 9,000 1.701 5.700 17.750 Perrnanent M8mbership Fees Other Don8Oon 1.701 TOTAL 54.151 54.151 29,1 $0 Transfer Fr R08eNg TransferTo ReseN Bank Interest Rec#Ned $4.151 54.151 29,1 $0 EXPENDITURE Re¥trict•d Unrèstrlcted Totsl Total 2023 Dlrect Charltsble Ex ndltUTO 2024 Accountancy fees AGM expen$8 Bank charges Cloaning Depredatlon Ekushe February expen$88 Elecllon expenses EquSpment expensed Genèral expenses Indgpgndènce day expense5 Meellng 6xponses Office expènses Other legal and prof Pen8itins 1,260 13.059 115 1,260 13,059 115 1,080 392 120 120 10 2,498 1.700 12.623 1.71JO 12.623 142 400 770 340 340 107 107 550 550 240 27 27 Rent 450 450 5.400 Repairs and maintenanc8 Stalkjnery and printing Storage rent Sundry Telephone and fax Travel and gjbsistence Victory day expenses Wages and salaries 451 451 739 739 49 87 1,6 87 40 936 1,006 1.930 9.876 44,441 9,710 2.130 9.940 26.818 2,332 9,876 44.441 9,710 Nèt Surplusl{Deficltl for th• *r