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2024-12-31-accounts

APPENDIX 1

Period start date Period start date Period start date Period end date Period end date Period end date
Day Month Year Day Month Year
From 01 01 2024 To 31 12 2024

Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator

Reference and administration details

Charity name Scottish Bangladeshi Welfare Association Other names charity is known by Registered charity number SC Charity’s principal address

Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees’ Annual Report

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Reference and administration details

Names of all other charity trustees during the period, if any, (for example, those who resigned part way through the financial period)

Name Name Dates acted if not for whole year
Structure, governance and management
Type of governing document
Trustee recruitment and appointment
Constitution
All the trustees are part of the organisation since its inception.
No new appointments have been made during the year.
Objectives and activities
Charitable purposes
Summary of the main activities
in relation to these objects
• To romote social cohesion and cross-cultural awareness between the Scottish Banladeshi
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community and other communities across Scotland by organizing regular national and cultural
events throughout the year.
• To promote health and wellbeing of the Scottish Bangladeshi community across Scotland by
organizing activities covering physical sports and mindfulness sessions.
• To provide social education to the young generations (under 16) from the Scottish
Bangladeshi community across Scotland by organizing Bengali Language classes, educational
excursions and activities on contemporary environmental issues.
Sl ti tk l t l th t f th
evera meengs oo pace o pan e evens or e year.
Online webinar session held on how to manage sick kids from home
Organised a cultural program in May
Bangla online classes for kids
Organised a cultural program in December

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APPENDIX 1

Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of
the charity during the financial period
• Online webinar session held on how to manage sick kids
from home
• Organised a cultural program in May
• Bangla online classes for kids
• Organised a cultural program in December

Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy
on reserves
Details of any deficit
Donated facilities and services (if any)
The reserves i.e. the closing balance will be carried forward
and will be utilised for upcoming events
Not Applicable

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APPENDIX 1 Other optional information Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the truslees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's t￿￿tee9 Signaturels) OSCR will accept dlgltal or typed slgnatures Full namels) Position {e.g. Chair) Date 29-Sept-2025

APPENDIX 3 OSCR sCott￿h Charty Re8JL Inde endent examiner's re ort on the accounts Report lo the trusteeslmembers of Scottish Bangladeshi Welfare Association 051710 Registered charty number On the accounts of the charity for the period sc Period stsrt date Period end date Month 01 01 2024 31 12 2024 Set out on pages Respective The charity's trustees are resp￿sIble for the preparation ofthe accounts in accordance responsibilrties of with the temis of the Charites and Trustee Investment IScolland} 2005 Act and the trustees and examiner Charities Accounts (Scotlandl RegulatiC￿$ 2006 (as amended}. The charity trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10{11 Id) of the Accounts Regulations does not apply. It is my reswnsibilty to examine the accounts as required under section 44{1} {cl of the Act and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of independent My examination is carried out in accordan￿ with Regulation 11 of the 2006 Aeeounts examiner's statement Regulations. An examination includes a review of the aeeounting records kept by the eharrty and a Comparison of the aecounts presented wrth those records. It also includes considerat￿n of any unusual items ￿ disclosures in the accounts and seeks explanat￿n$ from the trustees eonceming any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evKlence that would be required in an audit and, Consequently, I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. Independent examiner's In the course of my examination, no matter ￿me to my attention lother than that statement disdosed on the attached page"] which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements: to keep accounting records in accordance with section 44111 (al of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts RegulatKJns, and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting rec￿d5 and comply with Regulatbjn 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulat￿n5 have not been met or to whith, in my cpinh)n, attenti￿ should be drawn in order to enable a proper unde reached. Date: Signed*: Narne: Relevant professional qualification(sl or body (if any): 2910912025 Address: "Please dekte Ihe W￿d5 in tre ¢J) y, selojt IlK6e rrotters Cl￿ toswr attenth)Th on the followng pa￿.

APPENDIX 3 Disclosure section Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlvJht material problems. Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose NIA

Enter SC No. below

APPENDIX 2

Enter charity name below

SC051710

Scottish Bangladeshi Welfare Association

Scottish Bangladeshi Welfare Association Scottish Bangladeshi Welfare Association Scottish Bangladeshi Welfare Association Scottish Bangladeshi Welfare Association Scottish Bangladeshi Welfare Association Scottish Bangladeshi Welfare Association Scottish Bangladeshi Welfare Association Scottish Bangladeshi Welfare Association Scottish Bangladeshi Welfare Association Scottish Bangladeshi Welfare Association Scottish Bangladeshi Welfare Association
Receipts andpayments accounts
For the period
from
Period start date to Period end date
Day Month Year Day Month Year
01 01 2024 31 12 2024

Section A Statement of receipts and payments

Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Expendable
endowment
funds
Permanent
endowment
funds
Total funds
current period
Total funds last
period
Total funds last
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations 2,503 2,503
Legacies -
Grants 10,000 10,000
Receipts from fundraisingactivities -
Gross tradingreceipts -
Income from investments other than
land and buildings -
Rents from land & buildings -
Gross receipts from other charitable
activities -
-
A1 Sub total A1 Sub total 2,503 10,000 - - 12,503 - -
A2 Receipts from asset &
investment sales
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets
Proceeds from sale of investments
A2 Sub total -
-
-
Total receipts 2,503
10,000
-
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-
-
-
-
12,503
-
-
-
-
A3 Payments
Expenses for fundraising activities -
Gross trading payments -
Investment management costs -
Payments relating directly to charitable Payments relating directly to charitable
activities 1,549 1,743 3,292
Grants and donations
-
Governance costs:
-
Audit / independent examination -
Preparation of annual accounts -
Legal costs -
Other Other Other
-
-
**A3 Sub total ** 1,549 1,743 - - 3,292 - -
A4 Payments relating to asset and
investment movements
Purchases of fixed assets
Purchase of investments
A4 Sub total -
-
-
Total payments 1,549
1,743
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-
-
-
-
3,292
-
-
-
-
Net receipts / (payments)
A5 Transfers to / (from) funds
Surplus / (deficit) for year
954
8,257
-
-
9,211
-
-
954
8,257
-
-
9,211
-
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Scottish Bangladeshi Welfare Association

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Section B Statement of balances Section B Statement of balances
Categories
Signed by one or two trustees
on behalf of all the trustees
B3 Other assets
B5 Contingent liabilities
B4 Liabilities
B1 Cash funds
B2 Investments
Details Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
1,140
954
Restricted funds
to nearest £
-
8,257
Expendable
endowment
funds
to nearest £
Permanent
endowment
funds
to nearest £
Total current
period
to nearest £
Total last period
to nearest £
Cash and bank balances at start of year 1,140
Surplus / (deficit) shown on receipts and
payments account
9,211
-
-
Cash and bank balances at end of year
(Agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Details
2,094 8,257 - - 10,351 -
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-

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Fund to which

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asset belongs

-
Market valuation
to nearest £

-
Last year
to nearest £
Details Fund to which asset belongs Total
Cost (if available)
to nearest £
-
-
Current value (if
available)
to nearest £
Last year
to nearest £
Details Total
-
Fund to which liability relates
-
-

-
Amount due
to nearest £
Last year
to nearest £
RestrictedFunds 8,257 -
UnrestrictedFunds 954 1,140
Details Total
Fund to which liability relates
9,211 1,140
Amount due
(estimate)
to nearest £
Last year
to nearest £
Signature* Total
Print Name
-
-
Date of
approval
29th Sept 2025

Accounts Statement_2024.xlsx / Statement of balances

December 2007

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SC051710

Section C Notes to the Accounts

C1 Nature and purpose of funds (may be stated on analysis of funds worksheets)

The sources of all the receipts are donations from charity trustees and members and a grant of £10,000 received from National Lottery Community Fund which runs from 1 Dec 2024 to 30 Nov 2025. As part of the project supported by the National Lottery Community Fund, we have organised a program in Dec 2024 and the remaining funds we have carried over to 2025. The donations that we received from trustees and members, we have spent most of those funds on the below activities and the rest we are carrying over for activities in 2025 - Webinar session on how to manage sick kids from home - Cultural program - Bangla online classes for kids

C2 Grants

C3a Trustee remuneration

Type of activity or project supported
Social Welfare Ethnic minority community building
program
Individual /
institution
National Lottery
Community Fund
Number of grants
made
£
Number of grants
made
£
1 10,000
Total 10,000
If no remuneration was paid during the period to any charity trustee or person
trustee cross this box (otherwise complete section 3b)
connected to a
Authority under which paid £

C3b Trustee remuneration - details

C4a Trustee expenses

If no expenses were paid to any charity trustee during the period then cross this box (otherwise complete section 4b)

C4b Trustee expenses - details

C5 Transactions with trustees and connected persons

Nature of transaction Number of
trustees
£
Number of
trustees
£
Nature of relationship Transaction
amount (£)
Balance
outstanding at
period end (£)

C6 Other information

Accounts Statement_2024.xlsx / Notes

December 2007

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Additional analysis (1)

Analysis of receipts and payments

1 Donations

1 Donations 1 Donations
Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
Restricted funds
to nearest £
Expendable
endowment
funds
to nearest £
Permanent
endowment
funds
to nearest £
Total current
period
to nearest £
Total last period
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
Total
2 Grants
- - - - - -
reference
Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
-
Restricted funds
to nearest £
- - reference
Total current
period
to nearest £
-
Total last period
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
Total
3 Gross receipts from other charitable activities
- - - -
-
Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
reference
Restricted funds
to nearest £
Expendable
endowment
funds
to nearest £
Permanent
endowment
funds
to nearest £
reference
Total current
period
to nearest £
-
Total last period
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total - - - - - -
- - - - - -

4 Payments relating directly to charitable activities

Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
Restricted funds
to nearest £
Expendable
endowment
funds
to nearest £
Permanent
endowment
funds
to nearest £
Total current
period
to nearest £
Total current
period
to nearest £
Total last period
to nearest £
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total - - - - - -
reference error reference error - - reference error -

Accounts Statement_2024.xlsxAdditional notes (1)

December 2007

APPENDIX 2

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Additional analysis (2)

Additional analysis (2)
Receipts
5 Breakdown of unrestricted funds
Unrestricted
fund 1 - enter
name of fund
below
Unrestricted
fund 2 - enter
name of fund
below
Unrestricted
fund 3 - enter
name of fund
below
Unrestricted
fund 4 - enter
name of fund
below
Total
unrestricted
funds
Total
unrestricted
funds last period
Donations -
Legacies -
Grants -
Receipts from fundraisingactivities -
Gross tradingreceipts -
buildings -
Rents from land & buildings -
Gross receipts from other charitable activities -
Sub total
Receipts from asset & investment sales
- - - - - -
cross ref error
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets -
Proceeds from sale of investments -
Sub total
Total receipts
Payments
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
cross ref error
Expenses for fundraisingactivities -
Gross trading payments -
Investment management costs -
Payments relatingdirectlyto charitable activities -
Grants and donations -
Governance costs: -
Audit / independent examination -
Preparation of annual accounts -
Legal costs -
-
-
Sub total
Payments relating to asset and investment
movements
- - - - - -
cross ref error
Purchases of fixed assets -
Purchase of investments -
Sub total
Total payments
Net receipts / (payments)
Transfers to / (from) funds
Surplus / (deficit) for year
- - - - - -
-
- - - - - -
cross ref error
- - - - - -
-
- - - - - -
cross ref error
Nature and purpose of funds

Accounts Statement_2024.xlsxAdditional notes (2)

December 2007

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Additional analysis (3)

Additional analysis (3)
Receipts
6 Breakdown of restricted funds
Restricted fund
1 - enter name of
fund below
Restricted fund
2 - enter name of
fund below
Restricted fund
3 - enter name of
fund below
Restricted fund
4 - enter name of
fund below
Total restricted
funds
Total restricted
funds last
period
Donations -
Legacies -
Grants -
Receipts from fundraisingactivities -
Gross tradingreceipts -
Income from investments other than land and
buildings
-
Rents from land & buildings -
Gross receipts from other charitable activities -
Sub total
Receipts from asset & investment sales
- - - - - -
cross ref error
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets -
Proceeds from sale of investments -
Sub total
Total receipts
Payments
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
cross ref error
Expenses for fundraising activities -
Gross trading payments -
Investment management costs -
Payments relating directly to charitable activities -
Grants and donations -
Governance costs: -
Audit / independent examination -
Preparation of annual accounts -
Legal costs -
-
-
Sub total
Payments relating to asset and investment
movements
- - - - - -
cross ref error
Purchases of fixed assets -
Purchase of investments -
Sub total
Total payments
Net receipts / (payments)
Transfers to / (from) funds
Surplus / (deficit) for year
- - - - - -
-
- - - - - -
cross ref error
- - - - - -
-
- - - - - -
cross ref error
Nature and purpose of funds

Accounts Statement_2024.xlsxAdditional notes (3)

December 2007