Walsall Bangladeshi Progressive Society
Analysis
Walsall Bangladeshi Progressive Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Midlands. It was registered in May 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Walsall Bangladeshi Progressive Society reported income of £91k and spending of £69k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £17k to £91k (+439%), an average of +52% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 353%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Walsall Bangladeshi Progressive Society sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ice and Fire Theatre Company Limited (£91k), The Barbara Whatmore Charitable Trust (£91k) and The Wagner Society (£91k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Walsall MBC area and in particul;ar those inhabitants who are of Bangladesh origin or descent without distinction of sex ,sexual orientation,race,political.religious or other opinions by associating together the said inhabitants and the local authorities in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Ice and Fire Theatre Company Limited | London | £91k |
| The Barbara Whatmore Charitable Trust | Staffordshire | £91k |
| The Wagner Society | London | £91k |
| Herbert Ellis Norris Library and Museum | St Ives | £91k |