Bengali Workers Association

Analysis

Bengali Workers Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02903924). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Bengali Workers Association reported income of £171k and spending of £165k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £338k to £171k (-49%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Bengali Workers Association sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Idrb (£171k), The Pilmuir Estate (£171k) and The Ostacchini Family Charitable Trust (£171k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.