Bengali International

Analysis

Bengali International is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02856445). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Bengali International reported income of £15k and spending of £43k, spending 295% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £500 to £15k (+2828%), an average of +133% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 2640%. Over the whole period it spent 139% 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 International sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Crosby Ravensworth Relief in Need Charities (£15k), Agroforestry and Environmental Protection (Agroforep) (£15k) and International Network for the Study of Spirituality (£15k).