Thames Bengali Association

Analysis

Thames Bengali Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1999, 27 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. It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Thames Bengali Association reported income of £11k and spending of £15k, spending 141% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £23k to £11k (-54%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Thames Bengali Association sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Support Group (£11k), Macclesfield Cancer Help Centre (£11k) and Friends of or Meir and Bracha (£11k).