Westminster Bangladeshi Association

Analysis

Westminster Bangladeshi Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Westminster Bangladeshi Association reported income of £37k and spending of £21k, leaving 42% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £31k to £37k (+19%), an average of +4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 326%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Westminster Bangladeshi Association sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Charlton and Blackheath Christian Fellowship Trust (£37k), Anglican Missioners of Africa Development and Education Trust (£37k) and Building Bridges Food Hub (£37k).