Bangladesh Youth League (Luton)

Analysis

Bangladesh Youth League (Luton) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Luton. It was registered in May 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and amateur sport, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Bangladesh Youth League (Luton) reported income of £642k and spending of £670k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £596k to £642k (+7.7%), an average of +1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Bangladesh Youth League (Luton) sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Leicester and Leicestershire Animal Aid Association (£642k), Calvario Limited (£643k) and The Asian Health Agency (£642k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94% and investments 5.8%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £303k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.