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Bangladesh Welfare Society of Barnet

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1111008HertfordshirePoverty relief
Income£388k2025-12-31
Spending£156ksame year
Spent / received32%5-year average
Size in its cause85th pctPoverty relief
Registered2005Charitable company
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Bangladesh Welfare Society of Barnet is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in August 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05314510). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Bangladesh Welfare Society of Barnet reported income of £388k and spending of £156k, leaving 60% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £329k to £388k (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 32% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Bangladesh Welfare Society of Barnet sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harvest Chapel International UK (£388k), Maoz UK (£388k) and Anjuman Gujarati Muslim Society (£388k).

Income and spending

£0£97k£194k£291k£388k2021 Income: £328,6042021 Spending: £67,32820212022 Income: £179,4782022 Spending: £57,00520222023 Income: £177,8842023 Spending: £63,38220232024 Income: £318,9102024 Spending: £106,34820242025 Income: £388,0402025 Spending: £155,8992025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Bangladesh Welfare Society of Barnet (BWSB) We seek to meet the needs of the ever growing Muslim community in and around Barnet by providing and facilitating good practice in faith, community development, educational services and interfaith social cohesion. Additionally, we engage our local youth in various individual and team activities providing them with key skills in a fun and safe environment

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Harvest Chapel International UKEssex£388k
Maoz UKKent£388k
Anjuman Gujarati Muslim SocietyCoventry£388k
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity & Christ Church, ChesterfieldChesterfield£389k