Bangladesh Welfare Association

Analysis

Bangladesh Welfare Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Burnley. It was registered in January 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06758387). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Bangladesh Welfare Association reported income of £125k and spending of £72k, leaving 42% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £23k to £125k (+445%), an average of +53% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 135%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Bangladesh Welfare Association sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Redeemed Christian Church of God - Praise City (£124k), Crossways Methodist Church (£125k) and Kirkley Poor's Lands (£124k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.