Bengali Association Midlands

Analysis

Bengali Association Midlands is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in May 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending January 2026, Bengali Association Midlands reported income of £68k and spending of £41k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £19k to £68k (+256%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income rose by 576%. Over the whole period it spent 47% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Bengali Association Midlands sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Highworth and District Lions Club Charity Trust Fund (£67k), The Edgar Milward Charity (£69k) and Ridley Hall Evangelical Church (£67k).