BAAG (BRITISH AND IRISH AGENCIES AFGHANISTAN GROUP)

Charity number: 1135700
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The objects of BAAG are the advancement of any charitable purposes for the relief of poverty, distress and hardship among the people of Afghanistan and refugees from Afghanistan, in particular by promoting the effectiveness and efficiency of the voluntary sector organisations and other institutions that are involved in the delivery of humanitarian and development aid.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income: £79,496
Total expenditure: £173,178

People

5 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
Who the charity helps:
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • City Of London
  • Afghanistan
  • Ireland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 April 2010: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • BAAG (Working name)
Company number:
06880188 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Niamh Furey Trustee 19 February 2022
None on record
Monica Encinas-Lepingwell Trustee 03 May 2020
None on record
Mark Bowden Trustee 23 October 2019
None on record
Ramani Leathard Trustee 05 October 2017
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Charity reporting is overdue by 906 days
Tareq Hassan Sholi Trustee 17 May 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £62.27k £332.53k £196.95k £312.01k £79.50k
Total expenditure £101.23k £255.77k £154.62k £281.23k £173.18k
Income from government contracts N/A £41.59k £6.51k £31.82k N/A
Income from government grants £35.41k £41.59k £6.51k £31.82k N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 30 September 2024 03 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 03 April 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 15 April 2024 75 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 15 April 2024 75 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 12 July 2023 162 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 12 July 2023 162 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 03 August 2022 184 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 03 August 2022 184 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 31 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 31 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 17 APRIL 2009

Charitable objects

FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND HARDSHIP AMONG THE PEOPLE OF AFGHANISTAN AND REFUGEES FROM AFGHANISTAN AND IN PARTICULAR BY PROMOTING THE EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR ORGANISATIONS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THE DELIVERY OF HUMANITARIAN AND DEVELOPMENT AID

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

AFGHANISTAN

Contact information

Address:
Romero House
55 Westminster Bridge Road
Southwark
London
SE1 &
Phone:
02076334978
Email:
info@baag.org.uk
Website:

www.baag.org.uk Open in new window