BHOLA'S CHILDREN

Charity number: 1118345
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We fund a home and school for orphaned and disabled children on the island of Bhola in Bangladesh. Capacity is now over 50 live-in children plus 20 attending daily. We arrange medical ops and assistive devices for the disabled, teach the 3R's and life skills, and train in farming, tailoring, carpentry and metalwork. We educate the local community on avoidable causes of disability.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £38,025
Total expenditure: £106,823

People

8 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • Accommodation/housing
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Bangladesh

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 March 2007: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
DINAH LEAH CARLOTTA WIENER Chair 19 February 2007
None on record
Andrew Hogan Trustee 10 July 2018
None on record
Freda Mary Graf Trustee 21 January 2014
None on record
Nick Breeze Trustee 26 June 2013
None on record
MS ANNE HAMILTON Trustee 29 April 2008
None on record
MR SANDY ANSON Trustee 20 April 2007
None on record
BARNABY MARK WIENER Trustee 19 February 2007
None on record
BRUNA MARIA COLOMBO-OTTEN Trustee 19 February 2007
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 31/03/2024
Total gross income £218.40k £35.69k £41.66k £43.99k £38.03k
Total expenditure £96.25k £56.16k £141.42k £141.42k £106.82k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A 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 31 March 2024 14 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 14 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 19 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 19 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 31 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 31 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 26 August 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 26 August 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 16 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 16 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.

TRUST DEED DATED 19 FEBRUARY 2007

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG CHILDREN IN SOUTHERN BANGLADESH PARTICULARLY THOSE ORPHANED AND/OR WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SEE FIT.

Area of benefit

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

SOUTHERN BANGLADESH

Contact information

Address:
12 CORNWALL GROVE
LONDON
W4 2LB
Phone:
02089946011
Email:
mail@bholaschildren.org
Website:

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