BANGLADESHI MENTAL HEALTH FORUM

Charity number: 1128579
Charity reporting is up to date (22 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The BMHF prides itself on being a grassroots organisation that aims to raise awareness of mental health and support people on a local level. Our current work involves organising local mental health awareness raising event/workshops, supporting people by organising local activities (social/educational) and one to one support.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £21,172
Total expenditure: £16,860

Total income includes £11,200 from 1 government grant(s)

People

4 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Newham
  • Redbridge
  • Tower Hamlets

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 March 2009: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • MIND MATTERS LONDON (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Shamsun Islam Chair 01 April 2017
None on record
Kamrun Naher Khanom Trustee 18 July 2019
None on record
Shamsur Choudhury Trustee 01 April 2017
None on record
MYRA GARRETT Trustee
KINGSLEY HALL COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED
Received: 59 days late

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 £17.12k £9.39k £21.91k £24.20k £21.17k
Total expenditure £9.83k £7.12k £16.50k £23.63k £16.86k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A £6.00k N/A
Income from government grants £3.95k N/A £6.00k £6.00k £11.20k

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 22 February 2025 22 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2023 26 February 2024 26 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2022 12 March 2023 40 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2021 06 March 2022 34 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2020 31 January 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 Not required
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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 21 AUGUST 2007 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 12 MARCH 2009

Charitable objects

3.1 THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH OF BANGLADESHI PEOPLE LIVING IN LONDON WHO HAVE MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS, THEIR CARERS AND FAMILIES, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROVISION OF ADVOCACY, WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS, GROUPS, PERSONS, LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY AND BY ORGANISING SEMINARS, CONFERENCES, RESEARCH AND THE PUBLICATION AND CIRCULATION OF INFORMATION. 3.2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF BANGLADESHI MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS AND OTHER MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS WHO PROVIDE A SERVICE TO THE BANGLADESHI COMMUNITY.

Area of benefit

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

LONDON

Contact information

Address:
Unit S-7
The Whitechapel Centre
85 Myrdle Street
E1 1HL
Phone:
07716078840
Email:
info@bangladeshimentalhealth.org
Website:

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