VISION FOR BANGLADESH

Charity Number: 1175944
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Vision for Bangladesh is a Christian charity seeking to eliminate avoidable blindness amongst the Tea Garden and other deprived communities in Bangladesh. The charity provides primary eyesight assessments and basic health education through the Christ Foundation for Bangladesh church, and resources BNSB eye hospital in Moulvibazar to provide appropriate treatment and surgery.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £16,273
Total expenditure: £27,918

People

6 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:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Bangladesh

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 November 2017: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
BRUCE HARRIS Chair 03 May 2017
None on record
David Franklin John Hitchcock Trustee 29 October 2020
None on record
Ian Andrews Trustee 27 May 2017
None on record
Catherine Ann harris Trustee 03 May 2017
None on record
RACHEL GURNEY ANDREWS Trustee 03 May 2017
None on record
MICHAEL RAYMOND COLEMAN Trustee 03 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 31/03/2024
Total gross income £27.79k £31.10k £31.16k £45.71k £16.27k
Total expenditure £15.74k £23.05k £28.13k £49.19k £27.92k
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 24 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 24 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 29 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 29 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 17 August 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 17 August 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 09 August 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 09 August 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 09 February 2021 9 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 09 February 2021 9 days late 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 27 Nov 2017

Charitable objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND PRESERVATION OF HEALTH IN BANGLADESH, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, TRAINING AND FUNDING TO MOULVIBAZAR BANGLADESH NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND EYE HOSPITAL AND SUCH OTHER HOSPITALS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL SEE FIT.

Contact information

Address:
25 Winsford Road
BURY ST. EDMUNDS
Suffolk
IP32 7JJ
Phone:
07803045203
Email:
visionforbangla@gmail.com
Website:

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