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Registered charity (CIO) · Bradford

Better Communities Bradford

Better Communities Bradford is a registered charity (number 1181634) based in Bradford, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by Shabina Kausar since 2024. Latest income £435k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 6 trustees
  • Income £435k (2026)
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Economic/community Development/employment and 1 more
Where
Throughout England
Registered
2019

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2026£435k£362k
  • 2025£340k£270k
  • 2024£153k£142k
Earlier years
  • 2023£120k£84k
  • 2022£37k£69k

Income trend, 2022 to 2026.

Charitable objects

1)TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE PEOPLE OF THE LIDGET GREEN AND SCHOLEMOOR AREAS OF THE CITY BRADFORD CITY (KNOWN AS GREEN MOOR)IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.2) THE PROMOTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF URBAN REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION (AND IN PARTICULAR IN LIDGET GREEN AND SCHOLEMOOR AREAS OF THE CITY OF BRADFORD ) BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE:(B) THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR BUSINESS ADVICE OR CONSULTANCY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN CASES OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER CHARITABLE NEED THROUGH HELP: (I) IN SETTING UP THEIR OWN BUSINESS, OR (II) TO EXISTING BUSINESSES:(C) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES:(D) THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT:(E) THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AND CHILDCARE:(F) SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND AND WALES.

Grants received

16 grants · £893,638 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

Most recent

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

6 trustees on the board

1.5y median 2y
average tenure
2y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
1.9y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (6)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 6General Charitable Purposes 6The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 6

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£340k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1181634
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 18 JAN 2019AMENDED ON 09 OCT 2019 as amended on 26 Sept 2024
Contact on the register
07830513622 · abbas_najib@hotmail.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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