Sources of income
Voluntary membership contributions, individual donations, event contributions, and occasional grants or sponsorships for specific activities.
Transparency & governance
Public benefit, publicly accountable
We are a non-profit voluntary organisation. This page sets out, in plain language, how we are governed, how we handle money, and what the public may expect of us.
Public benefit charter
Our non-profit character
- The association is a voluntary, non-profit organisation enrolled in Malta under Voluntary Organisation Number VO/1448.
- The association is established exclusively for social, cultural, educational and community purposes that benefit the public and, in particular, the Bangladeshi community resident in Malta.
- No part of the association's income or property is paid or transferred, directly or indirectly, to members, officers or volunteers by way of profit, dividend or bonus.
- Committee members and volunteers serve without remuneration. Reasonable documented expenses may be reimbursed with committee approval.
- Any surplus in a given year is retained and applied to the association's stated purposes.
- If the association is dissolved, its remaining assets are transferred to another voluntary organisation with similar purposes, and never distributed among members.
Financial accountability
How funds are handled
Record keeping
All income and expenditure is recorded by the Treasurer with supporting documentation retained for inspection by the committee and the general meeting.
Authorisation of spending
Expenditure follows a budget approved by the committee. Payments above routine thresholds require the approval of two office holders.
Annual reporting
The Treasurer presents an annual financial statement to the general meeting of members together with the committee's activity report.
Restricted funds
Donations given for a stated purpose, including the solidarity fund, are applied only to that purpose and accounted for separately.
Regulatory obligations
The association complies with the reporting and compliance obligations applicable to enrolled voluntary organisations in Malta.
Governance transparency
Rules we hold ourselves to
- Written statute
- The association operates under a written statute defining its purposes, membership, organs, elections and dissolution.
- Elected leadership
- Office holders are elected by members at the general meeting for fixed terms and are accountable to it.
- Minuted decisions
- Committee and general meetings are minuted, and minutes are available to members on request.
- Conflict of interest
- Committee members declare any personal or family interest in a decision and withdraw from the relevant deliberation.
- Equal treatment
- Services and membership are open without discrimination on grounds of religion, gender, political opinion, district of origin or social status.
- Safeguarding and data protection
- Activities involving children are supervised by designated volunteers, and personal data is handled in line with our privacy policy and applicable law.
- Complaints
- Any member or member of the public may submit a complaint in writing to the General Secretary and will receive a substantive reply from the committee.
- Political neutrality
- The association does not fund, campaign for or act on behalf of any political party in Malta or Bangladesh.
Commitment to public service
What the public may expect of us
Our events are open, our contact details are published, and our support services are offered without charge and without regard to a person's ability to contribute. We cooperate willingly with Maltese public authorities, schools and voluntary organisations, and we answer requests for information about our governance and finances. Where a need falls outside our competence, we say so and refer the person to a body that can help.
Documents on request
Available to members and the public
- Statute of the association
- Annual activity report
- Annual financial statement
- Minutes of general meetings
- Voluntary organisation enrolment details (VO/1448)
Write to us at the address or email below and we will provide the current documents available.
Contact details
Bangladesh Cultural Association In Malta
Voluntary Organisation Number: VO/1448
23 Triq Il-Kapuccini, Il-Furjana, Malta