Confederation of Bangladeshi Organisations

In my post of 8th March:

http://thesandwellskidder.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/nick-neeraj-please-be-bstards.html

I mentioned in passing that even though the Confederation of Bangladeshi Organisations has four years left on a taxpayer-subsidised lease for Greets Green Resource Centre it wants to acquire more land from us, the public, and be granted a new 25-year tax-payer subsidised lease from the Labour Council even though, in its last published accounts, the comrades also gave them just under £90k as well! This at a time when the dimwitted "leader" of Labour Sandwell, Darren Cooper, is making swingeing cuts to frontline services.

The charity relies almost entirely on grants from SMBC, BBC Children in Need, The Big Lottery and Heritage Lottery Funds etc. None of the grants referred to in their last accounts were in respect of property - indeed, two were specifically for resourcing "women's empowerment" which is somewhat ironic given the image of the official opening at Greets Green:


The last accounts were made up to 31/03/15 and the next set are not due to be filed until 31st December but I can now tell you on the very first day of the new accounting period this small charity - reliant totally on grant income - managed to buy the freehold of 8-10 Carters Green, West Bromwich for £125,000 CASH!!!!!

The subsidised rent for the next quarter of a century (on top of grant income) has been recommended, despite the need for cuts, by our old friend Nick Bubalo and he is requesting that he and Ms Neeraj Sharma be left to do a secret "deal" on this. The Land Disposal Committee under the joke Chair, Bill Gavan, is meeting in secret session this afternoon to nod this through although I am sure Gavan will give Bubalo a thorough - but secret - grilling as to why a small charity needs further taxpayer subsidy when it can find £125k down the back of the settee for a freehold property!!!!!

Sandwell - Labour are about to shaft you yet again!!!!

I have also written to this charity on your behalf about the mystery £80k loan mentioned in my earlier post. Here is the email and I will advise you by way of an addendum of the reply:

"THIS IS NOT A PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATION

Dear Sirs,

Your latest accounts filed at Companies House state that you received an £80k interest free loan from "an affiliated group" towards the purchase of a freehold property.

For the benefit of Skidder readers, can you please state which groups your organisation is legally affiliated to as there is no mention of this on the Charity Commission website nor in your accounts. Please also state which "affiliated" group made the loan and the terms of repayment."

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