Bosnia Appeal
Charity 1098244
Overview
Summary
Bosnia Appeal currently appears to occupy a diaspora-facing civic role centred on communication, charitable mobilisation and maintaining connections to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its registered purposes span poverty relief, education and culture, while its visible web presence is embedded in a wider diaspora news platform. The available evidence suggests it may use information and culturally resonant giving moments to connect supporters with needs, but does not yet show whether it directly delivers services, funds partners or mainly amplifies others’ work.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Heartlands
Confidence: medium
Bosnia Appeal's current Charity Commission contact address is The Crossover, 619 Bordesley Green, B9 5XZ. A current ward-location listing places this postcode/address in Heartlands, and Birmingham City Council's ward mapping confirms Heartlands is the relevant current ward geography. This is good evidence of an administrative/contact base, but not conclusive evidence that services are delivered from the site: the Charity Commission records that Bosnia Appeal does not own or lease land or property.
- Charity Commission register, Bosnia Appeal (charity 1098244)
Lists the charity's contact address as CROSSOVER, 619 BordesLEY GREEN, Birmingham, B9 5XZ; records the linked website as BHD Info Desk; and states that the charity does not own or lease land or property. - Birmingham City Council, New ward maps 2024; constituency/charity address listing
The council publishes Heartlands as a current Birmingham ward, while the address listing assigns CROSSOVER, 619 Bordesley Green, B9 5XZ to Heartlands. - BHDINFODESK, joint Bosnia Appeal and BHDINFODESK message, 24 December 2025
A recent jointly branded post describes Bosnia Appeal and BHDINFODESK as being 'from Birmingham', supporting an active Birmingham-based organisational presence.
Remaining uncertainties
- The evidence supports a Birmingham contact or administrative base at The Crossover, but does not establish whether Bosnia Appeal currently delivers any face-to-face service there or elsewhere in Heartlands.
- Bosnia Appeal's Charity Commission return for the year ended 31 March 2025 records £0 income and £0 expenditure. This makes the scale of current charitable delivery unclear.
- The linked BHDINFODESK site is active and jointly publishes some Bosnia Appeal-branded material for audiences in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the diaspora. However, much of its 'Bosnia Appeal' category consists of reporting on other organisations' work, rather than evidence that Bosnia Appeal delivered or funded that work.
- The Charity Commission describes the charity's reported operating area as England and Wales, while its current co-branded online communications explicitly address people in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the diaspora. The international coverage classification reflects this demonstrable online communications reach, not verified current overseas service delivery.
- No current, sufficiently evidenced partnership was identified that materially extends Bosnia Appeal's operational footprint. A historical cooperation agreement with IFS-EMMAUS was found, but there is no recent evidence that it remains active.
Additional evidence needed
- A current activity or impact report identifying services delivered, beneficiaries reached, delivery dates and locations.
- Confirmation from Bosnia Appeal or The Crossover of whether 619 Bordesley Green is an active working base, the nature of its use, and whether any public-facing services are delivered there.
- Current details of any live delivery partners, grants, donations or projects in Birmingham, elsewhere in England and Wales, or overseas.
- Evidence separating Bosnia Appeal's own activity from editorial publication by BHDINFODESK.
Areas of work
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Education/training
- General Charitable Purposes
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who they help
- Children/young People
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How they help
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Provides Human Resources
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Findings
A diaspora-facing connector rather than a clearly visible frontline provider
The available evidence suggests Bosnia Appeal may work by connecting diaspora audiences to issues, appeals and community activity related to Bosnia and Herzegovina, rather than through a separately evidenced direct-service model.
Why it matters
This distinction is important for understanding its potential value: its influence may lie in relationships, trust and mobilisation across borders, even if its direct delivery role remains unclear.
Show evidence
“Bosnia Appeal appears as a category within the BHDINFODESK portal, which describes itself as a portal for the Bosnian and Herzegovinian diaspora and the homeland.”
Source:Organisation“The charity helps children and young people and people of a particular ethnic or racial origin.”
Source:Charity Commission
Faith-linked giving may be an important route to mobilisation
Bosnia Appeal appears to be associated with communications around zakat and Bayram, suggesting that religious calendars and practices may provide an important basis for charitable engagement.
Why it matters
If this is central to its approach, the organisation may hold useful cultural knowledge and trusted channels for reaching donors and communities that broader civic organisations struggle to engage.
Show evidence
“The Bosnia Appeal category includes a post titled "Zakat na poljoprivredne proizvode: Akcija prikupljanja od 17. oktobra do 1. novembra".”
Source:Organisation“The Bosnia Appeal category includes a post titled "BHDINFODESK I BOSNIA APPEAL – BAJRAMSKA ČESTITKA: Podjelimo radost".”
Source:Organisation
A broad charitable remit is not yet matched by visible delivery evidence
There is a notable gap between the charity's broad registered purposes and the limited evidence of specific programmes, beneficiaries reached or delivery partners.
Why it matters
This is not necessarily a weakness: it may indicate a flexible, network-based organisation. However, understanding its actual contribution requires separating stated purposes from demonstrated activity.
Show evidence
“The charity's purposes include general charitable purposes, education and training, prevention or relief of poverty, and arts, culture, heritage or science.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity provides human resources and advocacy, advice or information.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Whether Bosnia Appeal directly delivers support, funds other organisations or primarily communicates appeals.
- Which communities, places and partner organisations receive its support.
- How its poverty, education and cultural purposes translate into sustained activities.
Remaining uncertainties
- Annual reports, accounts and trustee reports showing spending, grants, projects and outcomes.
- Details of current programmes, delivery partners, geographic focus and beneficiary participation.