Tigers International Association - (Tia)
Charity 1104748
Overview
Summary
Tigers International Association appears to operate as a broad community anchor for Bengali and wider local communities in Oldham: combining migration- and welfare-related advice, paid training, cultural activity and heritage work. Its role is distinctive not because it focuses on one issue, but because it connects practical settlement and employment support with cultural confidence, intergenerational memory and racial-harmony aims. The available evidence suggests an organisation seeking to make community participation possible through both services and representation.
Operational geography
Coverage: International
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- The Charity Commission register records that the charity operates in the City of Birmingham, but neither the register entry nor the organisation's website identifies a Birmingham service location, ward, venue, delivery programme, or partner.
- The organisation's current website presents its physical office and advice/training centre in Oldham and lists Manchester, Rochdale, Hyde and Ashton-under-Lyne as areas covered; it does not list Birmingham.
- The available evidence therefore supports a Birmingham-wide self-reported operating area only at city level; further location-specific evidence is required for a more precise operational geography.
- The international coverage classification relies on the Charity Commission's self-reported 'where the charity operates' locations. The available annual accounts and website do not substantiate the scale, regularity or form of delivery outside Greater Manchester.
Additional evidence needed
- A current programme timetable, service-page, annual report or impact report identifying Birmingham delivery locations and the services provided there.
- Confirmation from Tigers International Association of any Birmingham venues, outreach locations, commissioned work, or delivery partners currently in use.
- Evidence showing whether Birmingham activity is recurring direct delivery, occasional remote support, referral-based work, or a historical/self-reported operating area.
Areas of work
- Accommodation/housing
- Amateur Sport
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Education/training
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- General Charitable Purposes
- Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Recreation
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- People With Disabilities
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Other Charitable Activities
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Services
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
A bridge between settlement support and civic belonging
The organisation appears to treat immigration, language, welfare and employment support as connected to cultural understanding and racial harmony, rather than as separate service areas.
Why it matters
This suggests TIA may be an important intermediary between Bengali residents, public systems and the wider local community, with a role extending beyond transaction-based advice.
Show evidence
“Its objects include advice on immigration, money debts, welfare benefits, housing, health, education, training and employment.”
Source:Charity Commission“Its objects include promoting racial harmony and understanding between English and Bengali/Asian communities.”
Source:Charity Commission“The organisation offers English language, Life in the UK test practice, passport and visa services, and welfare benefits advice.”
Source:Organisation
Culture is used as infrastructure, not an add-on
Cultural and heritage activity appears to be part of TIA's community-development model: preserving Bengali experience while creating material for wider recognition and exchange.
Why it matters
This may make the organisation a useful partner for schools, libraries, arts bodies and local-history institutions seeking relationships with communities whose histories are often under-recorded.
Show evidence
“Activities include publication of a dual language magazine and cultural and educational activities.”
Source:Charity Commission“The organisation produced 50 oral-history videos about Bangladeshis in Greater Manchester and published a history book.”
Source:Charity Commission“Its objects include advancing public education in arts and cultural activities through exhibitions, workshops and performances.”
Source:Charity Commission
A mixed model may widen reach but create access questions
TIA appears to combine charitable community support with bookable, priced training and advisory services. This may help sustain specialist provision, but it raises an unanswered question about whether cost limits access for people in greatest need.
Why it matters
Understanding this balance is important when assessing who can use the organisation, how its services are financed and whether referral partnerships could support subsidised access.
Show evidence
“The website lists prices for English language training, IELTS preparation, passport and visa services, welfare benefits advice and professional training.”
Source:Organisation“The charity helps children and young people, older people, people with disabilities, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin and the general public.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Whether the advertised services are delivered directly by TIA, through partners or as commercial activity alongside charitable provision.
- Which communities use each service, and whether people facing financial hardship can access support without charges.
- Whether the oral-history and cultural work has led to ongoing partnerships or public use beyond its production.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports or accounts showing income sources, subsidised provision, service volumes and outcomes.
- Information on referral partners, employers, Jobcentre relationships and organisations involved in cultural or heritage projects.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Community-based Flexible Learning Programme; English with Life in the UK, Food Safety & Hygiene, Video Editing, Music & Writing, Computer & Employment Training with placement, Job Search for the local community open to all age. Publication of Dual Language Magazine, Cultural & Educational Activities, Oral History of Bangladeshi in Greater Manchester produced 50 videos and published a history book.
Charity objects
A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC ESPECIALLY THE BENGALI COMMUNITY IN THE UK AND ABROAD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, RACE, RELIGION, POLITICAL OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER WITH THE PUBLIC AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS; B) TO PROMOTE RACIAL HARMONY AND UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE ENGLISH AND BENGALI/ASIAN COMMUNITIES IN THE UK AND ABROAD BY EDUCATING PEOPLE IN THE CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF VARIOUS COMMUNITIES AND PROMOTING UNDERSTANDING AND TOLERANCE OF THE DIFFERENT CULTURES OF THE WORLD; C) THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN NEED BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE AND INFORMATION IN SUCH MATTERS AS IMMIGRATION, MONEY DEBTS, WELFARE BENEFITS, HOUSING, HEALTH, EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT; D) TO PROVIDE RELIEF, WHENEVER NECESSARY TO THE VICTIMS OF NATURAL DISASTERS OF ANY COMMUNITIES IN THE WORLD; E) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES IN PARTICULAR THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, WORKSHOPS AND PERFORMANCES SO AS TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF MUSIC, DRAMA AND LITERATURE; F) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND PROVIDE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INSTITUTION TO DELIVER VOCATIONAL TRAINING COURSES, PROVIDE WORK EXPERIENCE, DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS WITH JOB CENTRES, EMPLOYERS AND OTHER AGENCIES TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT.