THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN UNITARIAN ASSOCIATION (INCORPORATED)

Charity number: 255205
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Acts as a Trust Corporation serving as a Custodian Trustee and holding funds for various Unitarian associated bodies

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income: £147,179
Total expenditure: £165,868

People

11 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • New Zealand

Governance

Registration history:
  • 29 February 1968: Standard registration
  • 05 September 2017: Funds received from 269137 BICKERTON TRUST
  • 12 September 2017: Funds received from 254539 THE PHILIP BARKER CHAPEL FUND
  • 12 September 2017: Funds received from 234792 TRIM STREET UNITARIAN CHAPEL FUND
  • 12 September 2017: Funds received from 241163 GEORGE'S CHAPEL (UNITARIAN) EXETER
  • 24 July 2023: Funds received from 1171770 OLDBURY MEETING HOUSE
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • B AND F U A INC (Working name)
Company number:
00141130 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr DAVID WYKES Chair
UNITARIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Received: On time
THE MANCHESTER ACADEMY TRUST
Received: On time
ANDREW GAVIN MASON Trustee 28 February 2024
ESSEX HALL
Received: 82 days late
Ray Harding Trustee 28 February 2024
None on record
Joan Cook Trustee 06 February 2020
UNITARIAN COLLEGE
Received: On time
Elizabeth Slade Trustee 06 February 2020
None on record
Jennifer Janes Trustee 06 February 2020
None on record
William Featherstone Trustee 04 July 2018
None on record
ROSEMARY RUSTON Trustee 07 February 2018
None on record
Rev Dr Ann Sonja Peart Trustee 06 February 2013
UNITARIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Received: On time
DR DANIEL WILLIAMS (COMMONLY KNOWN AS DR WILLIAMS'S TRUST)
Received: 22 days late
DOROTHY HEWERDINE Trustee 25 March 2011
LANCASHIRE COLLABORATIVE MINISTRY CIO
Received: On time
UNITARIAN COLLEGE
Received: On time
Alan Ruston Trustee
UNITARIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £146.13k £131.93k £134.26k £141.39k £147.18k
Total expenditure £166.86k £154.63k £157.24k £161.68k £165.87k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 30 September 2024 15 May 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 15 May 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2023 12 August 2024 13 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 12 August 2024 13 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 12 June 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 12 June 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 16 May 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 16 May 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2020 29 July 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 01 March 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 14TH JULY 1915 AMENDMENT PASSED 7TH JANUARY 1937 NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 14 MAR 2018

Charitable objects

THE PROMOTION OF RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF UNITARIAN AND FREE CHRISTIAN CHURCHES.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NATIONAL AND FOREIGN

Contact information

Address:
ESSEX HALL
ESSEX STREET
LONDON
WC2R 3HY
Phone:
02072402384
Email:
info@unitarian.org.uk
Website:

No information available