BARNABAS FELLOWSHIP OF CHURCHES TRUST

Charity number: 1071300
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Barnabas Fellowship of Churches offers support to small or struggling churches. It provides support and encouragement to Church leaders

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £101,478
Total expenditure: £130,736

People

4 Trustee(s)

150 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Cambridgeshire
  • Leicestershire
  • Nottinghamshire
  • Plymouth City
  • Reading
  • Somerset
  • Surrey
  • France
  • Israel
  • Northern Ireland
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Governance

Registration history:
  • 02 September 1998: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • BARNABAS (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Mark Stephen Hirst Trustee 01 January 2022
None on record
Gary Victor Ashe Trustee 01 January 2022
None on record
GARETH CHARLES OWEN Trustee 08 April 2011
None on record
CAMERON CRAWFORD Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £153.48k £105.37k £134.82k £110.69k £101.48k
Total expenditure £65.82k £83.18k £129.08k £115.74k £130.74k
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 31 December 2023 10 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 10 June 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 13 September 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 13 September 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 21 December 2022 51 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 21 December 2022 51 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 21 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 21 July 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 16 September 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 16 September 2020 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.

TRUST DEED DATED 31 JULY 1998. as amended on 28 Mar 2021

Charitable objects

The objects of the Trust are – (a) To advance the Christian faith in accordance with the Statement of Beliefs appearing in the Schedule hereto in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Trustees may from time to time think fit (b) To relieve persons who are in conditions of need or hardship or who are aged or sick and to relieve the distress caused thereby in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Trustees may from time to time think fit: (c) To promote and fulfil such other charitable purposes beneficial to the community in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Trustees may from time to time think fit Throughout this trust deed ‘charitable’ means charitable in accordance with the law of England and Wales provided that it will not include any purpose which is not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005. For the avoidance of doubt, the system of law governing the constitution of the charity is the law of England and Wales.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
384 THE MEADWAY
TILEHURST
READING
RG30 4NX
Phone:
01189415557
Email:
admin@bfoc.org
Website:

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