BRITISH UNION OF SPIRITIST SOCIETIES

Charity number: 1136512
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Advancement of Religion, Advice and Counselling, Prevention or Relief of Poverty for the Public Benefit, Promotion of Social Inclusion and Promotion of Religious Harmony by: Promoting public lectures and seminars with the objective of the study and dissemination of the moral values of the Spiritist Doctrine which is capable of being advanced for public benefit.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £1,637
Total expenditure: £10,902

People

4 Trustee(s)

10 Volunteer(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

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • 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

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 June 2010: Standard registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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
Elsa Aparecida Rossi Chair 23 November 2024
None on record
Leandro Gersogamo Trustee 06 January 2025
WEST KENT SPIRITIST GROUP
Recently registered
Ariane Kempton Trustee 23 November 2024
WEST KENT SPIRITIST GROUP
Recently registered
Sueli Saponara Trustee 23 November 2024
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £29.63k £15.94k £10.80k £5.99k £1.64k
Total expenditure £32.53k £9.35k £11.60k £15.79k £10.90k
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 March 2024 23 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 23 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 22 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 22 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 13 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 13 December 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 27 July 2021 177 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 03 August 2021 184 days late 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.

CIO - ASSOCIATION CONVERSION DATED 12 NOV 2019

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE SPIRITIST RELIGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES ESTABLISHED IN THE FIVE BOOKS OF THE SPIRITIST CODIFICATION. THE SPIRITS' BOOK; THE MEDIUMS' BOOK; THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO SPIRITISM' GENESIS AND HEAVEN AND HELL

Area of benefit

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

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL.

Contact information

Address:
BUSS
Room 4
First Floor
Oxford House
Derbyshire Street
LONDON
Phone:
02077491115
Email:
office@buss.org.uk
Website:

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