Beacon Church

Charity Number: 1054428
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Preschool nursery with full daycare. Parent and Toddler group. Various local community outreaches. General church activities including bible studies and Sunday school.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £476,559
Total expenditure: £400,639

Total income includes £150,361 from 3 government contract(s)

People

4 Trustee(s)

118 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

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
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Suffolk

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 April 1996: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • Beacon Church (Working name)
  • CHRISTIAN RESOURCE CENTRE (Previous name)
  • CRC BURY ST EDMUNDS (Previous name)
  • THE CHRISTIAN RESOURCE CENTRE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
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
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Hannah Dixon Trustee 11 May 2022
BEACON CHURCH, BURY ST EDMUNDS, SUFFOLK
Recently registered
Grayson Edward Jones Trustee 04 November 2020
BEACON CHURCH, BURY ST EDMUNDS, SUFFOLK
Recently registered
PAUL SISSONS Trustee 24 April 2017
None on record
DAVID STEVENSON Trustee
BEACON CHURCH, BURY ST EDMUNDS, SUFFOLK
Recently registered

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 £225.10k £188.00k £260.00k £307.63k £476.56k
Total expenditure £232.41k £197.00k £211.00k £253.91k £400.64k
Income from government contracts N/A £91.50k £94.00k £118.60k £150.36k
Income from government grants £10.75k £1.50k N/A £5.50k 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 31 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 31 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 29 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 29 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 26 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 26 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 28 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 28 January 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.

MODEL CONSTITUTION AND TRUST DEED ADOPTED 1 DECEMBER 1993 AS AMENDED 27 APRIL 2009 as amended on 23 Jun 2019

Charitable objects

(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT; (B) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; AND (C) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT

Area of benefit

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

IN PRACTICE BURY ST. EDMUNDS

Contact information

Address:
OAKES ROAD
BURY ST. EDMUNDS
SUFFOLK
IP32 6PX
Phone:
07879512269
Email:
info@beaconchurchuk.org
Website:

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