SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY OF THE BAHA'IS OF BRIGHTON AND HOVE

Charity number: 276434
Charity reporting is up to date (12 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Activities focus on the advancement of the Baha'i Faith and belief in the essential oneness of the world's revealed religions and on Baha'i ideals of human brotherhood through various means including devotional meetings, children's classes, youth activities, study sessions and interfaith involvement.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £14,212
Total expenditure: £26,528

People

9 Trustee(s)

55 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:
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 08 September 1978: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLEY OF THE BAHA'IS OF BRIGHTON AND HOVE (Previous name)
  • SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY OF THE BAHA'IS OF BRIGHTON (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Mary Jane Watson Trustee 20 April 2025
None on record
Rezvan Habibi Trustee 20 April 2025
None on record
Diba Missaghi Trustee 16 September 2023
None on record
Saghar Saberian Modarres Trustee 18 August 2023
None on record
Mansoor Foroughi Trustee 29 September 2018
None on record
Shirin Salmanpour Trustee 27 September 2018
None on record
MONA HAJATDOOST SANI Trustee
None on record
RAMEZ SALMANPOUR Trustee
None on record
AFSHIN TARAZ Trustee
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 £18.14k £9.97k £11.46k £13.33k £14.21k
Total expenditure £17.75k £3.22k £9.24k £9.84k £26.53k
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 12 February 2025 12 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2023 09 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2022 09 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2021 22 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2020 16 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 Not Required
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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 22 OCTOBER 1962 AND RE-REGISTERED ON 30TH MAY 1997 AND AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 16 FEBRUARY 1973, 14 AUGUST 1978 AND CERTIFICATE UPON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 26TH JUNE 1997

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE BAHA'I RELIGION AND SHARING THE IDEALS AND ASSISTING THE EFFORTS OF OUR FELLOW BAHA'IS TO ESTABLISH, UPHOLD AND PROMOTE THE SPIRITUAL EDUCATION AND HUMANITARIAN TEACHINGS OF HUMAN BROTHERHOOD, RADIANT FAITH, EXALTED CHARACTER AND SELFLESS LOVE REVEALED IN THE LIVES AND UTTERANCES OF ALL THE PROPHETS AND MESSENGERS OF GOD, FOUNDERS OF THE WORLD'S REVERED RELIGIONS, AND GIVEN RENEWED CREATIVE ENERGY AND UNIVERSAL APPLICATION TO THE CONDITIONS OF THIS AGE IN THE LIFE AND UTTERANCES OF THE BAHA'U'LLAH, TO ADMINISTER THE AFFAIRS OF THE FAITH OF BAHA'U'LLAH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BAHA'IS OF BRIGHTON ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF BAHA'I AFFILIATION AND ADMINISTRATION CREATED AND ESTABLISHED BY BAHA'U'LLAH, DEFINED AND EXPLAINED BY "ABDU-L-BAHA" INTERPRETED AND AMPLIFIED BY SHOGHI EFFENDI AND SUPPLEMENTED AND APPLIED BY THE UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSND APPLIED BY THE UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE, ORDAINED BY BAHA'U'LLAH IN HIS SACRED WRITINGS AS THE SUPREME BODY OF THE BAHA'I RELIGION.

Area of benefit

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

BRIGHTON

Contact information

Address:
27 RUTLAND GATE
LONDON
SW7 1PD
Phone:
02075842566
Email:
incorps@bahai.org.uk
Website:

No information available