BODY OF CHRIST CHURCH BOCC - EGLISE CORPS DU CHRIST

Charity number: 1095956
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Body of Christ Church BOCC runs a drop-in center where Angolan Portuguese-speaking with various forms of disabilities with their families who are our members and homeless people in Cardiff can come and gain access to services, make friends and share their concerns. We provide legal and general advice, information and advocacy on a wide range of issues including energy, water, food distribution etc

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £14,999
Total expenditure: £14,900

People

5 Trustee(s)

15 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Religious Activities
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • 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
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Cardiff

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 February 2003: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management 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 conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Bote Botengs Chair Chair 10 September 2024
None on record
Francois Bonkoto Secretary Trustee 10 September 2024
None on record
BME Cardiff Place Advisor Trustee 10 September 2024
None on record
BME Cardiff Place Treasurer Trustee 10 September 2024
None on record
Malamu Eleka Advisor Trustee 10 September 2024
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £14.15k £14.82k £15.00k £14.90k £15.00k
Total expenditure £14.05k £14.67k £14.87k £14.85k £14.90k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A £9.00k N/A
Income from government grants £10.00k N/A N/A £5.90k 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 2024 27 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2023 26 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2022 25 September 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2021 31 March 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 25 May 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 5 MAY 2002 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 11 JANUARY 2003.

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE THE POVERTY, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF AFRICAN FRENCH-SPEAKING PEOPLE AND TO ADVANCE THE RELIGION OF THOSE BENEFICIARIES THEY WISH TO AID BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING TO MEET ANY EMPLOYMENT NEEDS AS WELL AS THE PROVISION OF TRAINING TO MEET ANY EMPLOYMENT NEEDS AS WELL AS THE PROVISION OF ADVICE ON HEALTH, HOUSING, IMMIGRATION, INTERPRETING/TRANSLATING AND ADVOCACY ISSUES.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED BUT IN PRACTICE FRENCH SPEAKING AFRICA AND THE LONDON BOROUGHS OF HACKNEY AND HARINGEY

Contact information

Address:
1 Millennium Court
Broadway
CARDIFF
CF24 1NB
Phone:
07963535364
Email:
bodyofchristcharity@yahoo.co.uk
Website:

No information available