BRIGHTON PEACE AND ENVIRONMENT CENTRE

Charity number: 1125002
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

BPEC is an Education Centre focusing on peace and environmental issues. We work with community groups, schools, local businesses & other organisations. We run courses for teachers on integrating global citizenship into the curriculum. Our comprehensive library has over 2,000 books and teaching packs. We provide information on local, national and international campaigns, projects and organisations.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £55,897
Total expenditure: £54,190

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

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
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Brighton And Hove
  • East Sussex
  • West Sussex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 July 2008: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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 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
Krishnan Vaidyanathan Trustee 17 October 2023
None on record
Hayley Christine Franco Trustee 03 December 2018
None on record
MICHAEL JOHN BUTLER Trustee 15 January 2014
None on record
Linda Margaret Austin Trustee
FRIENDS OF ST ANN'S WELL GARDENS, HOVE
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £42.89k £21.02k £30.89k £62.43k £55.90k
Total expenditure £25.38k £20.06k £41.01k £41.01k £54.19k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £33.50k £1.35k 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 2025 23 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 23 January 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 15 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 15 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 30 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 30 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 09 February 2023 9 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2021 30 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 30 January 2022 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 19 MARCH 2007

Charitable objects

1) TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY: A) THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES, PARTICULARLY IN BRIGHTON AND HOVE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, B) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, PARTICULARLY IN BRIGHTON AND HOVE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, AND C) THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION, PARTICULARLY IN BRIGHTON AND HOVE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. 2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN SUBJECTS RELATED TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE PROTECTION, ENHANCEMENT AND REHABILITATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND TO PROMOTE STUDY AND RESEARCH IN SUCH SUBJECTS PROVIDED THAT THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH STUDY ARE DISSEMINATED TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. 3) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN SUBJECTS RELATED TO PEACE MOVEMENTS, THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF WAR, AND THE PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF CONFLICTS. "SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT" MEANS "DEVELOPMENT THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS".

Area of benefit

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

LOCAL

Contact information

Address:
Brighton Eco Centre
Surrey Street
Brighton
Brighton
East Sussex
BN3 1PB
Phone:
01273766610
Email:
info@bpec.org
Website:

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