BISHOPS STORTFORD CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY

Charity number: 1153114
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Weekly worship, evangelistic, teaching services. Evangelistic/mission events: public invited, include Christian festivals/summer programmes; Prayer meetings - full church / separate ladies & men's meetings. Childrens activities; Men's & ladies clubs. Social events: Meals,picnics, BBQ's, walks, outings, cafe. The production/distribution of literature to enlighten others about the Christian faith.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2025

Total income: £83,902
Total expenditure: £94,744

People

6 Trustee(s)

35 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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Essex
  • Hertfordshire
  • Somerset
  • Stockport
  • Wiltshire
  • India
  • Nepal

Governance

Registration history:
  • 29 July 2013: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • BSCA (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
JAMES BRIAN FERGUSON Chair 30 October 2025
None on record
KA WAI CHAN Trustee 20 May 2024
None on record
CHRISTINE HEATHER BOWKER Trustee 21 February 2022
None on record
SIMON RICHARD PRINCE Trustee 12 November 2018
None on record
TIMOTHY PETER JONES Trustee 25 July 2013
None on record
GARY TULLIO ELLIS Trustee 17 February 2006
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024 31/07/2025
Total gross income £73.05k £73.51k £76.50k £84.95k £83.90k
Total expenditure £64.37k £72.24k £88.69k £86.67k £94.74k
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 July 2025 24 March 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2025 24 March 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2024 28 April 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 28 April 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2023 11 March 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 11 March 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 07 February 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 07 February 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 17 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 17 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.

TRUST DEED DATED 04 JUN 2013

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE TRUST ARE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Contact information

Address:
BISHOPS STORTFORD CHRISTIAN
ASSEMBLY
HOCKERILL CHRISTIAN CENTRE
9-11 DUNMOW ROAD
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
CM23 5HE
Phone:
07972779500
Email:
bsca-biblechurch@outlook.com
Website:

bsca-biblechurch.org.uk