BEACON HOUSE OF PRAYER

Charity number: 1159478
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Beacon House of Prayer provides a Christian prayer resource centre, a place for people to explore prayer and the spiritual dimension of life, undertakes training about prayer and aspects of the Christian faith, organises sustained prayer and worship, provides teaching and Christian prayer activities, offers prayer for healing, and is a resource for local congregations and individuals.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £42,266
Total expenditure: £47,598

People

12 Trustee(s)

22 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:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Staffordshire
  • Stoke-on-trent City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 December 2014: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • BEACON HOP (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Rev WILLIAM ROBERT PORTER Chair 03 December 2014
None on record
JUDITH BENSON Trustee 05 March 2023
None on record
Alison Gaunt Trustee 05 March 2023
None on record
DAWN HEATHER TARR Trustee 05 March 2023
None on record
KEVIN BENSON Trustee 05 March 2023
None on record
Tracy CRITCHLEY Trustee 19 April 2015
None on record
KAREN JANE PORTER Trustee 19 April 2015
None on record
MR PAUL IAN CRTICHLEY Trustee 04 December 2014
None on record
DILWEN GWYN NAYLOR Trustee 03 December 2014
None on record
KEVIN BRITTON Trustee 03 December 2014
None on record
WILLIAM JOHN NAYLOR Trustee 03 December 2014
None on record
KATIE BRITTON Trustee 03 December 2014
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £47.14k £40.49k £35.65k £37.90k £42.27k
Total expenditure £46.55k £31.21k £34.23k £41.63k £47.60k
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 August 2024 28 June 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 28 June 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 17 May 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 17 May 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 11 June 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 11 June 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 01 June 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 01 June 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 07 June 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 07 June 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.

CIO - Foundation Registered 03 Dec 2014

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND TO PROMOTE THE VALUES THEREOF FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY (1)DEVELOPING AND MAKING AVAILABLE A CHRISTIAN PRAYER RESOURCE CENTRE IN THE NORTH MIDLANDS) HELPING PEOPLE TO EXPLORE PRAYER AND THE SPIRITUAL DIMENSION OF LIFE WITH MULTIPLE PRAYER ROOMS AVAILABLE FOR PRAYER AND STAFFED BY A TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS; (2)ORGANISING ACTIVITIES AND SPECIAL WORSHIP SERVICES THAT EXPLORE CHRISTIAN PRAYER IN VARIOUS DIMENSIONS; (3)BEING A RESOURCE HUB OF INFORMATION ABOUT PRAYER AND EDUCATION ABOUT CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY FOR LOCAL CONGREGATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS; AND (4)OFFERING CHRISTIAN OUTREACH AND SERVICES FOR COMMUNITY GROUPS BASED AROUND EXPLORING SPIRITUALITY; (5)PROVIDING A DROP-IN SERVICE FOR PEOPLE SEEKING SUPPORT OR A CHAT; (6)RUNNING TRAINING COURSES ABOUT PRAYER AND ASPECTS OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH; (7)CO-ORDINATING CONFERENCES FOR CHRISTIANS IN THE WIDER AREA; (8)OFFERING HELP IN LOCAL SCHOOLS THROUGH RE CLASSES, ASSEMBLIES AND SCHOOL VISITS TO OUR PREMISES; AND (9)RUNNING A CONFIDENTIAL LISTENING AND HEALING PRAYER SERVICE IN A LOCAL COMMUNITY BUILDING. OUR FACILITIES ARE OPEN ON MOST DAYS AND EVENINGS

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
BEACON HOUSE
550-552 HIGH STREET
SANDYFORD
STOKE-ON-TRENT
ST6 5PD
Phone:
01782827238
Email:
thebeaconhop@gmail.com
Website:

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