BCM INTERNATIONAL UK (ANCHOR) TRUST

Registered charity 1044539 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC041111 (OSCR)

The work of BCM involves holding children's clubs in churches, schools and homes and holding camps. The ministry also includes organising holiday clubs, taking school assemblies, playgroups, teaching and preaching engagements.

Objects

ADVANCEMENT AND PROMOTION OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF DOCTRINE SET OUT IN THE SECOND SCHEDULE. FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE SEE TRUST DEED DATED 11 JUNE 1994.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£128k

Latest spending

£146k

Registered

1995

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust returned a net incoming resource of £49,178 for the year, driven largely by a £67,195 gain on investments. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £931,142, which the Trustees consider sufficient to cover direct and indirect expenses and avoid the necessity of realising fixed assets.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to avoid the necessity of realising fixed assets held for the charity's use and to cover direct and indirect expenses (held: £931k)

“The Trustees consider it prudent that unrestricted reserves should be sufficient: a) to avoid the necessity of realising fixed assets held for the charity's use; b) to cover direct and indirect expenses.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Mr Alan Thomas received £5,338 for book-keeping & administrative services.

“Mr Alan Thomas received £5,338 (2024 - £5,297) during the year for the provision of book-keeping & administrative services to the charity.” — page 18

“During the year retirement allowances were paid to Mr Stan Paget and Mrs Irene Paget, as retired missionaries of £5,343 (2024 - £5,184).” — page 18

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Retirement allowances paid to Mr Stan Paget and Mrs Irene Paget.

“Mr Alan Thomas received £5,338 (2024 - £5,297) during the year for the provision of book-keeping & administrative services to the charity.” — page 18

“During the year retirement allowances were paid to Mr Stan Paget and Mrs Irene Paget, as retired missionaries of £5,343 (2024 - £5,184).” — page 18

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
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Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Judith Girvanchair
ALAN THOMAS
Fiona Blyth
Judith Rogers
STANLEY PAGET

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Gloucestershire · Greece · Ireland · North Somerset · Northern Ireland · Scotland · United States

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£128k	£146k
31/12/2024	£88k	£119k
31/12/2023	£68k	£99k
31/12/2022	£65k	£94k
31/12/2021	£44k	£71k

Common questions

Is BCM INTERNATIONAL UK (ANCHOR) TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust returned a net incoming resource of £49,178 for the year, driven largely by a £67,195 gain on investments. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £931,142, which the Trustees consider sufficient to cover direct and indirect expenses and avoid the necessity of realising fixed assets. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE REISNER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LTD	1	£48k
THE HELPING FOUNDATION	1	£26k
BESIYATA	1	£15k
PARKWATER FOUNDATION	1	£10k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKES (LAMBETH)	1	£5k
THE DULVERTON TRUST	1	£5k
MW (GK) FOUNDATION	1	£3k
OUNDLE BAPTIST CHURCH	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BCH TRUST.

BCH TRUST income £237k
THE BETHANY CHILDREN'S TRUST income £143k
BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY MATTERS income £172k
WORD INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES UK income £233k
REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD, TRUE VINE CENTRE income £147k
TRUST PROPERTY HELD IN CONNECTION WITH THE ENGLISH PROVINCE OF THE CONGREGATION OF CHRISTIAN BROTHERS income £1.7m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BCM INTERNATIONAL UK (ANCHOR) TRUST	£128k	—	above	—	no doubt
BCH TRUST FY2025	£237k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BETHANY CHILDREN'S TRUST FY2025	£143k	—	above	—	no doubt
BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY MATTERS FY2025	£172k	Under £60,000	unclear	—	no doubt
WORD INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES UK FY2024	£233k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD, TRUE VINE CENTRE FY2025	£147k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.