BEXLEY CENTRE FOR THE UNEMPLOYED LIMITED

Registered charity 1082691 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BCU LIFE SKILLS CENTRE

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Objects

TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND ADVANCE EDUCATION AMONG THE INHABITANTS OF BEXLEY AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE ARE UNEMPLOYED AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: BEXLEY AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD.

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £5,465 for the year, increasing total funds to £30,984. The trustees maintain that free reserves combined with annual control reviews provide sufficient resources for adverse conditions. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• 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
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• MISS TRISH GILESchair
• Charles Edward Roberts
• LISA VICKERY

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

Operates in: Bexley

Income and spending

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Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).