BELL FARM CHRISTIAN CENTRE

Registered charity 1085450 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Church services, prayer meetings etc, Advice, Information and Care Service, Children and Families (including carer and toddler groups, children's activities, toy library, holiday clubs), Older Persons (including lunch and social club and outreach work), Parent Support (including parenting classes and self-esteem courses), Training (including Basic Skills, IT), Traveller education support.

Objects

(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HILLINGDON AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHARITY MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY; (B) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN THE SAID LOCATION AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: LONDON BOROUGH OF HILLINGDON AND OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£277k
Latest spending
£270k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £6,599 for the year ended 5 April 2025, reversing a deficit from the previous year. Total income was £276,823 against total expenditure of £270,224, resulting in net assets of £221,839. The trustees confirm the organization is a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 1 to 2 months of resources expended (held: £96k)
“the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets held by the charity should be between 1 and 2 months of the resources expended, which equates to £22,500 to £45,000 in general funds.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Financial Conduct Authority. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hillingdon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£277k£270k
05/04/2024£244k£284k
05/04/2023£217k£280k
05/04/2022£236k£244k
05/04/2021£237k£227k

Common questions

Is BELL FARM CHRISTIAN CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £6,599 for the year ended 5 April 2025, reversing a deficit from the previous year. Total income was £276,823 against total expenditure of £270,224, resulting in net assets of £221,839. The trustees confirm the organization is a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BELL FARM CHRISTIAN CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BELL FARM CHRISTIAN CENTRE as a grant recipient include LONDON CATALYST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
LONDON CATALYSTFY2022£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
City Bridge Foundation27/11/2014£2kGrant to Bell Farm Christian Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund15/10/2014£10kLadies and accessible toilet renovations
City Bridge Foundation25/09/2014£97kGrant to Bell Farm Christian Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund25/08/2011£10kEnergy efficiency improvements for Bell Farm Christian Centre
Sport England25/06/2009£600Soccer School
The National Lottery Community Fund18/11/2008£8kCommunity Training Courses
The National Lottery Community Fund23/05/2005£5kParenting Courses

Funders of similar charities

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SUSSEX STREET CHRISTIAN CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BELL FARM CHRISTIAN CENTRE£277k—0above—no doubt
SUSSEX STREET CHRISTIAN CENTRE FY2025£281k—0unclear—no doubt
OLDHAM BETHEL CHURCH FY2024£90k——unclear—no doubt
KHIDMAT CENTRES FY2025£664k—0unclear—no doubt
CENTRE CHURCH FY2024£167k—0unclear—no doubt
VICTORY CHRISTIAN CENTRE (THE CHURCH) IN FELLOWSHIP WITH ASSEMBLIES OF GOD FY2025£174k—0within—no doubt

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