BUTTERSHAW CHRISTIAN FAMILY CENTRE LIMITED

Registered charity 1106767 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BCFC, BUTTERSHAW CHRISTIAN FAMILY CENTRE

Childcare, youth and children's work and parenting support.Community inclusion, volunteering and training.

Objects

1.1) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE BUTTERSHAW ESTATE IN BRADFORD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHING OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH.1.2) TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FAMILY CENTRES AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.2) PREVENTING OR RELIEVING POVERTY BY PROVIDING: ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY. 3) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT. 4) PROVIDING HOUSING AND ANY ASSOCIATED AMENITIES FOR PERSONS IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES UPON TERMS APPROPRIATE TO THEIR MEANS.5) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN BY PROVIDING PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL EDUCATION 6) TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT HEALTH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION OF HEALTHY EATING AND EXERCISE, AND THE PROMOTION OF THE REDUCTION OF THE USE OF NARCOTICS, ALCOHOL AND SMOKING

Area of benefit: BUTTERSHAW ESTATE IN BRADFORD

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net income of £71,351 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £234,254. This balance falls within the trustees' stated policy target of £70,000 to £200,000, representing between one and three months of resources expended. The accounts were subject to independent examination rather than audit, with no material uncertainties or governance issues 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 6 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Mrs H Rawlingschair
• JANET ANN SWIFT
• JOAN MARY PARKER
• Laura Kate Davison

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

Operates in: Bradford City

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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