BEDFORD CHRISTIAN CENTRE

Registered charity 1120030 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BCC

General Charitable Purposes, Relief of Poverty, Overseas aid/Famine relief. Religious activities. Children/Young people, Elderly/Old People, People with disabilities. People of a particular ethnic or racial origin, General public/Mankind, Provides other finance.Provides human resources, Provides buildings/facilities/open space, Provides servicesThroughout England & India

Objects

1) THE ADVANCEMENT IN THE UK AND OVERSEAS OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION.2) THE ADVANCEMENT FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT OF RELIGIOUS AND OTHER EDUCATION.3) THE RELIEF OF THE AGED, POOR, SICK AND DISABLED. TO RELIEVE NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS IN THE ASIAN AND WORLDWIDE COUNTRIES (IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION) SEE FIT, THROUGH DONATIONS AND AID.

Area of benefit: WORLDWIDE

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 · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £225,566, maintaining a level equivalent to between three and six months of expenditure as per the charity's reserves policy. The charity reported a net income surplus of £10,975 for the year ended 1 April 2025, with no employees earning over £60,000 and no material uncertainties affecting its going concern status.

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 policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• SARDAR THAPARchair
• AARON JAMES THAPAR
• MARK SAMUEL THAPAR

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

Operates in: Bedford · India

Income and spending

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