THE BRADFORD COURT CHAPLAINCY SERVICE

Registered charity 1125624 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The object of the charity is to promote the mental and spiritual wellbeing of all court users, regardless of their gender,sexual orientation, religious beliefs and/or race by the provision of advice, counselling and support.

Objects

A) TO PROMOTE THE MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL WELLBEING OF ALL COURT USERS AS DEFINED IN CLAUSE 3 (A)(I), REGARDLESS OF THEIR GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND/OR RACE BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT.B) TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES AT THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.(I) THE TERM "COURT USERS" SHALL MEAN PERSONS EITHER ATTENDING OR WHO ARE EXPECTING TO ATTEND BRADFORD MAGISTRATES COURT OR ANY OTHER COURT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, IN PARTICULAR THOSE ACCUSED OF COMMITTING OFFENCES TOGETHER WITH THEIR SPOUSES, PARTNERS, FAMILIES AND FRIENDS, WITNESSES OF CRIME AS REFERRED BY WITNESS SUPPORT, MAGISTRATES, HER MAJESTY'S COURTS SERVICE STAFF, PROBATION SERVICE STAFF, CROWN PROSECUTION SERVICE STAFF, DEFENCE SOLICITORS, COURT INTERPRETERS, THOSE ATTENDING THE CORONER'S COURT AND ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ATTENDING COURT OUT OF GENERAL INTEREST.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

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 accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £10,403 for the year, with unrestricted reserves of £58,655. The trustees aim to maintain reserves between 6 and 12 months of expenditure, and the current free reserves of £58,115 are held to cover potential redundancy pay and working capital needs. The charity relies on a mix of grants, donations, and fundraising, with a stated priority to secure long-term sustainable funding.

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 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.

• 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
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 06592288

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• PAOLOZZI, Benedetto — director, appointed 20/09/2024on trustee list
• MAYAT, Yunus Mussa — director, appointed 13/06/2024on trustee list
• MILNES, Frances Susan — director, appointed 13/01/2022on trustee list
• TURNPENNY, Philip — director, appointed 02/09/2015on trustee list
• POOLE, Denise June, Reverend Canon — director, appointed 18/08/2011on trustee list
• CARROLL, Mary Margaret — director, appointed 14/05/2008not on trustee list
• KHAN, Dilshad — director, appointed 14/05/2008not on trustee list

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Yunus Mussa Mayatchair
• Benedetto Paolozzi
• DILSHAD KHAN JP · trustee of 2 other charities
• Frances Susan Milnes
• MARY MARGARET CARROLL JP
• Philip Turnpenny · trustee of 1 other charity
• Revd Canon Denise Poole

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).