BEST BRITISH CENTRE

Registered charity 1146026 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EASTERN EUROPEAN CENTRE

Best British Centre is working with a wide range of children, families and elderly people from various backgrounds. The centre is engaging communities of London and surrounding regions in many diverse activities, events and projects, in the areas of culture, education, sport and social sphere.

Objects

1) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY BRINGING DIVERSE COMMUNITIES TOGETHER AND PROMOTING SOCIAL COHESION, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS;2) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY AMONG FAMILIES AND ELDERLY PEOPLE FROM EASTERN EUROPE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC POSITION THROUGH THE PROVISION OF:A) EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND IN VOCATIONAL SKILLS;B) SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND EVENTS INVOLVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.3) TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF ENFIELD AND SURROUNDING AREAS, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS 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 LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER:TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

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.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £924 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £2,202 to £1,278. Per the trustees' report, the charity relies on donations and other income to fund its charitable activities, which exceeded total income by £924. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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
• 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• LARYSA SUSHKOVA
• Nataliia Trinkuniene Vice-Chair

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

Operates in: Throughout London · Thurrock

Income and spending

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