THE BUILDERS HOUSE

Registered charity 1146333 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity objectives are - To advance the Christian religion in Croydon for the benefit of the public.- The prevention or relief of poverty in the UK and overseas.

Objects

1) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN CROYDON FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES, PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS AND PRODUCING AND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON CHRISTIANITY TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION.2) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THE UK AND OVERSEAS BY PROVIDING: GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.

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

Latest income
£51k
Latest spending
£57k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net outgoing of resources of £6,383 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £62,435 to £56,052. The trustees acknowledge that the current level of unrestricted reserves is below their stated policy target of three months of recurrent expenditure. Despite this, the trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue its activities on a going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £6k; policy: three months of recurrent expenditure)
“The Trustees consider that the current level of unrestricted reserves for the Charity is below that required”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Corporate structure

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.

Official officers record.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Croydon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£51k£57k
30/04/2024£23k£30k
30/04/2023£23k£17k
30/04/2022£38k£32k
30/04/2021£45k£25k

Common questions

Is THE BUILDERS HOUSE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net outgoing of resources of £6,383 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £62,435 to £56,052. The trustees acknowledge that the current level of unrestricted reserves is below their stated policy target of three months of recurrent expenditure. Despite this, the trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue its activities on a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.