BABA BUDHA JI CHARITABLE FOUNDATION (BBJCF)

Registered charity 1149295 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BABA BUDHA JI CHARITABLE FOUNDATION (BBJET), BABA BUDHA JI EDUCATIONAL TRUST (BBJET)

Provision of education for children of all faiths

Objects

3. THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:- 1)TO ADVANCE THE SIKH RELIGION AND PUNJABI CULTURE IN PARTICULAR IN ACCORDANCE WITH GUIDANCE AND PRINCIPLES AS LAID DOWN BY SRI AKAL TAKHAT SAHIB - AMRITSAR SAHIB, PUNJAB, INDIA THROUGH THE OBSERVATION AND PROMOTION OF THE PRINCIPLES OF SRI GURU GRANTH SAHIB JI (THE SIKH HOLY SCRIPTURES) AND TEACHINGS OF TEN GURUS AND IN THE TEACHING OF GURMUKHI; 2)TO PROMOTE RELIGIOUS HARMONY BY:- A)EDUCATING THE PUBLIC IN DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS BELIEFS INCLUDING AN AWARENESS OF THEIR DISTINCTIVE FEATURES AND THEIR COMMON GROUND TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT FAITHS;AND(B)PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT OF THE BELIEFS AND PRACTICES OF DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS FAITHS;3)TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF NOTTINGHAM 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 OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS WITH THE OBJECTS OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS; AND 4)TO ADVANCE YOUNG PEOPLE IN LIFE BY PROVIDING A SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT TO NURTURE AND DEVELOP EDUCATION AND BY INTERACTING WITH OTHER EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPROVE THE LOCAL COMMUNITY IN NOTTINGHAM AND WIDER AFIELD THROUGHOUT THE UK AND ABROAD.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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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Latest income
£203k
Latest spending
£204k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is operated entirely by volunteers with no overheads. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds of £15,333 are considered sufficient, and there is no specific reserves policy stated. The independent examiner confirmed no material matters came to attention during the examination of the accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£203k£204k
31/12/2023£133k£146k
31/12/2022£144k£157k
31/12/2021£114k£79k
31/12/2020£115k£103k

Common questions

Is BABA BUDHA JI CHARITABLE FOUNDATION (BBJCF) financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is operated entirely by volunteers with no overheads. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds of £15,333 are considered sufficient, and there is no specific reserves policy stated. The independent examiner confirmed no material matters came to attention during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.