PROJECT BONHOEFFER
Promotion in partnership with the Student Christian Movement of an internship programme of study and work experience in Christian action inspired by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, offering young people experience in challenging situations of inequity and injustice where modern social institutions may be failing to care for those most in need.
Objects
THE OBJECTS ARE SUCH PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY AT THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT.
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The charity held unrestricted reserves of £34,931 at the end of the period, having incurred total payments of £43,001 against income of £39,284. The trustees stated that sufficient funds are held to provide for future conferences and bursaries, and the independent examiner reported no material matters of concern regarding the accounts.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/01/2026
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/01/2025
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/01/2024
- Grant-making is its main activity
Trustees
- Alan Deaconchair
- DR GEOFF DRIVER
- Dr Eleanor Mary McLaughlin
- Emma June Temple
- Joseph Francis Nelson
- Margaret Jane Halsey
- Paschal Brendan Somers
- REVD CANON MICHAEL BRIAN WEST BSC
- Timothy Nicholls
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/01/2026 | £39k | £43k |
| 31/01/2025 | £50k | £33k |
| 31/01/2024 | £44k | £59k |
| 31/01/2023 | £38k | £56k |
| 31/01/2022 | £44k | £38k |
Common questions
Is PROJECT BONHOEFFER financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity held unrestricted reserves of £34,931 at the end of the period, having incurred total payments of £43,001 against income of £39,284. The trustees stated that sufficient funds are held to provide for future conferences and bursaries, and the independent examiner reported no material matters of concern regarding the accounts. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds PROJECT BONHOEFFER?
Funders whose own accounts filings name PROJECT BONHOEFFER as a grant recipient include THE LUTHERAN COUNCIL OF GREAT BRITAIN.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE LUTHERAN COUNCIL OF GREAT BRITAIN | FY2025 | £1k | Grant |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| YORK BAPTIST CHURCH | 1 | £18k |
| THE MICHAEL AND ANNA WIX CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £200 |
Charities like this
- SCHOOLS CHRISTIAN WORKER PROJECT
- THE JOSEPH TRUST
- THE MONTEFIORE ENDOWMENT
- CHRIST THE REDEEMER COLLEGE
- PINHAS RUTENBERG EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- THE HAINSFORD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROJECT BONHOEFFER | £39k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SCHOOLS CHRISTIAN WORKER PROJECT | £28k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE JOSEPH TRUST | £131k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE MONTEFIORE ENDOWMENT | £186k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CHRIST THE REDEEMER COLLEGE | £3.0m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| PINHAS RUTENBERG EDUCATIONAL TRUST | £501k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |