BULGARIAN EVANGELICAL CHURCH "SPRING OF LIFE"

Registered charity 1154742 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BEC " SPRING OF LIFE"

Central to the work of the Church is the provision of regular public services of Christian worship which take place each Sunday at 11.30 pm.The Church runs a series of house groups for the growth of faith in the homes of some members and from time to time - courses in parenting, and course for people interested in discovering more about Christianity, entitled ?Alpha Course?.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES DEEM FIT.

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 Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Thurrock, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net surplus of £1,161 for the year ended 31 October 2025, with total income of £44,508 and total expenditure of £43,347. Unrestricted reserves stood at £26,200, which the trustees state is over the required range of £4,200 to £8,400 based on their policy of maintaining 3-6 months of running costs. The trustees are satisfied that the charity will 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 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 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
• 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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/10/2023 (received 19/09/2024, 19 days after the 31/08/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

• EVELIN TODOROVchair
• Aleksandar Gabrovski
• Iliyana Gabrovska

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Common questions

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Side by side with its peers

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