BRADFORD CITY OF SANCTUARY

Registered charity 1160553 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BCOS

- Regular monthly meetings- Engagement with local, regional and national media on asylum issues- Running occasional awareness-raising events- Giving talks to students, churches and other interested groups and running displays at local events- Regularly acting as the 'go-between' for people interested in volunteering with local asylum support projects and the projects themselves

Causes: Education/training · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a total surplus of £5,143 for the year ended 2026-03-31. However, the Director Fund incurred a deficit of £3,655, which was covered by a transfer from the General Fund as agreed by the Trustees. The balance sheet shows total assets of £45,416, with the majority held in the General Fund.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bradford City of Sanctuary (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• trusts — “We are funded by a handful of trusts and a generous body of donors .” (source page)
• donors — “We are funded by a handful of trusts and a generous body of donors .” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Amanda Church-Mcfarlanechair
• Amy Byrne
• Clementine Chitulangoma
• Esther Douglas
• Karen Michelle Holden · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rosie MacPherson
• Susan Naylor
• Zoe Katsilerou

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

Operates in: Bradford City

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).