BARKING CHURCHES UNITE (BCU)

Registered charity 1173315 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

CIO objects are1)To advance the Christian Faith for benefit of the public in accordance with the Evangelical Alliance Statement of Faith by advancing the working together of churches in Barking and facilitating churches in Barking to pray together for the community of Barking 2)The prevention or relief of poverty in the Barking Community by providing services to individuals in need

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 1) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE STATEMENT OF FAITH BY ADVANCING THE NETWORKING AND WORKING TOGETHER OF CHURCHES IN BARKING AND FACILITATING CHURCHES IN BARKING TO PRAY TOGETHER FOR THE COMMUNITY OF BARKING2) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THE BARKING COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED.

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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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total expenditure exceeded total income by £12,557 for the year ended December 2023. The charity relies heavily on grants and donations, with a significant portion of its income coming from the local council, and notes that a reduction in funding has increased reliance on volunteers.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

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

• BENEFACT TRUST — “IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ALDI | AMAZON | ASDA | BARKING & DAGENHAM COUNCIL | BENEFACT TRUST | CADENT | CHABAD LUBAVITCH | COSTCO | FARESHARE | FE…” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANNE DEAR
• Antoinette Williamson
• Audrey Beverley Sutherland
• ELIZABETH MEDNICK
• MICHAEL MEDNICK · trustee of 1 other charity
• MICHAEL TAYLOR
• Sandy Tomlinson
• THERESA IBRAHIM
• Unesu Audrey Chindabata Rev
• William Dear

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

Operates in: Barking And Dagenham · Essex

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BARKING COMMUNITY FORUM.

• BARKING COMMUNITY FORUM income £109k
• LONDON INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH income £1000k
• HAPPY CHURCH - THE CHRISTIAN ACTION FAITH MINISTRIES income £491k
• RHIWBINA BAPTIST CHURCH income £387k
• THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GEORGE, BICKLEY income £147k
• BANBURY COMMUNITY CHURCH income £245k

Side by side with its peers

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