THE BROMLEY CHRISTIAN WORKERS TRUST

Registered charity 1183501 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BCTC, BCWT, THE BROMLEY CHRISTIAN TRAING CENTRE

For the public benefit:- to promote and provide Christian, Biblical and pastoral teaching and training in accordance with the Statement of Faith; and- to advance the Christian religion in any part of the world.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:-4.1 TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE CHRISTIAN, BIBLICAL AND PASTORAL TEACHING AND TRAINING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH; AND4.2 TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD.

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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Registered contact address: Bromley, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£28k
Latest spending
£41k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is preparing on a going concern basis but expects to cease operating by the end of 2026 as it transfers its assets and staff to Christ Church Bromley. Per the trustees' report, the charity incurred a net deficit of £12,943 for the year, with unrestricted funds showing a negative balance of £86,534. The trustees have concluded that the charity does not need to hold free reserves of more than £20,000, noting that free reserves amounted to just over £18,000 at year end.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“At the year end free reserves amounted to just over £18,000. The Trustees note that employment of the charity’s staff (which represents most of its expenditure) is passing to CCB and have concluded that the charity does not need to hold free reserves of more than £20,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: accounts NOT prepared on a going-concern basis (closing, merging or winding up)
“The charity expects to have ceased operating by the end of 2026 and it is possible that the trustees might then decide to close the charity.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 12
“During the year the charity received donations totalling £1,840 (2024: £8,317) from related parties” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: 3
“In a previous year it came to light that there may have been a breach of charity law when Christ Church Bromley (‘CCB’) made grants of about £550,000 to the Trust that were used to carry on the charity’s activities.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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.

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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 200

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 31/12/2023 (received 18/02/2025, 110 days after the 31/10/2024 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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold); recorded price paid £365k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bromley · Croydon · Greenwich · Lewisham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£28k£41k
31/12/2024£171k£185k
31/12/2023£197k£268k
31/12/2022£248k£822k
31/12/2021£300k£314k

Common questions

Is THE BROMLEY CHRISTIAN WORKERS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is preparing on a going concern basis but expects to cease operating by the end of 2026 as it transfers its assets and staff to Christ Church Bromley. Per the trustees' report, the charity incurred a net deficit of £12,943 for the year, with unrestricted funds showing a negative balance of £86,534. The trustees have concluded that the charity does not need to hold free reserves of more than £20,000, noting that free reserves amounted to just over £18,000 at year end. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE BROMLEY CHRISTIAN WORKERS TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE BROMLEY CHRISTIAN WORKERS TRUST as a grant recipient include THE K.P LADD CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE K.P LADD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£3k

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, BROMLEY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE BROMLEY CHRISTIAN WORKERS TRUST£28k—0below—not going concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, BROMLEY FY2025£520k—0above—no doubt
THE CHRISTIAN WORKERS' TRUST FY2025£35k—0above—noted
HORLEY CHRISTADELPHIAN ECCLESIA FY2025£56k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CHRIST CHURCH TRUST FY2025£65k—0unclear—no doubt
CRAWLEY COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025£224k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.