B-LESS

Registered charity 1196156 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

B-Less deploys graduate students to encourage, mentor, and provide practical support to undergraduate students seeking to develop and live out their Christian faith in the university setting. We allocate specific areas of focus to each of our scholars and the path to access our services varies accordingly.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AMONG STUDENTS IN UNIVERSITIES, THEOLOGICAL COLLEGES, TRAINING COLLEGES, TECHNICAL COLLEGES AND OTHER SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS THROUGHOUT GREAT BRITAIN.

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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Latest income

£103k

Latest spending

£77k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £52,853, meeting the charity's policy of holding funds sufficient to cover three months of operating expenses. The charity reported a net income of £25,428 for the period, supported by £102,537 in donations and legacies. Expenditure on charitable activities and other costs totaled £77,109, resulting in a healthy financial position with no material uncertainties noted.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months operating expenses (held: £53k)

“B-Less has ended the financial year in a healthy state, with the reserves policy of holding funds sufficient to cover three months operating expenses consistently met.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Key management personnel (including trustees) received £31,167 for services.

“The total amount paid to key management personnel (including trustees and senior management) for their services to the charity for the year was £31,167 (2024: £50,000).” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Neil Martin, Director and founder, reduced his weekly contracted hours from 25 to 20. The church (Oxford Presbyterian Church) took on responsibility for the tenancy of Neil’s home in central Oxford, and its associated allowable expenses, reflecting its increasing use for church-related activities.

“Our Director and founder, Neil Martin, reduced his weekly contracted hours from 25 to 20, mirroring the increasing scale of his commitment to Oxford Presbyterian Church where he also serves as part time Associate Minister. The church also took on responsibility for the tenancy of Neil’s home in central Oxford, and its associated allowable expenses, reflecting its increasing use for church-related activities.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
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

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Andrew Youngchair · trustee of 1 other charity
George Diwakar
John-Mark Teeuwen
Nicolas Wu

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£103k	£77k
31/10/2024	£156k	£143k
31/10/2023	£138k	£139k
31/10/2022	£127k	£112k

Common questions

Is B-LESS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £52,853, meeting the charity's policy of holding funds sufficient to cover three months of operating expenses. The charity reported a net income of £25,428 for the period, supported by £102,537 in donations and legacies. Expenditure on charitable activities and other costs totaled £77,109, resulting in a healthy financial position with no material uncertainties noted. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.