THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN UNITARIAN ASSOCIATION (INCORPORATED)

Registered charity 255205 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as B AND F U A INC

Acts as a Trust Corporation serving as a Custodian Trustee and holding funds for various Unitarian associated bodies

Causes: Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£151k

Latest spending

£171k

Registered

1968

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £728,861 against a stated policy target of approximately 30% of annual income (£45,243), indicating reserves are significantly above the policy minimum. The trustees report that the level of reserves is deemed sufficient to ensure continuity, and the independent auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: around 30% of annual income (held: £729k)

“The range of reserves needed to maintain the continuity of the Charity at present levels of activity is judged by the Managing Trustees to be around 30% of annual income.” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (24/07/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (12/09/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (12/09/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (12/09/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (05/09/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees

Dr DAVID WYKESchair · trustee of 2 other charities
ANDREW GAVIN MASON · trustee of 1 other charity
Alan Ruston · trustee of 1 other charity
DOROTHY HEWERDINE · trustee of 2 other charities
Elizabeth Slade
Jennifer Janes
Joan Cook · trustee of 1 other charity
ROSEMARY RUSTON
Ray Harding
Rev Dr Ann Sonja Peart · trustee of 2 other charities
William Featherstone

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

Operates in: New Zealand · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£151k	£171k
30/09/2024	£147k	£166k
30/09/2023	£141k	£162k
30/09/2022	£134k	£157k
30/09/2021	£132k	£155k

Common questions

Is THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN UNITARIAN ASSOCIATION (INCORPORATED) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £728,861 against a stated policy target of approximately 30% of annual income (£45,243), indicating reserves are significantly above the policy minimum. The trustees report that the level of reserves is deemed sufficient to ensure continuity, and the independent auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited.