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NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY OF THE BAHA'IS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

Registered charity 250851 · organisation 250851

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
4 January 1967
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
00355737
Financial period
1 January 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£10,728,187
Latest expenditure
£10,811,226
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 27 RUTLAND GATE, LONDON, SW7 1PD

Website recorded by the regulator: www.bahai.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Promotion of devotional, childrens classes, junior-youth activities, study circles, summer schools. The promotion, protection and adminstration of the Baha'i community in the United Kingdom.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
27 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
27 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£10,728,187
Total Gross Expenditure
£10,811,226
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received
13 November 2024
Date Accounts Received
13 November 2024
Total Gross Income
£6,981,612
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,085,820
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received
31 October 2023
Date Accounts Received
31 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£7,030,381
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,307,897
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received
22 September 2022
Date Accounts Received
22 September 2022
Total Gross Income
£8,426,340
Total Gross Expenditure
£8,573,766
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference
AR20
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received
20 October 2021
Date Accounts Received
20 October 2021
Total Gross Income
£9,001,382
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,388,146

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
27 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£10,728,187
Total Gross Expenditure
£10,811,226
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
Yes
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
1
Count Volunteers
59
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
13 November 2024
Total Gross Income
£6,981,612
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,085,820
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
47
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
31 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£7,030,381
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,307,897
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
54
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
22 September 2022
Total Gross Income
£8,426,340
Total Gross Expenditure
£8,573,766
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
49
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR20
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2020
Ar Due Date
31 October 2021
Ar Received Date
20 October 2021
Total Gross Income
£9,001,382
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,388,146
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
40

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
27 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
10092039
Income Other Trading Activities
44963
Income Charitable Activities
352870
Income Investments
238315
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
10728187
Income Legacies
912157
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£23,715
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£10,787,511
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
10811226
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
19536
Expenditure Support Costs
817909
Expenditure Depreciation
190231
Gain Loss Investment
576449
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£9,609,422
Assets Total Fixed
15476078
Assets Own Use
4931102
Assets Long Term Investment
10544976
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,807,087
Assets Total Liabilities
£3,986,893
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£13,296,272
Creditors One Year Total Current
3582687
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
404206
Assets Cash
£753,533
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
9609422
Funds Restricted
3686850
Funds Total
13296272
Count Employees
48
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
13 November 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
6612690
Income Other Trading Activities
23403
Income Charitable Activities
225669
Income Investments
119850
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
6981612
Income Legacies
333829
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£46,724
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£7,039,096
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
7085820
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
18275
Expenditure Support Costs
668423
Expenditure Depreciation
147205
Gain Loss Investment
680855
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£9,289,368
Assets Total Fixed
13698643
Assets Own Use
5566332
Assets Long Term Investment
8132311
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,630,377
Assets Total Liabilities
£3,526,158
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£12,802,862
Creditors One Year Total Current
3526158
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£2,354,545
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
9289368
Funds Restricted
3513494
Funds Total
12802862
Count Employees
47
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
31 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
6860791
Income Other Trading Activities
20493
Income Charitable Activities
62113
Income Investments
86984
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
7030381
Income Legacies
384359
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£27,829
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£7,280,068
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
7307897
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
600306
Expenditure Depreciation
147205
Gain Loss Investment
-273849
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-983274
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£8,764,839
Assets Total Fixed
12550095
Assets Own Use
7663242
Assets Long Term Investment
4886853
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,583,386
Assets Total Liabilities
£2,907,269
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£12,226,212
Creditors One Year Total Current
2907269
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£2,371,443
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
8764839
Funds Restricted
3461373
Funds Total
12226212
Count Employees
54
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
22 September 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
8251812
Income Other Trading Activities
28927
Income Charitable Activities
55126
Income Investments
90475
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
8426340
Income Legacies
1237653
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£43,005
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£8,530,761
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
8573766
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
15121
Expenditure Support Costs
677189
Expenditure Depreciation
147206
Gain Loss Investment
560511
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£10,675,209
Assets Total Fixed
13664718
Assets Own Use
5139296
Assets Long Term Investment
8525422
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£3,592,502
Assets Total Liabilities
£3,496,368
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£13,760,852
Creditors One Year Total Current
3121368
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
375000
Assets Cash
£2,703,401
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
10675209
Funds Restricted
3085643
Funds Total
13760852
Count Employees
49
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR20
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2020
Ar Due Date
31 October 2021
Ar Received Date
20 October 2021
Income Donations And Legacies
8489041
Income Other Trading Activities
32969
Income Charitable Activities
329297
Income Investments
150075
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
9001382
Income Legacies
2261820
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£57,131
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£7,331,015
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
7388146
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
14534
Expenditure Support Costs
654369
Expenditure Depreciation
147206
Gain Loss Investment
639158
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£11,005,909
Assets Total Fixed
12648679
Assets Own Use
5286501
Assets Long Term Investment
7362178
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£3,547,591
Assets Total Liabilities
£2,848,503
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£13,347,767
Creditors One Year Total Current
2473503
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
375000
Assets Cash
£3,370,501
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
11005909
Funds Restricted
2341858
Funds Total
13347767
Count Employees
44
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
113
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Economic/community Development/employment
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
309
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Classification Code
303
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Other Finance
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
304
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Human Resources
Classification Code
310
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Other Charitable Activities
Classification Code
108
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Religious Activities

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY OF THE BAHA'IS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1967-01-04T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON THE 5 AUGUST 1939 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS 25 MARCH 1950, 21 OCTOBER 1994, 16 SEPTEMBER 1995 AND 14 MAY 1999, NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY WRITTEN RESOLUTION DATED 19 JUNE 2010. as amended on 01 Nov 2014 as amended on 07 Oct 2017
Charitable Objects
TO ESTABLISH, UPHOLD AND PROMOTE THE SPIRITUAL, EDUCATIONAL AND HUMANITARIAN TEACHINGS OF HUMAN BROTHERHOOD. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF THE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION).
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
361548
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
BAHA'I COMMUNITY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures