BERESFORD ROAD EVANGELICAL CHURCH — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 13 September 1983
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £26,294
Latest expenditure: £24,961
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: BERESFORD ROAD EVANGELICAL CHURCH, 51 BERESFORD ROAD, LOWESTOFT, NR32 2NQ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.brechurch.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Church services for the purpose of worshipping God, prayer and fellowship to help, support and encourage one another are held weekly on Sunday mornings and Sunday and Wednesday evenings. Community work involves a coffee drop in on Monday and Friday mornings. A community pantry (Footprints) for those struggling to meet their household bills.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 17 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 17 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £26,294
Total Gross Expenditure: £24,961

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 7 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 7 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £28,298
Total Gross Expenditure: £29,005

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 29 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 29 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £41,534
Total Gross Expenditure: £51,648

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 22 March 2023
Date Accounts Received: 22 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £39,422
Total Gross Expenditure: £23,531

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 14 June 2022
Date Accounts Received: 14 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £55,903
Total Gross Expenditure: £41,973

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 17 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £26,294
Total Gross Expenditure: £24,961
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £5,700
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: 6

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 7 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £28,298
Total Gross Expenditure: £29,005
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £7,500
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
Count Volunteers: 6

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 29 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £41,534
Total Gross Expenditure: £51,648
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £3,678
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
Count Volunteers: 6

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 22 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £39,422
Total Gross Expenditure: £23,531
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £3,832
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 8

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 14 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £55,903
Total Gross Expenditure: £41,973
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £28,130
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 8

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Suffolk
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: BERESFORD ROAD EVANGELICAL CHURCH
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1983-09-13T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 12TH JANUARY 1982
Charitable Objects: TO BE USED, OCCUPIED AND ENJOYED AS A PLACE FOR THE PUBLIC WORSHIP OF GOD, FOR CHARITABLE WORK OF THE BERESFORD ROAD EVANGELICAL CHURCH FOR THE BIBLICAL INSTRUCTION OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS AND FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY BE DETERMINED BY THE SAID CHURCH, NOT BEING POLITICAL MEETINGS SECULAR ENTERTAINMENTS OR MEETINGS TENDING TO THE PROPAGATION OR DOCTORINES AT VARIANCE WITH THE DOCTORINES SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT OF DOCTOINE CONTAINED IN THE SCHEDULE HEREUNDER WRITTEN.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries