BRITISH FRIENDS OF THE BIBLE LANDS MUSEUM, JERUSALEM — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 14 May 1997
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £1,326,339
Latest expenditure: £832,888
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 16 GREAT QUEEN STREET, LONDON, WC2B 5DG

02 Activities

What the charity does

The charity's aims are to support the Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem. It does this by administering the trust fund and its income and applying them for the furtherance of education. The policies adopted in furtherance of these objects are to distribute the funds as and when the trustees see fit.

03 Official extract

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: 30 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,326,339
Total Gross Expenditure: £832,888

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: 31 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,243,853
Total Gross Expenditure: £970,538

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: 20 March 2024
Date Accounts Received: 20 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,056,304
Total Gross Expenditure: £932,858

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: 31 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,109,460
Total Gross Expenditure: £807,898

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: 28 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 28 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,164,085
Total Gross Expenditure: £782,274

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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: 30 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,326,339
Total Gross Expenditure: £832,888
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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: 31 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,243,853
Total Gross Expenditure: £970,538
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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: 20 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,056,304
Total Gross Expenditure: £932,858
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,109,460
Total Gross Expenditure: £807,898
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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: 28 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,164,085
Total Gross Expenditure: £782,274
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Annual Return Partb

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: 30 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 1326339
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1326339
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £49,815
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £575,601
Expenditure Other: 207472
Expenditure Total: 832888
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 575601
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 2155000
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £8,523,366
Assets Total Fixed: 12991430
Assets Own Use: 12991430
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £652,682
Assets Total Liabilities: £4,584,456
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £9,059,656
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1836533
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 2747923
Assets Cash: £101,648
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 9059656
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 9059656
Count Employees: 0
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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: 31 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 34610
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 1200228
Income Other: 9015
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1243853
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £114,904
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £655,442
Expenditure Other: 200192
Expenditure Total: 970538
Expenditure Investment Management: 114904
Expenditure Grants Institution: 655442
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -4025000
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £6,431,203
Assets Total Fixed: 10743076
Assets Own Use: 10743076
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £551,863
Assets Total Liabilities: £4,862,763
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £6,432,176
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1979004
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 2883759
Assets Cash: £233,963
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 6432176
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 6432176
Count Employees: 0
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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: 20 March 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 1043550
Income Other: 12754
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1056304
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £120,036
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £651,716
Expenditure Other: 161106
Expenditure Total: 932858
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 15716
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £10,190,090
Assets Total Fixed: 14724603
Assets Own Use: 14724603
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £621,577
Assets Total Liabilities: £5,156,090
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £10,190,090
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1961225
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 3194865
Assets Cash: £322,779
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 10190090
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 10190090
Count Employees: 0
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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: 31 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 1102710
Income Other: 6750
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1109460
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £64,123
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £608,061
Expenditure Other: 135714
Expenditure Total: 807898
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 586000
Expenditure Governance: 22061
Expenditure Support Costs: 22061
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 76204
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £10,087,294
Assets Total Fixed: 14681249
Assets Own Use: 14681249
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,178,459
Assets Total Liabilities: £5,772,414
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £10,087,294
Creditors One Year Total Current: 2266441
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 3505973
Assets Cash: £651,543
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 10087294
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 10087294
Count Employees: 0
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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: 28 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 1155700
Income Other: 8385
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1164085
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £53,255
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £584,679
Expenditure Other: 144340
Expenditure Total: 782274
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 576006
Expenditure Governance: 8673
Expenditure Support Costs: 8673
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -250000
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £9,718,315
Assets Total Fixed: 15020466
Assets Own Use: 14637895
Assets Long Term Investment: 382571
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £878,721
Assets Total Liabilities: £6,180,872
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £9,718,315
Creditors One Year Total Current: 4136063
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 2044809
Assets Cash: £299,722
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 9718315
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 9718315
Count Employees: 0
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Israel
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: BRITISH FRIENDS OF THE BIBLE LANDS MUSEUM, JERUSALEM
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1997-05-14T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 18 MARCH 1997
Charitable Objects: THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE FUND AND ITS INCOME UPON TRUST TO APPLY THEM FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF EDUCATION.
Area Of Benefit: NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures