BOURNEMOUTH-POOLE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 27 January 2011
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07407807
Financial period: 2 December 2023 – 1 December 2024
Latest income: £77,715
Latest expenditure: £73,616
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Saint Dunstan's Church, 94A Bournemouth Road, Poole, Dorset, BH14 9HY

Website recorded by the regulator: www.saint-dunstan.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Provides a place of worship for an Orthodox Christian parish. Cares for and raises funds to repair an ecclesiastical building of architectural merit. Rents out the church hall for use by local organisations. Provides a venue for the performance of classical music. Helps to integrate Orthodox Christians from abroad into British society.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 2 December 2023
Fin Period End Date: 1 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 1 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 30 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 30 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £77,715
Total Gross Expenditure: £73,616

Fin Period Start Date: 2 December 2022
Fin Period End Date: 1 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 1 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 1 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 1 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £58,562
Total Gross Expenditure: £61,171

Fin Period Start Date: 2 December 2021
Fin Period End Date: 1 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 1 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 13 August 2024
Date Accounts Received: 13 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £55,550
Total Gross Expenditure: £42,815

Fin Period Start Date: 2 December 2020
Fin Period End Date: 1 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 1 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 30 September 2022
Date Accounts Received: 30 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £70,252
Total Gross Expenditure: £122,035

Fin Period Start Date: 2 December 2019
Fin Period End Date: 1 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 1 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 1 October 2021
Date Accounts Received: 1 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £182,693
Total Gross Expenditure: £42,949

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 2 December 2023
Fin Period End Date: 1 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 1 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 30 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £77,715
Total Gross Expenditure: £73,616
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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: 25

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 2 December 2022
Fin Period End Date: 1 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 1 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 1 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £58,562
Total Gross Expenditure: £61,171
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 2 December 2021
Fin Period End Date: 1 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 1 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 13 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £55,550
Total Gross Expenditure: £42,815
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 2 December 2020
Fin Period End Date: 1 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 1 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 30 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £70,252
Total Gross Expenditure: £122,035
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 2 December 2019
Fin Period End Date: 1 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 1 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 1 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £182,693
Total Gross Expenditure: £42,949
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

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

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

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: BOURNEMOUTH-POOLE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2011-01-27T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 14 OCTOBER 2010 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 6 JANUARY 2010 AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE 13 JANUARY 2011
Charitable Objects: (A) TO ADVANCE THE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN RELIGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BYSUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT;(B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS, CULTURE OR HERITAGE BY SUCH CHARITABLE MEANSAS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT;(C) THE PRESERVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE FORMER ST. OSMUND'S CHURCHBUILDING AS A PLACE OF ARCHITECTURAL AND ARTISTIC MERIT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT;(D) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG PEOPLE WHOARE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN IMMIGRANTS AND WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THEGROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION BY THE PROVISION OF SUCHASSISTANCE/SERVICES AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT;(A) THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS HARMONY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BYPROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT OF THE BELIEFSAND PRACTICES OF DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS;(F) THE PROMOTION OF RACIAL HARMONY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTINGKNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS ANDWORKING TOWARDS THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE.THESE ARE ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE 2006 ACT. FOR AS LONG ASTHE COMPANY IS A CHARITY, ITS PURPOSES MAY ONLY BE ALTERED WITH THE PRIOR CONSENTOF THE CHARITY COMMISSION AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY CONDITIONS ATTACHED TO SUCH CONSENT.
Area Of Benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

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Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order: 2
Regulator Name: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Regulator Order: 1
Regulator Name: Care Quality Commission

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures