BRIDGING SPIRITUAL CULTURES — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 28 November 2016
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 31 March 2024 – 30 March 2025
Latest income: £1,547
Latest expenditure: £874
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 55 HIVINGS HILL, CHESHAM, HP5 2PG

Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.bspc.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The promotion of religious harmony for the benefit of the public through educating the public about different religious beliefs, and their common ground as well as different spiritual expression and practices in order to promote good relations. The advancement of the faith of Islam through its spiritual doctrine of Sufism. Both to be achieved through seminars, conference and public events.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 31 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 30 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,547
Total Gross Expenditure: £874

Fin Period Start Date: 31 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 29 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 29 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,208
Total Gross Expenditure: £924

Fin Period Start Date: 31 March 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £710
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,460

Fin Period Start Date: 31 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 6 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 6 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £850
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,083

Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 31 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 31 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £1,430
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,015

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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: 31 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,547
Total Gross Expenditure: £874
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: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 31 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,208
Total Gross Expenditure: £924
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: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 31 March 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £710
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,460
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: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 31 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 6 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £850
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,083
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: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 31 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £1,430
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,015
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: 100

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: France
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

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: Morocco
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Spain
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Belgium
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

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

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: BRIDGING SPIRITUAL CULTURES
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2016-11-28T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 28 Nov 2016 as amended on 30 Dec 2019 as amended on 02 Jan 2021
Charitable Objects: 1. THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS HARMONY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC IN DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS BELIEFS INCLUDING AN AWARENESS OF THEIR DISTINCTIVE FEATURES AND THEIR COMMON GROUND TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT FAITHS, AND BY PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT OF THE BELIEFS AND PRACTICES OF DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS FAITHS, AND BY INCREASING MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE SPIRITUAL DOCTRINES HELD IN COMMON BETWEEN DIFFERENT RELIGIONS.2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE MATTERS OF BOTH SPIRITUAL EXPRESSION AND RELIGIOUS PRACTICE AND ADHERENCE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THROUGH LECTURES, CONFERENCES, AND PUBLIC EVENTS WHICH INCREASE LEVELS OF INFORMATION, UNDERSTANDING, KNOWLEDGE AND TOLERANCE SO AS SPECIFICALLY TO COUNTERACT NEGATIVE, DIVISIVE AND EXTREMIST APPROACHES TO RELIGIOUS INTERPRETATION AND PRACTICE.3. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE FAITH OF ISLAM THROUGH ITS SPIRITUAL DOCTRINE OF SUFISM FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THROUGH THE HOLDING OF MEETINGS, LECTURES, SEMINARS, AND PUBLIC EVENTS WHERE THIS DOCTRINE CAN BE SHARED, UNDERSTOOD, PRACTISED, AND SO AS TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE PEACEFUL NATURE OF THE ISLAMIC RELIGION THROUGH SHARING AND COMMUNICATING ITS SPIRITUAL DOCTRINES.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 573702
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: BSPC

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management