B-LESS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 14 October 2021
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 November 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income: £102,537
Latest expenditure: £77,109
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 11 HOLYWELL STREET, OXFORD, OX1 3SA

Website recorded by the regulator: www.b-less.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

B-Less deploys graduate students to encourage, mentor, and provide practical support to undergraduate students seeking to develop and live out their Christian faith in the university setting. We allocate specific areas of focus to each of our scholars and the path to access our services varies accordingly.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 2 March 2026
Date Accounts Received: 2 March 2026
Total Gross Income: £102,537
Total Gross Expenditure: £77,109

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 20 August 2025
Date Accounts Received: 20 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £155,906
Total Gross Expenditure: £143,096

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 28 August 2024
Date Accounts Received: 28 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £138,299
Total Gross Expenditure: £138,527

Fin Period Start Date: 14 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 8 February 2023
Date Accounts Received: 8 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £126,725
Total Gross Expenditure: £111,882

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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 November 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2026
Ar Received Date: 2 March 2026
Total Gross Income: £102,537
Total Gross Expenditure: £77,109
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 16

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Received Date: 20 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £155,906
Total Gross Expenditure: £143,096
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 9

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Received Date: 28 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £138,299
Total Gross Expenditure: £138,527
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 7

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 14 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Received Date: 8 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £126,725
Total Gross Expenditure: £111,882
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: 7

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: B-LESS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2021-10-14T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 14 Oct 2021
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AMONG STUDENTS IN UNIVERSITIES, THEOLOGICAL COLLEGES, TRAINING COLLEGES, TECHNICAL COLLEGES AND OTHER SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS THROUGHOUT GREAT BRITAIN.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures