01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 7 December 2023
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 14206903
- Financial period
- 1 May 2024 – 30 April 2025
- Latest income
- £1,086,363
- Latest expenditure
- £520,070
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Beacon Church, Oakes Road, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, IP32 6PX
Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.beaconchurchuk.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Beacon Church Bury St Edmunds is a faith-based charity dedicated to serving the local community through Christian outreach, pastoral care, and social support initiatives. Our mission is to share the love of Christ by fostering a welcoming and inclusive environment where people of all backgrounds can find spiritual guidance, practical assistance, and a sense of belonging. We engage in a variety of
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Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 May 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 April 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 28 February 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 February 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 February 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,086,363
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £520,070
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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 May 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 April 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 28 February 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 28 February 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,086,363
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £520,070
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- 100
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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 May 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 April 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 28 February 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 28 February 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 822600
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 256609
- Income Charitable Activities
- 6568
- Income Investments
- 586
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1086363
- Income Legacies
- 567138
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £173,683
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £346,387
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 520070
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 52073
- Expenditure Governance
- 63939
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 63939
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 13172
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £716,982
- Assets Total Fixed
- 415741
- Assets Own Use
- 415741
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £834,982
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £118,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,132,723
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 117851
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 149
- Assets Cash
- £269,557
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 821169
- Funds Restricted
- 311554
- Funds Total
- 1132723
- Count Employees
- 15
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
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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
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 108
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Religious Activities
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BEACON CHURCH, BURY ST EDMUNDS, SUFFOLK
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2025-06-13T00:00:00
- Reason
- Transfer of funds
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 1054428
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1054428
- Assoc Charity Name
- BEACON CHURCH
- Charity Name
- BEACON CHURCH, BURY ST EDMUNDS, SUFFOLK
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2023-12-07T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 30 JUN 2022
- Charitable Objects
- (A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;(B) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; AND(C) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures