01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 26 November 2024
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 26 November 2024 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £41,040
- Latest expenditure
- £24,687
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: Lighthouse Church (Telford), Holyhead Road, Ketley, Telford, TF1 5DS
Website recorded by the regulator: www.bigcircle.life (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The advancement of the Christian faith in particular (but without limitation) by the provision of fundingand other resources to new and established churches and other mission organisations in Africa and suchother places as the charity trustees may from time to time determine.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 26 November 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 18 October 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £41,040
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £24,687
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 26 November 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 18 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £41,040
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £24,687
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- 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
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Kenya
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Shropshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Zambia
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 108
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Religious Activities
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BIG CIRCLE LIFE
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2024-11-26T00:00:00
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 26 Nov 2024
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:-1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDING AND OTHER RESOURCES TO NEW AND ESTABLISHED CHURCHES AND OTHER MISSION ORGANISATIONS IN AFRICA AND SUCH OTHER PLACES AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDING AND OTHER RESOURCES TO EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS IN AFRICA AND SUCH OTHER PLACES AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.3. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDING AND OTHER RESOURCES TO SUPPORT PROJECTS SUCH AS FEEDING PROGRAMMES AND HOSPITALS IN AFRICA AND SUCH OTHER PLACES AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.
09 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures