Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -7 ?

BULGARIAN SUPPORT FUND 

The charity makes grants to the Christian Evangelical Baptist Church in Varna, Bulgaria, to assist them in providing meals for the poor & elderly, church services, children's & young people's work, cultural events, lectures, classes and health clinics. Through the church, the charity also supports homes for children with special needs.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/04/22£87£55£32n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/04/21£25£11£13n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/04/20£30£20£10n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/04/19£25£17£8n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/04/18£30£40£-10£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/17£24£32£-8£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/16£25£39£-14£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/15£51£43£8£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/14£32£23£9£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/13£27£16£10£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/12£31£29£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/11£32£39£-6£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/10£52£38£15£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/09£72£71£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/08£71£89£-18£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/07£99£116£-17£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/06£61£18£43£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/05£55£66£-11£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/04£55£41£14£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 28 years

abralant@hotmail.com

01727859630

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Bulgaria,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/04/1996, number: 1054734
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

17 EATON ROAD
ST. ALBANS
AL1 4UD

Objectives

1) FOR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH AMONG THE CHILDREN OF BULGARIA INCLUDING BUT WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING BY PROVIDING SUPPORT TO ORPHANAGES 2) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION BY ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING A CHURCH

Defined Area of Benefit:

BULGARIA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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