Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

BRIDGING SPIRITUAL CULTURES

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.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/03/23*£1£2£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/03/22£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/03/21£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
01/04/20£3£1£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
01/04/19£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
01/04/18£2£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 8 years

http://www.bspc.org.uk

Director@bridgingspiritualcultures.onmicrosof

01494580261

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
GiG Classification
  • General Community services
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Belgium, France, Ireland, Morocco, Scotland, Spain, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed

  • ABDUR RAHMAN EATWELL Appointed: 2021
  • DR MOUNIR ELKADIRI BOUTCHICH PHD Appointed: 2015
  • DR SIOBHAN BYGATE PHD Appointed: 2015
  • DR XAVIER FIQUEMO PHD Appointed: 2015
  • FARIDA M'MADI Appointed: 2021
  • MAIRI SAFIA BYGATE LUBELSKA Appointed: 2015
  • MAREK JAN CHRISTIAN LUBELSKI (Chair) Appointed: 2015
  • MS AIDE ABRIL SAUCEDO MEDINA PHD Appointed: 2015
  • RAMSAY SALIM MCCULLOCH Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/11/2016, number: 1170420
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
6 returns made; AR23: 1 days late,
Main office

55 HIVINGS HILL
CHESHAM
HP5 2PG

Objectives

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.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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