Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 0

Spending falling: -1
Volatile income: -3
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +5

Overall GiG Score: 2

SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY OF THE BAHA'IS OF BRIGHTON AND HOVE

Activities focus on the advancement of the Baha'i Faith and belief in the essential oneness of the world's revealed religions and on Baha'i ideals of human brotherhood through various means including devotional meetings, children's classes, youth activities, study sessions and interfaith involvement.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile recently

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
31/03/23		£13	£10	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	55
31/03/22		£11	£9	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/03/21		£10	£3	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/20		£18	£18	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/03/19		£15	£15	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	56
31/03/18	*	£20	£19	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£14	£25	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£18	£12	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	*	£14	£38	£-24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	*	£17	£18	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£16	£14	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£16	£14	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	*	£16	£12	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	*	£13	£22	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	*	£23	£24	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	*	£23	£24	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£17	£17	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06?		£99	£27	£72	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£1	£16	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 46 years
(61 years as a company)

incorps@bahai.org.uk

02075842566

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Other congregations

How it operates

Other charitable activities

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
55 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees:

DIBA MISSAGHI Appointed: 2023

SAGHAR SABERIAN MODARRES Appointed: 2023

AFSHIN TARAZ Appointed: 2005, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

ANNETTE FERNANDES Appointed: 2023

DR ROGER PRENTICE Appointed: 2023

SHIRIN SALMANPOUR Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Teacher

MONA HAJATDOOST SANI, Occupation: Dental Surgeon

MANSOOR FOROUGHI Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Surgeon

RAMEZ SALMANPOUR Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Property Developer, Other trusteeship: SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY OF THE BAHA'IS OF EASTBOURNE,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/09/1978, number: 276434
Registered at Companies House on 18/01/1963, number: 00747297

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR18: 34 days late, AR16: 14 days late, AR15: 118 days late, AR14: 483 days late, AR11: 1 days late, AR10: 2 days late, AR09: 27 days late, AR08: 127 days late, AR04: 1 days late,

Main office

27 RUTLAND GATE
LONDON
SW7 1PD

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE BAHA'I RELIGION AND SHARING THE IDEALS AND ASSISTING THE EFFORTS OF OUR FELLOW BAHA'IS TO ESTABLISH, UPHOLD AND PROMOTE THE SPIRITUAL EDUCATION AND HUMANITARIAN TEACHINGS OF HUMAN BROTHERHOOD, RADIANT FAITH, EXALTED CHARACTER AND SELFLESS LOVE REVEALED IN THE LIVES AND UTTERANCES OF ALL THE PROPHETS AND MESSENGERS OF GOD, FOUNDERS OF THE WORLD'S REVERED RELIGIONS, AND GIVEN RENEWED CREATIVE ENERGY AND UNIVERSAL APPLICATION TO THE CONDITIONS OF THIS AGE IN THE LIFE AND UTTERANCES OF THE BAHA'U'LLAH, TO ADMINISTER THE AFFAIRS OF THE FAITH OF BAHA'U'LLAH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BAHA'IS OF BRIGHTON ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF BAHA'I AFFILIATION AND ADMINISTRATION CREATED AND ESTABLISHED BY BAHA'U'LLAH, DEFINED AND EXPLAINED BY ABDU-L-BAHA INTERPRETED AND AMPLIFIED BY SHOGHI EFFENDI AND SUPPLEMENTED AND APPLIED BY THE UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSND APPLIED BY THE UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE, ORDAINED BY BAHA'U'LLAH IN HIS SACRED WRITINGS AS THE SUPREME BODY OF THE BAHA'I RELIGION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BRIGHTON

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