Registered charity · Bexleyheath
Bexley Centre for the Unemployed Limited
Bexley Centre for the Unemployed Limited is a registered charity (number 1082691) based in Bexleyheath, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Miss Trish Giles. Latest income £36k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as BCU Life Skills Centre (Charity Commission)
- 3 trustees
- Income £36k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Where
- Bexley
- Website
- www.bculifeskills.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Bexley Centre for the Unemployed Limited
- Registered
- 2000
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£36k£30k
- 2024£30k£15k
- 2023£18k£22k
Earlier years
- 2022£19k£20k
- 2021£15k£14k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND ADVANCE EDUCATION AMONG THE INHABITANTS OF BEXLEY AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE ARE UNEMPLOYED AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SAID INHABITANTS.
Grants received
5 grants · £92,000 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- City Bridge Trust · £33,000
- Trust for London · £25,000
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £20,000
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £10,000
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £4,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
3 trustees on the board
- Miss Trish Giles Chair
- Charles Edward Roberts since 2017
- Lisa Vickery
Trustees past 6 years
- Charles Edward Roberts since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Miss Trish Giles Chair
- Charles Edward Roberts since 2017
- Lisa Vickery
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1082691
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 3 NOVEMBER 1999.
- Companies House
- Company number 03871023 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02083013187 · bculife@btconnect.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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