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Registered charity · Enfield

Bulgarian Folk, Traditions and Culture

Bulgarian Folk, Traditions and Culture is a registered charity (number 1177972) based in Enfield, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Marina Yotova Ivanova since 2017. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as Bulgarian Folk and Traditions Charity (Charity Commission)

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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
Where
Enfield, Haringey
Website
www.bftcharity.com (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2018

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025--
  • 2024£4k£5k
  • 2023£4k£4k
Earlier years
  • 2022£0£1k
  • 2021£505£470

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

2.1 THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE RESTRICTED SPECIFICALLY, IN EACH CASE ONLY FOR THEPUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE THE PUBLIC’S APPRECIATION OF AND EDUCATION INBULGARIAN ART, CULTURE AND HERITAGE BY MEANS OF TEACHING, DEMONSTRATIONS,FESTIVALS AND OTHER SUITABLE METHODS TO PRESENT BULGARIAN FOLK DANCES, SONGS,COSTUMES AND OTHER ALLIED TRADITIONAL ACTIVITIES TO MAKE THEM KNOWN AND TOENCOURAGE THE PRACTICE OF THEM IN THEIR ORIGINAL FORMS.2.2 NOTHING IN THESE ARTICLES SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THECHARITY FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANYSTATUTORY PROVISION REGARDING THE MEANING OF THE WORD "CHARITABLE" OR THEWORDS "CHARITABLE PURPOSES" IN FORCE IN ANY PART OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.

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

9y median 9y
average tenure
9y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

9.6y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (3)

3
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Arts/culture/heritage/science 3Education/training 3General Charitable Purposes 3

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together
  • 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.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 4 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£4k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2023 and 2024

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1177972
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 16 MAR 2017AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 11 APR 2018
Contact on the register
07846370255 · marinaivanova@bftcharity.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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