# BULGARIAN-BRITISH FOUNDATION "ST GEORGE"

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1164441
- **Other names:** BBF "ST GEORGE"
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Nov. 17, 2015
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1164441


## Contact

- **Address:** 16 KING WILLIAM DRIVE, CHELTENHAM
- **Postcode:** GL53 7RP
- **Phone:** 07572333941
- **Email:** bbfstgeorge@gmail.com
- **Website:** bulgarianbritishfoundationstgeorge.org



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN THE SUBJECTS OF THE BULGARIAN LANGUAGE AND THE HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY AND CULTURE OF BULGARIA.2. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF PEOPLE IN THE BULGARIAN COMMUNITY WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR ETHNIC ORIGIN.3. TO PROMOTE BULGARIAN CULTURE AND HERITAGE BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN TRADITIONAL BULGARIAN FOLK DANCE CLASSES4. SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

**Activities:** Bulgarian Sunday School with classes in Cheltenham, Bristol and Newcastle. Over 100 children learn Bulgarian language.Bulgarian school for folklore dances: Adult and children classes in Cheltenham, Bristol, Bath, Newcastle  promoting Bulgarian traditionBulgarian mobile library: collection of books in Bulgarian language for all ages.Adult language school learning English as a second language




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training
- **Who:** Children/young People, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Bath And North East Somerset
- Bristol City
- Gloucestershire
- Herefordshire
- Newcastle Upon Tyne City
- North Somerset
- South Gloucestershire
- Worcestershire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2025 | £97123 | £83207 | — | — |
| April 30, 2024 | £96476 | £102509 | — | — |
| April 30, 2023 | £93214 | £85679 | — | — |
| April 30, 2022 | £60427 | £72550 | — | — |
| April 30, 2021 | £33527 | £46373 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Dr MALINKA VRABTCHEVA MRCA** (Chair) — appointed Aug. 4, 2019
- IVAN KOVACHEV BSC, MA — appointed Dec. 22, 2018
- Iliana Akinmutande — appointed July 1, 2023
- Nikolay Hristov — appointed May 1, 2025
- Stanimir Adanev — appointed Jan. 1, 2020