THE TRINITARIAN BIBLE SOCIETY

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
Provides Scriptures and Scripture portions in many languages throughout the world. Funds and co-ordinates translation of Scriptures into different languages.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023
Total income:
£5,894,899
Donations and legacies | £3.97m | |
Charitable activities | £1.71m | |
Other trading activities | £0 | |
Investments | £207.43k | |
Other | £5.00k |
Total expenditure:
£5,064,573
Raising funds | £27.97k | |
Charitable activities | £5.04m | |
Other | £0 |
-£101,859 investments gains (losses)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.
In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.
Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.
By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.
Raising funds and other expenditure | £27.97k | |
Charitable expenditure | £5.04m | |
Retained for future use | £830.33k |
People

40 Employee(s)
10 Trustee(s)
65 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
Number of employees | |
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£60k to £70k | 4 |
£70k to £80k | 1 |
£110k to £120k | 1 |
Fundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Religious Activities
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- The General Public/mankind
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Throughout England And Wales
- Australia
- Brazil
- Canada
- New Zealand
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- United States
Governance
- 04 May 1964: Standard registration
- 15 August 1996: Removed
- TBS (Working name)
- 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
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service
10 Trustee(s)
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Dr Marcus Richard Keogh-Brown | Chair | 16 July 2018 |
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Rev James Gracie | Trustee | 28 April 2025 |
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Darren Cadapen | Trustee | 28 April 2025 |
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Rev Wesley Irwin | Trustee | 16 May 2022 |
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JONATHAN PAUL SAYERS | Trustee | 15 October 2018 |
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Rev Aaron Lewis | Trustee | 20 June 2016 |
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RICHARD ALAN CLARKE | Trustee | 17 October 2005 |
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ALUN KENT JONES | Trustee | 20 December 2004 |
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REV TREVOR KIRKLAND | Trustee | 17 June 2004 |
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Rev John Peter Thackway | Trustee | 24 May 2004 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/12/2019 | 31/12/2020 | 31/12/2021 | 31/12/2022 | 31/12/2023 | ||
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Total gross income | £3.34m | £3.50m | £5.06m | £4.42m | £5.89m | |
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Total expenditure | £3.61m | £3.55m | £3.62m | £4.03m | £5.06m | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | £66.65k | £17.19k | £8.26k | N/A | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £1.98m | £2.22m | £3.62m | £2.79m | £3.97m | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £1.22m | £1.12m | £1.31m | £1.48m | £1.71m | |
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Income - Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | £142.92k | £93.42k | £102.44k | £140.45k | £207.43k | |
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Income - Other | £0 | £66.65k | £17.19k | £8.26k | £5.00k | |
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Income - Legacies | £173.36k | £418.87k | £1.58m | £220.48k | £1.60m | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £3.60m | £3.54m | £3.60m | £4.00m | £5.04m | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £10.76k | £11.30k | £19.31k | £24.25k | £27.97k | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £56.14k | £41.56k | £55.65k | £78.47k | £94.41k | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £195.33k | £234.52k | £202.52k | £269.76k | £466.17k | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £10.76k | £11.30k | £17.96k | £18.38k | £18.86k | |
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Expenditure - Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.
Long term InvestmentsInvestments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.
These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.
Asset / Liability | 31/12/2019 | 31/12/2020 | 31/12/2021 | 31/12/2022 | 31/12/2023 | ||
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Own use assets | £3.06m | £2.98m | £2.91m | £2.89m | £2.81m | |
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Long-term investments | £2.40m | £2.27m | £2.37m | £1.73m | £1.70m | |
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Other assets | £5.55m | £5.13m | £6.69m | £8.12m | £8.77m | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | £430.12k | £159.80k | £265.26k | £566.28k | £429.95k |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 December 2023 | 22 October 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2023 | 22 October 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2022 | 20 October 2023 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2022 | 20 October 2023 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2020 | 18 October 2021 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2020 | 18 October 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2019 | 30 October 2020 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2019 | 30 October 2020 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
THE LAWS OF THE SOCIETY 1831/32 as amended on 18 Jan 2022
Charitable objects
THE CIRCULATION OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES AT HOME AND ABROAD.
Area of benefit
NATIONAL
Linked charities
- 04 May 1964 : Standard registration
- 15 August 1996 : Removed
Contact information
- Address:
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TRINITARIAN BIBLE SOCIETY
WILLIAM TYNDALE HOUSE
29 DEER PARK ROAD
LONDON
SW19 3NN
- Phone:
- 02085437857
- Email:
- contact@tbsbibles.org
- Website:
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