LUTON CHRISTIAN BOOK CENTRE

Charity number: 283511
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To propogate Christian knowledge and understanding through the display and sale to the public of Bibles, evangelical Christian literature, music and other Christian resources.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 29 February 2024

Total income: £59,974
Total expenditure: £85,390

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Bedford
  • Central Bedfordshire
  • Hertfordshire
  • Luton

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 January 1982: Standard registration
  • 22 May 2025: Removed (Ceased to exist)
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • LCBC (Working name)
  • HIGHTOWN CHRISTIAN BOOKS (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 29/02/2020 28/02/2021 28/02/2022 28/02/2023 29/02/2024
Total gross income £88.70k £49.40k £62.23k £69.90k £59.97k
Total expenditure £87.92k £44.82k £61.97k £87.49k £85.39k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £13.41k £7.67k N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 29 February 2024 02 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 29 February 2024 02 October 2024 On Time
Annual return 28 February 2023 11 January 2024 14 days late
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2023 11 January 2024 14 days late
Annual return 28 February 2022 13 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2022 13 November 2022 On Time
Annual return 28 February 2021 23 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2021 23 November 2021 On Time
Annual return 29 February 2020 05 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 29 February 2020 05 December 2020 On Time
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

TRUST DEED DATED 9 JUNE 1981

Charitable objects

PROPAGATION OF CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE BY MEANS OF DISPLAY AND SALE TO THE PUBLIC OF BIBLES, EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN LITERATURE, RECORDS, TAPES AND OTHER BOOKS AND MATERIALS AND EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN TEACHING AIDS, AND FOR THE POPAGATION OF CHRISTIAN EVANGELICAL TRUTH.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

LUTON AND BEDFORDSHIRE