KINGSTON BIBLE TRUST

Charity number: 295332
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We continue to pursue the charity's main object "The increase and improvement of Christian knowledge and the spread of the Gospel." We distribute at cost or less, Darby Bibles, Bible concordances, Bible dictionaries, ministries of J.N. Darby, F.E. Raven, J.B. Stoney, J. Taylor Senior and similar works, and also Gospel tracts either directly or through sellers of such material.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £48,177
Total expenditure: £39,811

People

3 Trustee(s)

1 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • West Sussex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 October 1986: Standard registration
  • 12 July 2022: Funds received from 257972 IDA MORTLOCK SADLER TRUST
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints 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
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
OLIVER WATSON Chair 04 October 2013
None on record
GORDON JAMES MACKENZIE Trustee
None on record
JEREMY EDWARD FIELDER Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £24.92k £61.48k £15.64k £54.31k £48.18k
Total expenditure £53.78k £54.76k £44.80k £23.46k £39.81k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A 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 31 December 2023 24 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 12 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 24 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 31 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 31 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 31 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 Not Required
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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.

COURT ORDER 1970 M 5817 DATED 29TH JUNE 1972 AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL DEEDS DATED 21 NOVEMBER 1997 AND 27 JUNE 2007

Charitable objects

TO PROVIDE FOR THE INCREASE AND IMPROVEMENT OF CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE AND THE SPREAD OF THE GOSPEL AS EXEMPLIFIED IN THE WRITINGS AND WORKS OF J N DARBY F E RAVEN JAMES TAYLOR SENIOR AND THEIR SUCCESSORS OTHER THAN JAMES TAYLOR JUNIOR AND IN PARTICULAR FOR THE PURCHASE PRINTING PUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF BIBLES AND OTHER CHRISTIAN LITERATURE WITH A VIEW TO THE DISTRIBUTION OR SALE OF THE SAME EITHER GRATUITOUSLY OR AT SUCH OTHER PRICE (INCLUDING AT A PRICE LESS THAN COST) AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME SHALL THINK FIT.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Kingston Bible Trust
12 Wembley Gardens
Lancing
BN15 9LX
Phone:
01903764373
Email:
sales@kingstonbibletrust.co.uk
Website:

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