THE GOSPEL STANDARD BAPTIST LIBRARY FUND
Charity number: 247869
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)
Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
Loan of theological books of reformed , puritan and calvinistic content with associated history,geography and other sciences. Facilities for research relating to the books held and research into family history. Small sale of surplus books donated to the Library.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024
Total income: £121,815
Total expenditure: £10,512
People
11 Trustee(s)
4 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No information availableFundraising
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
- People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
- Throughout England And Wales
- Australia
- Canada
- Netherlands
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- United States
Governance
Registration history:
- 21 July 1966: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
No other names
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
- Volunteer management
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
11 Trustee(s)
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| JOHN HENRY COTTINGTON | Chair |
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| Paul Benjamin Ramsbottom | Trustee | 05 March 2025 |
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| Andrew David Robinson | Trustee | 05 March 2025 |
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| David Francis Stevens | Trustee | 25 April 2022 |
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| Dr Andrew Frank Wilderspin | Trustee | 25 April 2022 |
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| HENRY SANT | Trustee | 25 February 2020 |
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| ANDREW JOHN COLLINS | Trustee | 15 March 2018 |
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| DR Matthew James Hyde | Trustee | 21 March 2015 |
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| BRIAN PHILIP MERCER | Trustee | 04 April 2013 |
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| GILBERT WILLIAM HYDE | Trustee |
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| The Gospel Standard Trust | Trustee |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
| Income / Expenditure | 31/12/2020 | 31/12/2021 | 31/12/2022 | 31/12/2023 | 31/12/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £10.13k | £9.47k | £16.66k | £11.02k | £121.82k | |
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Total expenditure | £7.49k | £6.66k | £10.34k | £8.09k | £10.51k | |
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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 | 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 |
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| Annual return | 31 December 2024 | 15 July 2025 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2024 | 15 July 2025 | On time | |
| Annual return | 31 December 2023 | 05 September 2024 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2023 | Not required | ||
| Annual return | 31 December 2022 | 29 June 2023 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2022 | Not required | ||
| Annual return | 31 December 2021 | 30 May 2022 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2021 | Not required | ||
| Annual return | 31 December 2020 | 07 June 2021 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2020 | Not required |