THE TORCHBEARERS TRUST

Registered charity 1000113 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BASE CAMP MINISTRIES, HORSES FOR ORPHANS, LIFTING JESUS HIGHER

The Trust employs several people in Christian ministry in the Bridgnorth area.The Trust provides financial support to various other Christian ministries in Shropshire, in the UK and overseas.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit of £1,356 for the year ended 31st March 2025, with total income of £63,886 and expenditure of £65,242. The trustees note that the majority of individual donation income comes from two trustees, presenting a significant risk if their circumstances change. Despite this, the trustees confirm that expenditure can be reduced to accommodate any such income reduction.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• KEITH HENRY GEORGE BOWLEYchair · trustee of 4 other charities
• LINDA MARIS BOWLEY
• Ruth Helen Whitney

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Shropshire

Income and spending

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