ST OLAV TRUST

Registered charity 1125863 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Christian bookshop and resource centre

Objects

A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF A CHRISTIAN BOOKSHOP.B) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit for the year, reducing its unrestricted reserves from £33,705 to £25,696. While facing financial challenges typical of the retail sector, the trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue its activities. The charity does not currently have a formal reserves policy.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St Olav Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Mark Roger Mason
• Graham Herrington
• Ian James Crossley · trustee of 1 other charity
• Simon Nicholas Davenport
• Sister Margaret Anne McAlister ASSP
• Trevor Ernest JAMES · trustee of 9 other charities
• Victoria Leslie

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

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