BIBLE TRUST

Registered charity 1151179 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The advancement of the Christian religion, in particular but not exclusively by creating and distributing Christian literature in traditional (printed) and electronic (digital) formats either at cost or free of charge.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY CREATING AND DISTRIBUTING CHRISTIAN LITERATURE IN TRADITIONAL (PRINTED) AND ELECTRONIC (DIGITAL) FORMATS EITHER AT COST OR FREE OF CHARGE.

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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Registered contact address: Dorset, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held an unrestricted cash balance of £21,333 at the end of the reporting period, which the trustees consider more than sufficient to maintain current operations for the next 12 months. The charity operates with no salaried staff, property, or outstanding loans, resulting in minimal ongoing financial liabilities. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the preparation of the accounts or compliance with regulatory requirements.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

• Complaints handling
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Christopher Jackchair
• CHRISTOPHER ANTHONY RUPERT HUGHES · trustee of 2 other charities
• David Combes
• Dr Christopher Sinkinson
• Rev Peter Glyn Baker · trustee of 2 other charities
• Trisa Mantell

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

Operates in: Bournemouth

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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