DESIRING TRUTH MINISTRIES

Registered charity 1166581 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DESIRING TRUTH

The object of the CIO is, for the public benefit, the advancement of the Christian Faith in Gloucestershire and such other parts of the United Kingdom and the world.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD.

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

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £31,974 against total expenditure of £31,166, resulting in a surplus. The charity held unrestricted cash of £2,878.42 at year end, which exceeds its stated reserves policy target of £1,000.

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 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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANN LESLEY ABSOLOM
• Alison Boncey
• Keith Knighton
• Roger Manley
• Rosemary Short
• Susan Fairley

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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