BIAPT (BRITISH AND IRISH ASSOCIATION FOR PRACTICAL THEOLOGY)

Registered charity 1181208 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The British and Irish Association for Practical Theology is an active forum for practitioners, teachers and researchers in the broad field of practical theology within the British Isles and beyond. We promote the practice, teaching and research in practical theology by organising events and consultations and by awarding grants and bursaries appropriate to this aim.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE SUBJECT OF PRACTICAL THEOLOGY AND THE PROMOTION OF PRACTICAL THEOLOGY WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BY: ADVANCING PRACTICE, TEACHING, LEARNING AND RESEARCH IN PRACTICAL THEOLOGY;PROMOTING CONTACT AND EXCHANGE BETWEEN THE VARIOUS CONTEXTS OF PRACTICAL THEOLOGY, EDUCATION AND TRAINING;ORGANISING EVENTS AND CONSULTATIONS APPROPRIATE TO THE ABOVE;FOSTERING INTERNATIONAL LINKS AND ACTIVITIES;ENCOURAGING INTERCHANGE BETWEEN THE WORLDS OF PRACTICAL THEOLOGY, OTHER DISCIPLINES, AND LOCAL AND NATIONAL FAITH COMMUNITIES;

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 generated a surplus of £3,032.69 for the year, with total income of £38,238.20 against expenditure of £35,205.51. The trustees report that general funds stand at £36,085.11, noting that while reserves are sufficient for current operations, they are at the lower end of what is required to cover large events if participation expands to pre-pandemic levels.

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 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
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Stephen Bradley Robertschair
• Amy Quinn-Graham
• Dr Andrew John Todd
• Dr Calida Chu
• Dr David Kirk Beedon
• Dr Graham Alexander Meiklejohn
• Hannah Kerr Buckley
• Nicholas Hamilton
• Patricia Guernelli Palazzo Tsai M.A.
• Rev Christopher West
• Revd Dr Anna Clare Creedon
• Revd Dr Jenny Morgans

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

Operates in: Ireland · Isle Of Man · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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