BOOKS PLUS CARDIFF LIMITED
The advancement of the Christian faith with particular emphasis on the provision of literature and other forms of media communication. The promotion of other charitable purposes for the benefit of the community of Cardiff and South Wales by the advancement of education, the protection of health and the relief of poverty and sickness as an expression of the Christian faith.
Objects
1) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROVIDE CHRISTIAN LITERATURE AND OTHER FORMS OF MEDIA COMMUNICATION 2) TO PROMOTE OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY OF CARDIFF AND SOUTH WALES BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS AS AN EXPRESSION OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH 3) TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE PARENT COMPANY
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported unrestricted reserves of -£66,766 at the end of the financial year, resulting from assets retained within the parent charity Light on the Mount. The trustees consider the level of reserves to be adequate and confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, supported by its parent entity.
What the accounts disclose
“At the year end the company was owed £1,815 (2024: £1,815) from Books Plus Gloucester Limited. At the year end the company owed £71,172 (2024: £63,341) to Light On The Mount.” — page 14
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- Alexander Salvatore Dubljevic
- Dr Christopher Graves
- Light on the Mount
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/05/2025 | £165k | £197k |
| 31/05/2024 | £159k | £172k |
| 31/05/2023 | £155k | £177k |
| 31/05/2022 | £0 | £0 |
| 31/05/2021 | £0 | £0 |
Common questions
Is BOOKS PLUS CARDIFF LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported unrestricted reserves of -£66,766 at the end of the financial year, resulting from assets retained within the parent charity Light on the Mount. The trustees consider the level of reserves to be adequate and confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, supported by its parent entity. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.