THE POCKET TESTAMENT LEAGUE LIMITED

Registered charity 281910 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRIDGE-BUILDERS, P T L, PTL (UK)

The aim and mission statement of The Pocket Testament League is enabling Christians to share their faith one-to-one by the provision of Gospel booklets, training and support.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE CIRCULATION OF THE SCRIPTURES AND BY OBTAINING PLEDGES TO READ A PORTION OF THE BIBLE DAILY AND TO CARRY A BIBLE OR NEW TESTAMENT FOR CONSTANT USE AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS BEING EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE IN THEIR OBJECT AS THE ASSOCIATION SHALL DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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: Conwy, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit for the year of £43,247, resulting in unrestricted reserves decreasing from £162,364 to £131,691. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains a reserves policy target of three to six months of unrestricted expenditure, and the year-end level represented nearly nine months' expenditure. The trustees confirmed adequate resources to continue operating on a going concern basis.

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.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Financial Conduct Authority. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

• Conflicting interests
• 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

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

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev Mark Andrew Wiltshirechair · trustee of 2 other charities
• HEATHER FRANCES SHEPHEARD
• MARJORIE MAY MURPHY · trustee of 1 other charity
• Michael Brickley
• Richard Thomas Garner
• Timothy James Rowlands · trustee of 5 other charities

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

Operates in: Argentina · Brazil · Colombia · El Salvador · Falkland Islands · Finland · Germany · Guinea-bissau · India · Ireland · Israel · Latvia

Income and spending

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