CALNE CHRISTIAN BOOKSHOP

Registered charity 298889 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Supply of material used by churches and individuals

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH BY SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE. (FOR DETAILS, SEE CLAUSE 3 OF TRUST DEED.)

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.

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

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted cash reserves stood at £54,585, meeting the trustees' policy target of six months' operating costs. The charity ceased trading on 20th December 2025 and is transferring its assets to a new CIO, with no ongoing operational expenditure other than insurance and limited stock purchases.

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 policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• MALCOLM HENRY JARVIS
• ROY CHARLES BROOKMAN
• RUTH RICHARDS

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

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