TRINITY BOOKSHOP

Registered charity 510203 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CORNERSTONE BOOKSHOP

The charity operates a religious bookshop.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION

Area of benefit: MATLOCK BATH

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

Causes: Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Derbyshire Dales, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£77k

Latest spending

£68k

Registered

1980

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £143,500 at the end of the year, reflecting a net movement in resources of £8,945. The trustees report a healthy financial position, noting that the charity continued to provide resources and made gifts to other organizations despite a challenging year.

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 4 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.

Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 26

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 15

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 16

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

Trustees · trustee networks

BERNICE SMITHchair
ANDREW MIKOLAJ KAWALEK · trustee of 1 other charity
Deborah Jean Reith
JUDITH MARY CROOK
Rev Robert Michael Reith

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

Operates in: Derbyshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£77k	£68k
31/12/2024	£69k	£60k
31/12/2023	£59k	£54k
31/12/2022	£55k	£63k
31/12/2021	£56k	£39k

Common questions

Is TRINITY BOOKSHOP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £143,500 at the end of the year, reflecting a net movement in resources of £8,945. The trustees report a healthy financial position, noting that the charity continued to provide resources and made gifts to other organizations despite a challenging year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
HEATH EVANGELICAL CHURCH CARDIFF	1	£22k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WALCOT, BATH	1	£504
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S, CHICHESTER	1	£385

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HEATH CHRISTIAN BOOKSHOP TRUST.

HEATH CHRISTIAN BOOKSHOP TRUST income £68k
BOOKS ALIVE income £98k
TRINITY CHURCH LITTLEHAMPTON income £86k
TRINITY CHURCH ABINGDON income £154k
TRUST FUNDS HELD IN CONNEXION WITH FLOWERY FIELD CHURCH, HYDE, CHESHIRE income £35k
ST OLAV TRUST income £226k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
TRINITY BOOKSHOP	£77k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HEATH CHRISTIAN BOOKSHOP TRUST FY2025	£68k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BOOKS ALIVE FY2025	£98k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
TRINITY CHURCH LITTLEHAMPTON FY2026	£86k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
TRINITY CHURCH ABINGDON FY2025	£154k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
TRUST FUNDS HELD IN CONNEXION WITH FLOWERY FIELD CHURCH, HYDE, CHESHIRE FY2025	£35k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.