## Annual Report of Community Bible Study International UK
for the year ended 31 August 2022
## Registered charity numbers:
Charity Commission: 1044255, Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator: SC0037863
## Structure and governance
- The charity is established by a trust deed and is governed by a board of trustees (listed below).
- The trustees are individuals appointed under the trust deed or subsequently by the board.
- The charity operates in the UK but had acted as charity sponsor for CBS Europe & MENA. CBS Europe & MENA become a separate registered charity and will produce reports and accounts independently with effect from 1 September 2021. CBS Europe & MENA’s figures for the year ended 31 August 2021 are shown as restricted funds.
## Operating name:
Community Bible Study UK
## Contacts:
National office correspondence address: 6 Warren Lane, Witham St Hughs, Lincoln, LN6 9US. Email: info@cbsuk.org
Other contact details are on the website at https://uk.communitybiblestudy.org/
_Note the change in website address, the previously given telephone number is no longer valid._
## Governance and management
Day to day management is in the hands of the National Coordinator and the National Servants Team (NST) which comprises:
Simon Baker - National Coordinator
Virginia Aspinall - Midlands Regional Coordinator and National Study Library Supervisor Jane Hutchinson - Midlands Regional Coordinator
Simon Baker - Northern and Southern Regional Coordinator Dinah Ball - Regional Coordinators for North West England Paul Scrivner - Regional Coordinators for North West England Keith and Natasha Doughty - Regional Coordinators for Wales and the Bristol area Ann Baker - Children and Youth Supervisor
Bonnie Fletcher - Pastoral lead
## Appointments and objectives
Trustee and National Coordinator appointments are reviewed for reappointment every three years. Trustees are recruited from within the CBS UK family and people recommended by them. They initially have discussions with the existing chair of trustees or National Coordinator before attending a trustee meeting as observer where they have chance to meet the other trustees and consideration can be made on both sides whether an appointment would be appropriate and useful. All officers and staff are currently unpaid volunteers.
Although the charity is independent, it is associated with Community Bible Study International and uses study material under licence.
The objects of the charity are the advancement of the Christian Religion and the advancement of education by:
- developing and publishing study and devotional material of a religious nature and in particular Bible study notes and commentaries and other teaching materials pertaining to the Bible on the pattern established by Community Bible Study International.
- establishing training classes for Bible study class leaders utilising the materials referred to above.
- establishing and promoting Bible study classes utilising the said materials and conducting such classes in co-ordination and co-operation with Christians of all denominations.
## Focus
The focus during this period has been on recovery from the pandemic and the formation of a clear growth strategy: See, Join, Stay. During the year the charity developed further the programme of online groups and study.
## Leadership
The Board of Trustees met formally twice during the year (13 November 2021 and 26 March 2022 online). There were communications by email and telephone between meetings.
The NST met every 2 months. The Trustees are very grateful to the NST for all the work they have done in continuing the work of the charity.
An Annual General Meeting was held online on 14 May 2022.
## Classes
There were more than 80 fully operative classes with 1408 participants. The pandemic hit us hard but new initiatives are showing early signs of growth. CBS UK has English, Russian, Welsh, Spanish and Arabic speaking groups and some Farsi speakers.
Classes are established and run by local volunteers with training, resources and support from the national organisation. We are increasingly referring to classes as groups.
## Conference 2022
The year's conference was held online over Zoom. Participant numbers were excellent for this event and we were grateful to our speaker Johnny Dyer.
## Europe
A grant based on 10% of the UK income is paid to support the European work in line with the Community Bible Study International licensing agreement.
## Ambassadors
The Ambassador connection draws people experienced in the work of CBS to particular regions or countries to start new work or to extend existing work.
We are privileged to have a team working with us in Scotland, Wales and in Northern Ireland. Our ambassadors were not able to travel during the pandemic but have stayed in touch with the ministry online.
Additionally, several people from the UK serve God through CBS in Europe in a parallel role.
## Training
All training this year was carried out successfully online and the curriculum adapted suitably.
## Class Visitors
Class visiting has been patchy across the regions. Bonnie Fletcher has been appointed as pastoral care lead to make a review of our pastoral care arrangements and to see where we can improve our pastoral care.
## Safeguarding
Safeguarding training is given to all leaders who have Adults with additional support needs or children in their groups either locally or online. Changes are implemented regularly updating the Policy Documents and manual and a system for obtaining DBS checks is in place, and a Safeguarding Coordinator is responsible for these actions. Notably we currently have no deputy Safeguarding coordinator.
## Study materials
Studies are now available in printed format, spiral bound, electronic format (pdf). New study material became available this year.
Financial
The restrirted funds held on behalf of Communlty Bible Study Europe and MENA were transferred to
new charity on I September 2021.
The trustees are pleased the UK income for the year has not fallen SiBnificantly despite the pandemic
and the emerglng cost of living crlsls. The expenditure is higher thi5 year but that is in line with
expectations, largely through promoting the CBS Bible study material.
The charitls reserves pollcy Is to maintain sufficient fund5 to continue to complete the current class
studies if the income were to cease, to cover the advance costs of the annual conference and accrue for
capital costs of Irregular large projects (such as bulk folder purchaslng done every few yearsl.
Additlonally. the current NST members use thelr homes as offices. Should there be a need in the future
for an offlce, reseNes might be needed to help cover such costs. The trustee5 dld a detailed review in
2017 and it was clear that the reserves needed to be Increased over the next couple of years to meet
the poliLry. The trustees are satisfied that thls aim has now been met and expect thls to continue.
Special projects
We recelved a grant that enabled us to supply tablet devices to people, especlally the isolated, to 1n
groups studying the Blble. There remalns a surplus and the trustees have not yet declded how to
channel this.
518ned on behalf of the trustees:
Payl Hud50n
27 April 2023
## The Trustees of Community Bible Study International UK
The following served as trustees during the year and are appointed solely by the Board: Richard Alvarez (appointed 26 March 2022) Veronica Alvarez (Chair until 13 November 2021; retired 26 March 2022) Alison Bagg (Chair from 13 November 2021) Dr Simon Baker (National Coordinator) Stuart Crossley Paul Hudson (Treasurer) Michelle Smith (appointed 26 March 2022) Grace Wort (retired 26 March 2022)
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF
COMMUNITY BIBLE STUDY INTERNATIONAL UK
Charity Commission number 1044255,
Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator number SC0037863
I report on the accounts of the AsSOCiQtionfor the YearEnded to 31stAUGUST2022, attoched.
RESPEcfivE RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEES AND EXAMINER
The charltys trustees ore responsiblefor rhe preporation of the occourtts. The charitys trustees
consider thot an oudit is not requiredfor this yeor undersertAon 144 of the ChorAtAes Act 2011 (the
ChoritiesActJ ond thot on independent examinotion is needed. It is my responsibilffty to.'_
exomine the occounts undersection145 of the Chi7ritiesArt
tofollow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity
Commission lundersection 145{SJlbJ of the Chorities Act), tsnd
to state whetherportlcularmatters have come to my ottention
BASIS OF INDEPEIJDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
My exominotion wos corrÈd otst in occordonce with the Generol DirectAons given by the Chority
Commissioners. An exomination includes o review of the accounting records kept by the ch(Jrity
ando comporison of the occounts presented with those records. Ir also includes considerotion of
ony unusual Items or disclosures in the oc£ounts and seeking explonotAonsfrom the trustees
concerning onysuch matters. The procedures undertoken do notprovide all the evidence thot
would be required in on oudAt t7nd consequently no opInn is give as to whether the occounts
present o 'true ondfoir, view ond the reportis limited to those motters set out in the stotement
below.
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT
In connectAon with myexuminotion, no motter hos come to my ottention.-
(l) which gAves me reasonoble cou5e to belRve that in ony moteriolrespect the requlrement5
to keep occounting records in occordonce with section 130 of the ChoritiesAct ond
to prep(Jre occounts which accord with the t7ccounting records ond comply with the
accounting requirements of the ChaririesArt
have not been met. or
(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn, tin orderto enoble o
proper understonding of the accounts to be reached.
DAVID R S WELCH FCA, DChA.
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT
3 ALVINGTON GROVE. HAZEL GROVE,
STOCKPORT. CHESHIRE, SK75LS
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Date: 25 April 2023
## **Community Bible Study International UK**
_Charity Commisson number 1044255, Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator number SC0037863_
## **Receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 August 2022**
|**RECEIPTS**
Donations
Conference
Class Registration & Offerings
Gift Aid
Increase in Money with Classes
Interest Received
Study materials
CBS Europe - share of costs
Grants - CBSI US
**Total Receipts**
**PAYMENTS**
Advertising & promotion
Donation: CBS Western Europe
Conference
Evangelical Alliance & subscriptions
Insurance
CCPAS costs
Office Costs / Administration
Telephone
Computer equipment/maintenance
Materials / Study booklets / class costs
Meetings: NST
Postage
Printing
Sundry
Training
Translation
Travel Expenses
Class visits / Regional Directors
Youth and Children CBSI
Website
Bank charges
Profit & loss on exchange
Training and events
Decrease in money with classes
**Total Payments**
**NET (PAYMENTS) / RECEIPTS**
Cash funds last year end
**Cash funds this year end**|**2022**
Unrestricted
and Total
Funds
**£**
5,600.98
-
17,113.87
3,557.48
-
39.25
50.00
113.40
-
**26,474.98**
6,055.13
4,443.40
7,566.87
1,447.81
503.82
181.25
760.03
-
-
12.98
976.65
-
-
177.00
-
-
-
-
35.88
-
-
-
4,715.25
**26,876.07**
-401.09
38,927.69
**£38,526.60**|Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds :
CBS Europe &
MENA
Total
**£**
**£**
7,234
22,648
29,882
475
-
475
18,299
-
18,299
-
-
-
3,013
-
3,013
1
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
153,501
153,501
**29,022**
**176,149**
**205,171**
1,107
-
1,107
-
-
-
5,429
-
5,429
1,192
-
1,192
499
-
499
166
-
166
499
103,452
103,951
-
4,317
4,317
-
8,631
8,631
968
-
968
-
-
-
-
318
318
-
397
397
139
14,489
14,628
100
-
100
-
27,079
27,079
128
-
128
476
-
476
792
-
792
-
2,247
2,247
-
3
3
-
10,669
10,669
-
-
-
**11,495**
**171,602**
**183,097**
17,527
4,547
22,074
21,400
40,744
62,144
**£38,927**
**£45,291**
**£84,218**
**2021**|
|---|---|---|
Note: The restricted cash funds of £45,291 were transferred on 1 September 2021 to a new, charity formed for that purpose, Community Bible Study International Europe and MENA (Charity Commission number 1193171).
Communlty Bible Study International UK
Cha17ty Commisson number 1044255
Office of the Scottish Chanty Regu18tor number SC0037863
Statement of assets and Ilabllltles at 31 August 2022
Unreslricled
and Total
Funds
Cash Funds
Current Account
CCLA COIF Charities Deposit Fund
Euro account
Deposit Account
Cash with classes
Less.. cash held as agent
Total Cash Funds
17,016.77
14,628.21
8.873,24
-1,g91.62
£38,526.60
other monetary assat8
Investment assets
Assets rotalnod for tho ¢harlty'$ own ug?
Llabllltles
Donations received for CBS Europe
£1,991.62
Slgned on behalf ol all the trustees..
Paul Hudson, Trustee
25 April 2023