Trustees. Annual Report for the period Period start date ', Period end dale From ', 2020 Section A Reference and administration details Charity name Biblical Creation Trust Other namos charity is known by Registered charity number (If any) 1094782 Charlty's principal address PO Box 325 Soham Ely Postcode CB7 5YH Names of the charity trust888 who manage the charity Trustse name Datas acted If not forwholè èar Office {rf any) Name of person lor body) entitled toa olnt trustee Sfan Trustee Resolution Stephen Bazlinton Nancy Darrall Richard Haddow Trustee Resolution Trustee Resolution Trustee Resolution Trustee Resolution Trustee Resolution Chairman Martyn Hallett Colin Reeves David Tyler 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Names of the trustees for the charity, if anyp (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for wholè ear NIA TAR March 2012
Names and addrèsses of advisers (Optional informatlon) e of adviser Name Address Name of chief executFve or names of senior slaff members (Optional Information Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Description of the charlty's trusts Trust Deed dated 281h March 2002 Type of goveming document How the charity is constiluled A Trust Trustee selection methods Trustees nominated and appointed by existing body Additional governance18sues Ioptlonal information) Minimum of three trustees. Initial terms staggered but subsèquent appointments for three years. Retiring trustees eligible for re-appointment. Trustee5 selected according to their personal or professional qualifications and in accordance with the specific requirements set out in the Trust Deed. You may choose to Include additional information, where relevant, about-. policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees., the charity's organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works., • relationship with any related parties- trustees, consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. Section C Ob"ectives and activities 1. The advanment of the Christian faith as revealed in Holy Scripture. 2. To preach and proclaim the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. 3. To present the evidence for bibliGal creation arKI biblical history, as opposed to the theory of evolution. 4. Such other charitable purposes as the trustees shall in their absolute discretion see fit. Summary of the objects of thè charity set oul in its governing document TAR March 2012
Providing speakers to churches, schools, universities and other organisations in the UK and overseas. Educating the wider UK public on questions of origins from a biblical perspective through meetings, tours and media. Undertaking intemational scientific, biblical and lit8rature research on the origin and history of the universe, the earth and living organisms. Summary of the main activ¢ties undertaken for the publlc benefit In relation to these objects {include wlthin this sectlon the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on publlc benefit) Addltional details of objectivès and activltios Ioptlonal infonnation) You may choose to include furthèr statements, wherè relevant, about.. policy on grantmaking., policy programme related investment., contribution made by volunteers. TAR March 2012
Section D Achievements and performance April 2020 to March 2021 We employ two searcherS/1e¢turers, Paul Garner- PG (full timel and Dr Stephen Lloyd- SL (part time), as well as Matthew Pickhaver (MP) as our Communications Manager (part lirnel. An associate researcher, Dr William Worraker (WW), is supported but not employed by the charity. This report covers the period of the national covid lockdown, whiGh had a significant impact on our activities, though none of our staff needed to be furloughed. We summarise our fflain activities below. Speaking engagements. Apart from a few meetings before Ihe lockdown was imposed, all in-person engagements were cancelled or moved online. canlIationS included a conference at a theological seminary in Warsaw, Poland; a geological conference in Germany., and regional meeting for supporters of our work in East Anglia. We hope to re-schedule these evenls. Among the online meètings Ihat took place during the report period, SL delivered lectures to students at a British theological college., PG and MP gave several talks to a group in Cambridge; and PG gave talks to groups in Peterborough, Newark and Norwich. In July 2020, PG recorded a plenary lecture for Origins. an academic Conferen for scientists and other scholars, which was held online for the first tirne in its history. In September 2020, PG and SL were invited to give talks to an online summer school for students, with about 50 in attendance. In November 2020, PG, SL and MP recorded talks for an online conferenc8 hostèd by Core Academy of Science in the USA, with proceeds going to a studenl support fund. PG also recorded lectures for an online conference in the Netherlands hosted in February 2021 by the Logos Institute. Onlinè outreach. During the lockdown, we extended our online oulreaGh in other significant ways. We establishéd a YouTube channel, where we have posted a range of recorded talks, interviews and olher items. At the beginning of March 2021, we launched a new fortnightly podcast, with PG as one of the hosts alongside Dr Todd Wood of Core Academy of Science. The podcast is freely available on all the usual streaming platforms, as well as YouTube, and is attracting a growing and appreciative audience. Research. IMN continued to receive support from our organisation for his work on a quantitative geophysics project. The third in a series of peer- reviewed papers based on this research was published in August 2020, and others are in preparation. PG began work on a research project looking at patterns in the fossil record, including co-supervising an undergraduate doing a pilot study. PG acted as reviewer for a number of other academic papers and conference abstracts throughout the year. Other activlties. We contributed articles to a number of print and online publications, including a paper by SL in the Brilish theological journal, 'Foundations'. Editorial work continued on submissions to our own opeTr access online journal and the second volume was published in August 2020. In addition, we publishad a UK edition of a new booklet written by Dr Todd Wood. Both PG and SL worked on book projects, with publication of PG'S new book anticipated in late 2021. Preliminary meetings about cataloguing and classifying our library collections took plarE in March 2020 with members of CLIS (Christians in Library and Information SeNIs). However, plans to do the work were put on hold when the lockdown was announced. We have continued to support students in a mentoring capacity online. We maintained an active social media presence on Facebook and Twitter.. Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year TAR March 2012
Section E Financial review It is our intentton to sel aside monies for speciflc projects, and 10 8nsur8 that the charity has suffici8nt funds lo cover its operating. Brief $tstement ol th& CharIt9 poll¢y on resèrves Dotails of any funds mat¢rially In deficit NIA Further flnancial revlw4 detalls {Optional Infom110} W8 rety on regular giving by standing orders 8nd donatlons from individuals, churchets and organl$atlons that are sympathetic to our objective8. You may ¢hoo90 to Include additional Information. whère relevanl about.. Ihe charlty's principal sources of funds linctuding any fundraisingl- how expenditure h8S supported th8 key objective8 of the charity., Investment poli and objectives including any ethical Investment pollcy adopted. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration The truste&s declare that they have approved the trust•es' report above. Slgned on behalf of the charlty's truste89 Slgnaturel$) Full name(81 Pogitlon {eg Secrètaryi Chair, Richard John Haddow Dad Jam Tyler Chaimian, Trustee Trustee Datè TAR Marth 2012
BIBLICAL CREATION TRUST
FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1094782
| INCOME | : | 2019/20 £ |
2020/21 £ |
EXPENDITURE | 2019/20 £ |
2020/21 £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standing orders Donations CAF and Stewardship Churches/Organisations |
24,639.00 5,766.03 15,825.46 10,727.60 |
23,135.00 11,041.43 12,186.70 5,843.66 |
Salaries, wages, PAYEand NI Membership &subscriptions Travel, meals and accommodation Storage unit rent |
53,317.82 866.39 9,114.98 835.20 |
59,402.72 1,088.90 -14.98 835.20 |
|
| Matched giving GenesisAgendum loan |
0.00 0.00 |
10,000.00 10,000.00 |
New laptop Othernew equipment |
0,00 0.00 |
1,999.00 631.98 |
|
| HMRC gift | aid tax reciaim | 0.00 | 4,623.61 | Insurance | 410.90 | 410.90 |
| Bookand DVD sales Legacy Mentoring |
3,172.52 0.00 0.00 |
518.10 0.00 0.00 |
Printing (inc newsletter) Internetexpenses Conference fees |
2,649.53 407.00 616.13 |
1,225.83 320.38 -340.41 |
|
| Postage and stationery | 2,157.02 | 2,024.41 | ||||
| Library purchases | 340.12 | 127.16 | ||||
| Book Grant (SL) | 155.03 | 175.17 | ||||
| Books and DVDs for bookstall | 770.58 | 7,500.00 | ||||
| E-Origins contributors fees | 0.00 | 302.99 | ||||
| Website and design | 3,230.00 | 2,914.00 | ||||
| Royalties | 0.00 | 871.43 | ||||
| Use ofhome as office | 612.00 | 1,216.00 | ||||
| Accountancy | 2,000.00 | 2,000.00 | ||||
| Independent examination fees | 300.00 | 250.00 | ||||
| Secretarial costs | 326.00 | 180.00 | ||||
| Donation re use ofmeeting rooms | 100.00 | 0.00 | ||||
| Bank charges | 70.00 | 75.00 | ||||
| PayPal fees | 0.00 | 1.03 | ||||
| Gifts and honoraria | 113.40 | 0.00 | ||||
| Supporters’ evening costs | 324.00 | 0.00 | ||||
| Tape digitisation project | 724.99 | 0.00 | ||||
| Staff counselling fees | 500.00 | 50.00 | ||||
| Mineral specimens | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
| 60,130.61 | 77,348.50 | 79,941.09 | 76,456.71 |
Excess of income over expenditure for the year
Location of funds
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Barclays Current Account 1,652.75
Barclays Tracker Account 0.20
PayPal account 33.96
CAF Bank Account 4,176.63
5,863.54
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891.79
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Balance b/f 4,971.75
Surplus for the year 891.79
Balance in hand 5,863.54
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts l-:* Section A Independent Examlner's Report" Report to the trusteesl members of )) 13IGLICAL cfi&q71 ofK) On accounts for the year ended Charity no (if any) 31"MVCFk 2021 loq LF7&2 Set out on pages 14P 11 ijni (Jd, I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 3 110312 021 Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention. ") in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets rf they do not apply. /0 /oi/?0 2 Independent examinerfs statement Signed: Date: Name: A 1+6L(fvJ rDg1 Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 2 14 UIW 07? TEU IER October 2018