1151179
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Receipts and payments accounts
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CHARI
Independent examinerfs report on the accounts
Se¢tion A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trustsesl
membern of
Bible Trust
On accounts for the year
•nd•d
30 June 2024
Charity no
lif any
1151179
Set out on pages
Respective rospon8ibilitiesTh8 charty's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The
of trustses and examlnercharity's trustees consider that an audil is not requlred for this year under
seclion 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act} and that an
indeFendent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to.
examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the
Charty Commission (under section 145(51{b) of the Charities Act, and
to stat8 whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basls of Independentmy examination was Garried oui in a￿OrdanCe wrth genera5 Directions glven
oxamlner's statsmentby the Charity Commission. An examination indudes a review of the
accounting records kept by the chanty and a comparison of the a￿OuntS
esented with those records. It also includes considerabon of any unusual
items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the
trustees conc*ming any such matters. The pro¢edures undertaken do not
provKle all the evidence that would be required in an audrt, and consequently
no opinion is 9iven as to whether the accounts present a 'tru8 and fair, view
and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent examinerfsln connethon with my examination, no matter has come to my attention {other
ststemenvhan that disdosed below ')
1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect,
the requirements".
to keep accounting records in accordanc8 With section 130 of the
Charities Act. and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and
comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act
have not been met; or
2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to te reathed.
' Please delete the bgY)rds in the b￿CketS rf they (lo not apply.
Date:
6/041 Ztsz
Slgned:
Namo:
Relèvant professional
qualificatlon{s) or body
{rf any):
Addross:
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Trustees, Annual Report for the period
Period start date
PericKI ernl date
From
Juty
Reference and administration details
2023 To
30
June
2024
ection A
Charity nam
ible Trust
Other names charlty Is known
Registsred charlty number (If any
151179
Charlty• principal addrns
ownwood
laverton Down Road
ath
ostcode
60T
Names of the charity tru8te•s who manage the charlty
Dato• act•d If not for T*ho
Tru•ts• nam•
Offlc• lff any
Nam• of ￿rnOn lor bottyl ¢ntltl•d to
int tru•tse
Ifan
Robert Frederick Hi¢ks
Annabelle Joy Hicks
Trevor Hugh Dolby
Graham Colin Barber
Chaim)an
Administrator
Paul Francis Bennett
Namos of tho trustses for the charlty, 11 any, Ifor example, any custodlan truste￿)
ates acted rf not for whole ear
ame
Narn￿ and addresses of advl8ern (Optlonal Inforniation)
e of advlser
Name
Address
Name of chlef exe¢utlvè or names of Senlor staff members (Optional inf0m￿tiOn)
Section B
Structure,
overnance and mana
ement
Description of the charfty's trusts
Type of goveming documen
g trust de
rust Deed dated 11 March 2013
How the charity is constitute
leg. tTUSt. assDI.lé.tion, compar
rust
Trustee selection method
leg appointed by, elected t
ppointed by the existing tNstees

Addltlonal governance Issues Ioplional infomiatlon)
The Bible Trust has a Safeguarding Policy, Sast reviewed in May 2024. to
protect everyone who is in any way connected with the work of the Trust.
You may choose to include
additional information, where
relevant, about..
poli¢ies and prO￿dureS
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees..
the chanty's organisational
structure and any wider
ne￿ork with which the charty
works.,
• relationship with any related
parties.,
trustees, consideration of
major risks and the system
and procedures to manage
them.
Section C
ectives and activities
Summary of the objects of tho
charity sot out In Its
governlng document
The advancement of the Christian religion. in particular but not exclusively
by creabng and distribub'ng Chnstian lrterature in traditional (printed) and
electronic (digital) formats erther at cost or free of charge.
Booklets introduryng the gospels from the Bible have been distributed
through churches and other organi$ations showing ihe relevance of the
Christian religion to all members of the public.
Variants of the 'New Easy-Read Bible, and 'Gospel Story, have been
created comprising 365 sélethons retold in story form from the English
Bible printed on dyslexic-friendly pastel coloured pages. 'Meet Jesus,
books and Bible Gospels ￿ntinUe to be produ¢ed in easy reading format.
Summary oftho maln
activities undertaken for tho
publiG benefit in relation to
these objects Ilnclude wfthln
thls sectlon the ¥tatutory
declaratlon that trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by th• Charity
Commission on publlc
benefit)
Book8 and publications woduced by the Bible Trust and related
organisations, including a variant of the commentary under the title 'Open
your Bible., are also available on-line through various web-site companies
including the Bible Trust web-site, vMw.bibletrust.or
.uk and through St
Andrew's Bookshops.
The sale and distribution of selected republished works of Prof. FF Bruce
has conts'nued in conjuncts'on with F.F. Bruce Copyright International based
in Nashwlle. WtrVW.ffOru￿.CQrn.
Further contsiners of 'Quick & Easy-Read Bibles,, 'Open your Bible.. Three
in One,, 'Jesus' by Michael Green. and other Bible teaching resources have
been sent free of charge to F¢)cusllFES In Kenya for distribution by
churches and other Christian and educats'onal agenC￿S throughout Africa.
The Trustees have read and had regard to the guidan￿ on public benefft
issued by the Charty Commission and have considered this and reviewed
it at Trustees, meetings lo ensure that the projects daveloped by the Tru81
are relevant and to
ical for the
ublic benefft.
Addltlonal detalls of objeGlives and activities (Optional inf0m￿tion
You may choose to include

relevant, about:
policy on grantmaking-
policy programme related
investment.,
ontribution made by
voluntè8rs.
Section D
Achievements and performance
Summary of the maln
achievements of the charity
during the year
Books and booklets showing the relevance of the Christian religion to all
members of the public have been publisw and given away or sold.
Varaints of the 'New Easy-Read Bible, and 'G0s￿l Story. have been
created, 'Meet Jesus, books have been pr8par8d and Bible Gospels
continue to be produced in easy reading fomiat.
Books and publications produced by the Bible Trust and r81ated
organisations are available through churches and other org8nisations, and
on-line through various We￿sIte Gompanies induding the Bible Trust wel
srte, vhvw.bibletrust.o
.uk, and St Andrew's Bookshop.
Selected works of Prof. FF Bru￿ have been distributed in conjunction with
F.F. Bruce Copyright Intemational based in Nashville.
Further corrtainers of 'Quick & Easy-Read Bibles, and other Bible teaching
resources have been sent free of charge to FocusllFES in Kenya for
distnbution by churches and other Chnstian and educational agencies
throu
hout Africa
Financial review
Section E
Adequate reserves are retained at all tim88 to meet all reasonable
anticipated liabilities. Expenditure Is not incurred by the Trust until
adequate income has been rec8iV8d.
Brfef statement of the
charity's pollcy on res•N
Detalls of any funds matsrfalty
In deficit
Further financlal review d•lall$ (Optjonal Infomiation)
Requests for resources for distribution in Africa hav8 grown substantially
during this period.
You may choo80 to indude
additional infomiation, where
relevant about..
the charity'$ principal
sources of funds (induding
any fundraising).
how expenditure has
supported the key objectives
of the charity:
investment policy and
objectives including any
ethical investment policy
adopted.
The work of the Bible Trust continues to be supported by Robert &
Annabelle Hicks in their personal capacrty.
Section F
Other optional information

Section G
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees. report above.
Slgned on behalf of the charfty's trustees
Signaturels)
74Lg6.
Full name(s
Position (eg Secretary. Chair
etc
revor Hugh Dolby
dministrator
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