Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year 1 1 2021 31 12 2021
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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Pontypool Churches & Friends Christian Bookshop
Other names charity is known by None Registered charity number (if any) 1162433 Charity's principal address 23 Commercial St, Pontypool Torfaen Postcode NP4 6JQ
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Jayne Harris | BookshopManager | |||
| Alwyn Stevens | ||||
| Paul Bufton | Secretary | |||
| Susan Davies | Treasurer | |||
| Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) | ||||
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
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| Section B | Structure, | governance and management | ||
| Description of the charity’s trusts | ||||
| Type of governing document | Trust Deed | |||
| (eg. trust deed, constitution) | ||||
| How the charity is constituted | Charitable Incorporated Organisation Trust. | |||
| (eg. trust, association, company) | ||||
| Trustee selection methods | Elected by trustees | |||
| (eg. appointed by, | elected by) |
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
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You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about: policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
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To advance the Christian religion by promoting the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ in the town of Pontypool by producing and/or distributing literature on the Christian faith to enlighten others about the Summary of the objects of the Christian religion. charity set out in its governing document The provision and sale of literature, compact discs and DVD’s that provide information on the Christian faith. This information has a two-fold purpose; the first is a means of educating and teaching non-Christians about the tenets of the Christian faith and secondly, to provide further instruction and education to believing Christians. Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
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Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
The achievements for the year 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020 are as follows; 1) January – March; 51 books sold, 107 other items; total 158. 2) April – June; 47 books sold, 99 other items sold; total 146. 3) July – September: 102 books sold; other items sold 120; total 222. 4) October - December; books sold 51; other items sold 142; total 193.
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Section D Achievements and performance
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Section E Financial review
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Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
The financial reserves kept by the Christian Bookshop are enough to keep the charity functioning for at least six months in cases of financial difficulty.
Details of any funds materially in deficit
None.
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Paul J Bufton
Full name(s) Paul Bufton
Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Secretary etc) Date 27 September 2022
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