## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 1 January 2023 Period end date** ## **Charity name: Pontypool Churches & Friends Christian Bookshop** ## **Charity registration number:1162433** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**To advance the Christian religion by**
**promoting the good news of the Gospel**
**of Jesus Christ in the town of Pontypool**
**and adjoining districts of Torfaen**| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**Main activities are retailing and**
**distribution of Bibles, books, magazines,**
**compact discs other forms of media such**
**as DVD’S.**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**YES**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference **n/a** Para 1.38 Policy on grant making **N/A** Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment **n/a** Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers **N/A** Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**Sale of Christian literature, Bibles and**
**other media setting out the beliefs and**
**practices of the Christian faith.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|**n/a**| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**n/a**| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**n/a**| |Other||**n/a**| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**For 2023 the total income was £7,497.86.**
**The total expenditure for the year was**
**£7,974.31. Resulting in a loss for the year**
**of £476.45.**
**The cash brought forward on the 1st of**
**January 2023 was £2,659.38. Taking the**
**annual loss into account the cash in the**
**bank on the 31st of December 2023 was**
**£2,659.38**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**To enable book shop to meet its bills and**
**financial obligations.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£2,659.38**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**n/a**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**n/a**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**n/a**| |**Additional information (optional)**
Youmay choose toincludefurtherstatements|**Additional information (optional)**
Youmay choose toincludefurtherstatements|whererelevant about:| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**Sale of products and refreshments.**| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**n/a**| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**Lack of income**| |Other||**n/a**| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||**TRUST DEED**| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Trust Deed**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Charitable Incorporated Organisation**
**Trust**| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**Elected by other trustees**| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|**n/a**| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|**n/a**| |Other||**n/a**| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Pontypool Churches & Friends Christian Bookshop| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|n/a| |Registered charity number|1162433| |Charity’s principal address|23A Commercial Street, Pontypool, Torfaen, NP4 6JQ| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Paul Bufton|Secretary||| ||Jayne Harris|Manager||| ||Susan Davies|Treasurer||| ||Alwyn Stevens|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name n/a** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |**n/a**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets none held in this capacity Name and objects of the n/a charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for n/a safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** n/a ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details **none** ## **Other optional information** **none** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**
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**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|Paul Bufton|| |---|---|---| ||Paul Jeffrey Bufton|| ||

Secretary|| ||22 September 2023|| ||22 September 2023||