2024-12-31-accounts

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

Policy on social investment Para 1.38 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	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

nla Other

Financial Review

Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	For 2024 the total income was £7,956.30. The total expenditure for the year was £7,288.41. Resulting in a loss for the year of £667.89. The cash brought forward on the 1st of January 2024 was £2,182.93. Taking the annual profit into account the cash in the bank on the 31st of December 2024 was £2,850.82
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	£2,850.82
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) You may choose to include further statements	Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements	where relevant 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 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
	Paul Bufton	Secretary
	Jayne Harris	Manager
	Susan Davies	Treasurer
	Alwyn Stevens
	Esther McLaughlin
	Tim Williams
	Darren Preece

– 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 adviser Name Address	Type of adviser Name Address	Type of adviser Name Address
	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) Paul Bufton Full name(s) Paul Jeffrey Bufton Position (eg Secretary, Secretary Chair, etc) Date 04 October 2024

Pontypool Churches & Friends Christian Bookshop Charity Registration 1162433

[ A ]	SUMMARY ACCOUNT for 52 weeks to	31-Dec-24	Year 26
	RECEIPTS
Year 25		See Note :	£
5,248	SALES :
0	Contributions from staff
2,250	Pledged support / Donations	[1]
7,498	TOTAL RECEIPTS
	PAYMENTS
-	PAYROLL	[2]
	PREMISES
2,650	Rent		2,850
292	Rates,"Non-domestic :100% relief granted		215
682	Insurance		627
1,884	Heat/Light		926
608	Telephone		764
958	Till		900
813	PURCHASES
	OFFICE
88	Miscellaneous - Bank Charges
7,974	TOTAL PAYMENTS
-476	Surplus/Deficit for the year
	Bank Reconciliation
	Bank Balance brought forward
	Surplus
Note 1 :	Pledged support and Donations :	These have been of assist
		the rent and other expens
Note 2 :	Volunteer management and staffing :	The management committ
		manager, are	honorary ; t
		volunteers, who also acce
		for cleaning the premises.
Note 3 :	Gifts in kind :These have been many and various - including decoratin
	(and labour ), items of shop and office equipment,cleanin

[ B ] STATEMENT OF ASSETS as at 31-Dec-24 Year 26

Year 25 Cash at Bank : 2,183 Current account 30 Cash held for till float SUB-TOTAL Stock : 2,623 – at lower of cost and estimated realisable proc Other : 149 Fixtures & Fittings / Retail equipment – estimated at 4,985 TOTAL

£

£

5,591

2,352

7,943

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6,281

919

88

7,288 655

2,183 655 2,838

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2,838 30 2,868 2,323 149 5,340