## **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**
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|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**
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|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.**|
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You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:|
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|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**|
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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**|
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|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)**
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|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**|
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|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**|
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|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|
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|Other name the charity uses|n/a|
|Registered charity number|1162433|
|Charity’s principal address|23A Commercial Street, Pontypool, Torfaen, NP4 6JQ|
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||Paul Bufton|Secretary|||
||Jayne Harris|Manager|||
||Susan Davies|Treasurer|||
||Alwyn Stevens||||
||Esther McLaughlin||||
||Tim Williams||||
||Darren Preece||||
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– 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
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## **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)**
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**adviser**
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**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**|
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||**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
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