cho Words CIO Charlty No 1163536 Trtee¢ Annual Report ftthe yearended 31° Janry 2021 Oblethives and Athities The purpose of ch0e Words CIO as dalled In Its C0ftstit is.. To run the Christian bookshop, Choice Words. in the South West of England. The ao airns to fvrtherthe Christian religKJn and the beneficiaries of the ao will be those purchastn8 and accessing Christian books and associated resouftes-and these can be indNiduals, thvrthes. sthools and other oT8anlsations. Customers Include pastors, church leaders bible students. misstonaries. youth wtyers and the general public. The main retail outlet is in NeW(on AbboL Devon, wth other outlets across Scmrth i)evon includin8 book agents and bookstalls located in churthes. The CIO will also probide twksthlis at conferences, exhibit5, festivals and other community events. At the date of this report. the 00 h45 nOtfUl taken overthe operatlon of Choke Words. The planned sChedlet0 do so has been delayed by the impact of the pandemic durSn8the 12 months to 31° January 2021 nd also due to the hospttalisation of one of the trustees and cfjnder5 of ChoKe Words for three months during this period and also herontoing absence from Ctholce Words since dischar8e from hospital. While govemment restrittlons were Ki place. the shop and outlets We c105ed for an extended perSod of week5 and the conference centre p0s hosUn8 a choi Words outlet closed permanently. However, an online and delivery service was operated for customers. As per the prevlous publit statement conflrniing the Intentlon of the CIO to take over the day today running of operatlons. thètrustees ha¥È tontlnued to attivety operate fuftdra1sl atlSvltles to make thls happen. As part of thSs Press. a stttk)n of the Nevrton Abbot shop continues to be dedicated to second hand b¢xJk sales, the proceeds of which all 80 dlrectly to the CIO. Thetrustees also tontinued to operate its Fdends ol Choke Wortls scheme thrOugt the year therecustomers and supportèrs pay an annual or monthlv membershlp subscriptlon to be a Friend. the proceeds of whlch go dlrectfy to the charity. ¢nablin8 Custorners to support the tharity and xcesslng 5Ptcffic member benefits at the same tlme. The Cknlce Words CIO websitè, launched in 2019. has continued to be the main publlc online face of the char. On806n8 emall communlcatlons with the Frientls and also communtstkn)s wa O)oKe Words, Facebook 8t have contlnued to ralse the profile of Choice Words CIO and awarene55 of ihe Charis ML$sh and vlsicffi. Desplte the challenges des£dbed during the 12 months to 3111 January 2021. the net income for Cholce Words CIO Increased 518nillcantly when compared to the prior IZ morrth perlod. The charfty Is established by constitutw as a Foundlon ao thkh was rterd wh the Charfty Commlsslon In England and Wales on 14th September 2015. The trustees met tO8etheron¢e during tht year but have remalned In regular contact desplte pjndemlc restrlrtions. The irustees who served dUnIthe yearto 3131 Jan 2021 and up tothe date ofthls report are.. Anne Landritombe Nlgel 8rittle- Chalr Edel Brlttle Fraser Nure Roy Brittle lan Barrett Iresiyed May 20201 Pamela Brittle &8ned on behalFof theTTust Nigel Brirtle 23" November2021
CHOICE WORDS CIO ReIpts and Paym•nts Account forthe Year End•d 31 January 2021 2021 2020 Incom• Donations 6.298 4.590 Expenditure Net Income 6,238 4,530 Bank balance at beginning of year io Bank bolan¢e at end of year St•tement of Assets and UablIttl at 31"Janry 2021 Cash at bank Not• The trustees conflrm. In accordance with the CharStable IrKorporated Or8anlsatlons (Generall Regulatlons 2012, that at the year end the CIO dld not have any outstanding 8uarantees to thlrd partles nor ony debts secured on the assets of the CIO. Approved by the Trustees on 23 Noveml)er 2021 And signed on their behalf by Nigel Brittle (Chair of Trustees)