2021-12-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 29 March 2021 (date of registration) To 31 December 2021

Charity name: STEP Bible

Charity registration number: 1193950

Objectives and Activities

Objectives and Activities
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	The object of the CIO is to provide cost-free education concerning the Bible, for the public **benefit. **
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.	Trustees and other volunteers have continued to maintain and develop the datasets and facilities at STEPBible.org and help those using them. These activities have been coordinated by the trustees by linking with volunteers through Slack, email and video links.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commissiononpublic benefit	Allowing free online access to high-quality Bible study tools in 50 gateway languages benefits the Christian church in countries with limited access to education and scholarship.
Policy on grant making	N/A
Policy on social investment including program related investment	N/A
Contribution made by volunteers	Volunteers in several countries develop and maintain STEP Bible’s resources at zero cost, **according to their various skillsets. **

Achievements and Performance

	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.	During the previous year significant work has been done on various projects including: - editing of Manuscripts and Meaning in OT - search tools with AND, OR and NOT - enabling split-screen reports & user notes - creating reports such as reading plans & lists - compiling genealogy data - adding Maps: ancient and modern - adding Summaries for each book and chapter

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	All costs have been covered
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	The CIO holds no reserves
Amount of reserves held	**N/A **
Reasons for holding zero reserves	The CIO has no salary expenses and so does not **need a winding up reserve. **
Details of fund materially in deficit	**N/A **
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	N/A

Additional information (optional)

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

The charity’s principal sources of Donation by a trustee to cover the server costs, funds (including any fundraising) which is the only cost the CIO incurs. Investment policy and objectives N/A including any social investment policy adopted A description of the principal risks Loss of volunteers facing the charity

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:	**N/A **
Type of governing document	**Constitution **
How is the charity constituted?	CIO
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	Trustees are appointed on recommendation by existing trustees and ratification with a ballot of members.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:	Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	N/A
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity work.	The operational structure of the CIO can be found in the “Rules governing the Charitable Incorporated Organisation known as: STEP Bible (Scripture Tools for Every Person)” at **TinyURL.com/SB-AimsRules2021 **
Relationship with any related parties	N/A

Reference and Administrative details

Charityname	STEP Bible
Other name the charity uses	**Scripture Tools for Every Person **
Registered charitynumber	**1193952 **
Charity’s principal address	33 Bramley Way Hardwick Cambridge CB23 7XD

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
	David Instone- Brewer
	Mark T. Cannon
	Patrick Tang
	Kevin Weeks

– 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 wholeyear
**N/A **

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this N/A capacity

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)
N/A

N/A

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details N/A

Other optional information The treasurer is Mr Darcy McKinnon.

Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date
	David Instone-Brewer
	First trustee
	14 January 2023
	14 January 2023

Charity Name No (if any) STEPBIBLE (SCRIPTURE TOOLS FOR EVERY PERSON) 1193950 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 1 Apr 2021 31 Dec 2021

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Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations (pledged to meet expenses) 228 - - 228 -
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Sub total (Gross income for
- - 228 -
AR) [ 228 ]
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 228 - - 228 -
A3 Payments
CloudFlare subscription 176 - - 176 -
AWS subscription 52 - - 52 -
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Sub total 228 - - 228 -
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
none - - - -
- - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total payments [ 228 ] - - 228 -
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Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - - - - -
- - - - -
Cash funds this year end
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

14/01/2023

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at	the end of the period
Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities	Details none Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details none none Details Details Details none Signature none	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name David Instone-Brewer	Endowment funds to nearest £ - - -
			-
			OK
			Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional) Date of approval 14-Jan-23

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

14/01/2023

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