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



## **Achievements and Performance** 

||Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to the<br>circumstances of its beneficiaries<br>and any wider benefits to society<br>as a whole.|**During the previous year significant work has been**<br>**done on various projects including:**<br>**- editing of Manuscripts and Meaning in OT**<br>**- search tools with AND, OR and NOT**<br>**- enabling split-screen reports & user notes**<br>**- creating reports such as reading plans &  lists**<br>**- compiling genealogy data**<br>**- adding Maps: ancient and modern**<br>**- adding Summaries for each book and chapter**|
|---|---|---|





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**||
|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s financial<br>position at the end of the period|**All costs have been covered**|
|Statement explaining the policy<br>for holding reserves stating why<br>they are held|**The CIO holds no reserves**|
|Amount of reserves held|**N/A **|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|**The CIO has no salary expenses and so does not**<br>**need a winding up reserve. **|
|Details of fund materially in deficit|**N/A **|
|Explanation of any uncertainties<br>about the charity continuing as a<br>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<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of any<br>person or body entitled to appoint<br>one or more trustees|**Trustees are appointed on recommendation by**<br>**existing trustees and ratification with a ballot of**<br>**members.**|



|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|
|---|---|
|Policies and procedures adopted<br>for the induction and training of<br>trustees|**N/A**|
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider network<br>with which the charity work.|**The operational structure of the CIO can be found in**<br>**the “Rules governing the Charitable Incorporated**<br>**Organisation known as: STEP Bible (Scripture**<br>**Tools for Every Person)” at**<br>**TinyURL.com/SB-AimsRules2021 **|
|Relationship with any related<br>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**<br>**Hardwick**<br>**Cambridge**<br>**CB23 7XD**|
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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee(if any)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||David Instone-<br>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**<br>**adviser **<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|**Type of**<br>**adviser **<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|**Type of**<br>**adviser **<br>**Name**<br>**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)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>**Date**|||
|---|---|---|
||David Instone-Brewer||
||<br> <br>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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                               -                              -                                -<br>Sub total                                -                                -                                -                              -                                -<br>Total receipts                      228                           -                           -                           228                          -<br>A3 Payments<br>CloudFlare subscription                          176                              -                                -                             176                            -<br>AWS subscription                            52                              -                                -                               52                            -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              - 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                            228                            -<br>A4 Asset and investment<br>purchases, (see table)<br>none                               -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>Sub total                               -                                -                                -                              -                                -<br>Total payments [                      228 ]                           -                            -                           228                           -<br>                          -                          -                            -                            -                          -<br>Net of receipts/(payments)<br>A5 Transfers between funds                          -                         -                          - 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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**||
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|**Categories**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>**B5 Liabilities**|**Details**<br>none<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>**Details**<br>none<br>none<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>none<br>Signature<br>none|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>OK<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>David Instone-Brewer|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|
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||||OK|
||||**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Current value**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Current value**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**When due**<br>**(optional)**<br>Date of<br>approval<br>14-Jan-23|



CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 

14/01/2023 

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