Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022
Charity name: STEP Bible Charity registration number: 1193950
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | 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. |
Para 1.17 and 1.19 |
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, emailand video links. |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | 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. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| SORP reference | ||
|---|---|---|
| Policy on grant making | Para 1.38 | N/A |
| Policy on social investment including program related investment |
Para 1.38 | N/A |
| Contribution made by volunteers |
Para 1.38 | Volunteers in several countries develop and maintain STEP Bible’s resources at zero cost, according to their various skillsets. |
| Other | N/A |
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 | During the previous year significant work has been done on various projects including: - disambiguation of vocabulary tagging - search selection linked to disambiguated vocabulary - tagging of LXX datasets - development of auto-tagging routines - developing automatic versification of non-standard Bibles - setting up caching using CloudFlare servers - SEO tagging and landing pages |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | N/A |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | N/A |
| Other |
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
|---|---|---|
| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | All costs have been covered |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves statingwhy they areheld |
Para 1.22 | The CIO holds no reserves |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | N/A |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | The CIO has no salary expenses and so **does not need a winding up reserve. ** |
| 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 | Donation by a trustee to cover the server costs, which is the only cost the CIO incurs. |
| 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 | |
| Other |
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: |
N/A | |
|---|---|---|
| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Constitution |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | 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 |
Para 1.25 | Trustees are appointment 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: N/A Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and Para 1.51 training of trustees
| Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
Para 1.51 | N/A |
|---|---|---|
| The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works |
Para 1.51 | 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 |
Para 1.51 | N/A |
| Other |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | STEP Bible |
|---|---|
| Other name the charity uses | **Scripture Tools for Every Person ** |
| Registered charity number | **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 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Instone- Brewer |
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| Mark T. Cannon | ||||
| Patrick Tang | ||||
| Kevin Weeks | ||||
| Dan Bennett | 11 March 2022 | |||
– 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 N/A held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
Additional information (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
| Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) |
|---|---|---|
| Type of adviser Name Address |
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| N/A | ||
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
N/A
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
N/A
Other optional information
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 |
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|---|---|---|
| David Instone-Brewer | ||
Chair of trustees |
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| 21/5/2023 | ||
| 21/5/2023 |
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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 Jan 2022 31 Dec 2022
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) 308 - - 308 228
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
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Sub total (Gross income for
- - 308 228
AR) [ 308 ]
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 308 - - 308 228
A3 Payments
CloudFlare subscription 232 - - 232 176
AWS subscription 76 - - 76 52
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Sub total 308 - - 308 228
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
none - - - -
- - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total payments [ 308 ] - - 308 228
- - - - -
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 B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B1 Cash funds |
Signature none Details Details none Details none Details none none Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details |
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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