## **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**
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**to appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||David Instone-
Brewer|||| ||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**
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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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AR) [ 308 ]
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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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 - - - -
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Total payments [ 308 ] - - 308 228
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Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - - - - -
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 14/01/2023 1 |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**the end of the period**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Categories**
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**charity’s own use**
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David Instone-Brewer|**Endowment**
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