The British Trust for Tantur
Annual Report and Accounts
Year Ended 31 March 2026
ANNTU
Charlty Number. 261410

Trustees Report
Administrative Information
The British Trust for the Ecumenical Institute for Advanced Theological Study in Jerusalem Iknown ès
the British Trust for Tanturl is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and
Wales- number 261410. The registefed address of the trust is that of the Treasurer-. 9, Holly Lane
Margate Kent CT9 3NA. Correspondence concerning financial and regulatory matteTS should be sent
to this address. Correspondence on more general matters should be sent via the Chairman Professor
Judith Lieu, 13 Clarendon Street Cambridge CBI IJU or by e-mail to
m168
C3m.ac.uk.
Tr stees
Those who have served durin8 the course of the financial year were:
Professor Judith Lieu
Chairman
Julian Hills
Treosurer
Aevd Molly Boot
Mrs Penny Bracklev
Revd. Simon Goddard
Revd Jonathan Goodall
M05t Revd Bernard Longley
Revd Dr Janet Tollinglon
Very Revd John Witcombe
Bankers: CAF Bank, 25 Kings Hill Avenue. West Malling, Kent ME19 4JQ
Inde
endent Examlner: Mr Geoff Dyson ACA
Structure Governance and Management
Trustees are appointed by the trust board under the Tnjst Deed dated 10 July 1970. Meetings are
held bi-annually to hear reports from the Institute at Tantur, determine prioritie5, award grants and
approve the financial accounts.
Objectives and Activities
Under the Trust Deed dated IO, July 1970, the Trustees are empowered to use the annual income of
the trust to support, in the first instance, the work of the Ecumenical Institute for Advanced
Theological Studies subsequently established at Tantur near Jerusalem (the Institute at Tanturl. The
Trustees having given due regard to this primary objective, may apply the income to other charitable
causes, particularly* but without prejudi￿. supporting ecumenical learning.
The Trustees seek to fully support a post-graduate to study for an extended period Irom a designated
fund known as the 'Woods-Gumbel' Fund named in honour of two early trustees.
The Trust also makes one off support grants to people who wish to study privately at the Institute of
Tantur normally in the region of £2,OQKJ.
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Athlevements and Perforniance
C•Je to the ongoln8 c4)nfllc1. the Pll8rlm¥ of Reconclliatlon fOrWu￿£hurth leaders. wPMth had
been postponed from 2024to A4)ri12025, had to be cantélled. The Brltlsh Trust dkl host a day
(onference at Co%&pntry C•thedral ￿ October 2025, enthle¢J'Reconaliation in a fime of C{￿fi1Ct',
which focussed on speakets from Tantur and othertristian communlties In the Holy Land, and also
from Ukraine. The Brltysh Trust ts In on*olrrf con¥ffsations asto other opportunth5 in the w&ent
51tuation
There has bÈen one award of a grant 1rf£2,IXi)for an individual to stay atthe Irtstitute in Jerusalem
but due to the un¢ertaln and volatile sttuatlon In Israel thelr vtsit has had to be postponed. No
awardswere made In 2024-25.
Flnancial Performan
The trust recowered £17.8k in accommodatson costs pald C￿ forthe oncellÈd Pl￿1MageOf
Reconclllatton In Jerusalem8lvingan overnll Ioss of £3.3k. The Pilgrimage event at Coventy
Cathedral incurTed wsts of just o¥er£2.4k and a cdle¢bon atthe ekn)t ralsedlust over£O,4k.
Otherwtse, income pre(h)mOnantly from dlvldend5 and Interest on the trusts. In¥e5trnent&
Interest rates have fallen sli8htly dudn8 the course of the yeargfvlng rlse to Slightly I￿4¥er interest
vields despite higher tash balan￿. The Charifund in¥estments eThJed thèyear 18.2%12025- 4.3x1
aLw the 2025 le￿1 and reftected a stmn8 Investment pufvmian¢e de5plte the U>lran war
affethni stock5 and share5 atthe end of March 2026. Thls lrnprovement In Charlfvn(Ys performan
ne8ated prlor year's cOn￿m$ aLK)ut thelr perf0fman￿.
[￿ra11. the trust Saw a surplus of £54k12025- £37kl and Ir•rtmerts Increased In value ty£102k
12025- £23kl weldlng an ty¥erall Ir￿Se in re5eryes of £156k12025- £60kl.
Thèt￿￿t'S£ash balarKes remain adequateto ¢￿T arrtlopated expenditu￿.
Approved tytheTrustees M 18thJune 2026 st8ned on thar bEhaW by.
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Independent Examiner's report on the accounts
Report to the trustees of the Brftlsh Trust for the Ecumenical Institute for Advanced
Theological Study in Jerusalem, charity number 261410. on the accounts for the year
ended 31 March 2026 as set out on pages 4 and 5.
I report to the trustees on ry examinatlon of the accounts of the above charity lthe Trust) for the
year ended 31 March 2026.
Responslbllltles and basls of the report
As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in
accordance with the Charities Act 2011 Ithe Actl.
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the
2011Act and, in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable directions given by the
Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Ad.
Independent examlner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in
connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that
accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Att or
the accounts do not accord with the accountin8 records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matter5 in connectfion with the examination to
which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be
reached.
Slgned..
Date..
Geoff Dyson ACA
Great Steepln8
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Financlal Ststements for the year ending 31st March Z026
Income &
ndftureA¢court
Total
1016
Inve5tmEnt IrKw
8Jnk Deposit
CCLADep051t
21.C67
13.837
33241
Ln5
3A18
1.375
412
2￿73
17,786
17,n6 .
1,875
TOMI Rttdp
25*
593
37.Sts)
Charitst4+Att￿It
GrantsiFeÈ5
2025 ofReconcthtbn.Cth*ftiry
2024P4yim4tofRKDncthJi•Jn
2.456
43
Meet￿& Ewnses
673
s.ifjs
20,454
33.653
54107
a6,￿1
61ml
0.213
122
IOIM6
2?￿54
307.457
667
772,989
713,334
P•4

Flnandal Stat•mthts fortheytar*Mth¥ 3tst Marth 2026 Iwntlnuedl
261366
2613
8%,952
221.IS3
a35￿1
35.158
iU260
53
66.874
130A74
9$
l.W8
495
L51
-W0￿GUmbe1
335861