KINGSTON BIBLE TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 13 October 1986
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £31,184
Latest expenditure: £72,639
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Kingston Bible Trust, 12 Wembley Gardens, Lancing, BN15 9LX

Website recorded by the regulator: www.kingstonbibletrust.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

We continue to pursue the charity's main object "The increase and improvement of Christian knowledge and the spread of the Gospel." We distribute at cost or less, Darby Bibles, Bible concordances, Bible dictionaries, ministries of J.N. Darby, F.E. Raven, J.B. Stoney, J. Taylor Senior and similar works, and also Gospel tracts either directly or through sellers of such material.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 28 October 2026
Date Accounts Received: 28 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £31,184
Total Gross Expenditure: £72,639

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 25 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 25 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £43,923
Total Gross Expenditure: £78,705

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 24 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 12 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £48,177
Total Gross Expenditure: £39,811

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 31 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £54,309
Total Gross Expenditure: £23,459

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 24 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £15,644
Total Gross Expenditure: £44,803

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 28 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £31,184
Total Gross Expenditure: £72,639
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 25 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £43,923
Total Gross Expenditure: £78,705
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 24 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £48,177
Total Gross Expenditure: £39,811
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £54,309
Total Gross Expenditure: £23,459
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 24 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £15,644
Total Gross Expenditure: £44,803
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: West Sussex
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: KINGSTON BIBLE TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1986-10-13T00:00:00

Charity Name: KINGSTON BIBLE TRUST
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2022-07-12T00:00:00
Reason: Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number: 257972
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 257972
Assoc Charity Name: IDA MORTLOCK SADLER TRUST

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: COURT ORDER 1970 M 5817 DATED 29TH JUNE 1972 AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL DEEDS DATED 21 NOVEMBER 1997 AND 27 JUNE 2007
Charitable Objects: TO PROVIDE FOR THE INCREASE AND IMPROVEMENT OF CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE AND THE SPREAD OF THE GOSPEL AS EXEMPLIFIED IN THE WRITINGS AND WORKS OF J N DARBY F E RAVEN JAMES TAYLOR SENIOR AND THEIR SUCCESSORS OTHER THAN JAMES TAYLOR JUNIOR AND IN PARTICULAR FOR THE PURCHASE PRINTING PUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF BIBLES AND OTHER CHRISTIAN LITERATURE WITH A VIEW TO THE DISTRIBUTION OR SALE OF THE SAME EITHER GRATUITOUSLY OR AT SUCH OTHER PRICE (INCLUDING AT A PRICE LESS THAN COST) AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME SHALL THINK FIT.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management