01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 2 March 1999
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 03590949
- Financial period
- 1 June 2024 – 31 May 2025
- Latest income
- £36,411
- Latest expenditure
- £22,576
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 19 FRANKLEN ROAD, CARDIFF, CF14 1HR
Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.books-plus.org.uk/ (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The advancement of the Christian faith with particular emphasis on the provision of literature and other forms of communication: selling books, cards, fairtrade goods, CD's, DVD's and related goods
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 March 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 March 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 March 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £36,411
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £22,576
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 March 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 13 March 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £13,385
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £13,040
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 March 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 March 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £6,240
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £11,581
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 March 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 March 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 March 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £96,844
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £94,743
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 March 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 March 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 March 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £37,526
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £60,261
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 31 March 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £36,411
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £22,576
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 13 March 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £13,385
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £13,040
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 30
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 30 March 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £96,844
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £94,743
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 3588
- Income From Government Grants
- £9,727
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 30
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 26 March 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £37,526
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £60,261
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £17,317
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 30
05 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 108
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Religious Activities
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- LIGHT ON THE MOUNT
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1999-03-02T00:00:00
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 1 JULY 1998
- Charitable Objects
- A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROVIDE CHRISTIAN LITERATURE AND OTHER FORMS OF MEDIA COMMUNICATIONB) TO PROMOTE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY OF SOUTH WALES BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS AS AN EXPRESSION OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH
- Area Of Benefit
- COMMUNITY OF SOUTH WALES
09 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 444966
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- BOOKS PLUS
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures