01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 14 September 2015
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 February 2024 – 31 January 2025
- Latest income
- £4,883
- Latest expenditure
- £1,860
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: CHOICE WORDS CIO, 71 QUEEN STREET, NEWTON ABBOT, DEVON, TQ12 2AU
Website recorded by the regulator: https://choicewords.co.uk/ (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
To operate the Christian bookshop, Choice Words, and its conference and event support services. To promote the Christian faith and provide publications and resources to educate people about that faith.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 November 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 November 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £4,883
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,860
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 November 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 November 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,215
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £60
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 November 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 November 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £5,033
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £60
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 November 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 November 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £6,072
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £96
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 November 2021
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 November 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £6,298
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £60
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 February 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 30 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £4,883
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,860
- 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
- 7
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 29 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,215
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £60
- 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
- 5
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 29 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £5,033
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £60
- 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
- 4
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 29 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £6,072
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £96
- 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
- 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 February 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 23 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £6,298
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £60
- 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
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Devon
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 108
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Religious Activities
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- CHOICE WORDS CIO
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2015-09-14T00:00:00
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - Foundation Registered 14 Sep 2015 as amended on 25 Jan 2024
- Charitable Objects
- TO RUN THE CHRISTIAN BOOKSHOP, CHOICE WORDS IN THE SOUTH WEST. THE CIO WILL FURTHER THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND THE BENEFICIARIES OF THE CIO WILL VBE THOSE PURCHASING BOOKS AND ASSOCIATED CHRISTIAN RESOURCES TO INDIVIDUALS, CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS. CUSTOMERS WILL INCLUDE PASTORS, CHURCH LEADERS, BIBLE STUDENTS, MISSIONARIES, YOUTH WORKERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE MAIN RETAIL OUTLET WILL BE IN NEWTON ABBOT WITH OUTHER OUTLETS IN SOUTH DEVON INCLUDING BOOK AGENTS AND BOOKSTALLS IN CHURCHES TOGETHER WITH BOOKSTALLS AT CONFERENCES, EXHIBITIONS, FESTIVALS AND OTHER OUTSIDE EVENTS.
- Area Of Benefit
- NEWTON ABBOT WITH OUTHER OUTLETS IN SOUTH DEVON
09 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests