Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 0

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Strong growth: +2
Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -6

BOOKS FOR LIFE CHARITY

Eurovision; Ukraine; Mercy Ships; St. Ormonds St. Hospital, London; Smile-split lips; SIGHT-ingrowing eyelashes; CARE, london- Human rights; Air Ambulance - Somerset, Devon.We will also consider special emergancies depending on funds available.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Established: 25 years

www.mybooks4life.co.uk

MSTODD@LINEONE.NET

01278732426

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
30/09/22		£8	£37	£-29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
30/09/21	*	£23	£3	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
30/09/20	*	£22	£15	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
30/09/19		£17	£4	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
30/09/18		£15	£5	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/17		£20	£14	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/16		£15	£7	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/15		£24	£9	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/14		£22	£15	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/13		£19	£13	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/12		£24	£42	£-18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/11	*	£33	£22	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/10	*	£41	£28	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/09	*	£27	£7	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/08		£20	£22	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/07		£22	£17	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/06	*	£21	£24	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/05		£18	£14	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/04	*	£12	£2	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

Show more rows -->

Show financials table -->

Download accounts

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
Religious Activities
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Grant-making foundations

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Gender Split

MARGARET ELIZABETH PATEL MRS

MERVYN STEVENS TODD (Chair)

SIMON DAVID KIDNER Appointed: 2015

IAN KENNETH DYER, Other trusteeships: QUANTOCK CHRISTIAN TRUST, WESTFIELD UNITED REFORMED CHURCH,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/03/1999, number: 1074748

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR21: 11 days late, AR20: 46 days late, AR11: 124 days late, AR10: 192 days late, AR09: 557 days late, AR06: 310 days late, AR04: 340 days late,

Main office

12 ST. MARY STREET
NETHER STOWEY
BRIDGWATER
SOMERSET
TA5 1LJ

Objectives

1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES SET OUT IN THE UNDERWRITTEN FOURTH SCHEDULE AND THE WORSHIP OF GOD IN THE SAID COUNTY AND ELSEWHERE BY ANY MEANS WHATSOEVER INCLUDING (BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION) THE PREACHING AND PROCLAMATION OF THE CHRISTIAN GOSPEL AND THE TEACHING OF CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE AND PRINCIPLES AND THE PASTORAL CARE OF CHRISTIAN PEOPLE AND THE PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE BIBLE AND CHRISTIAN LITERATURE AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION ON THE BASIS OF CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES AND WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING THE PROVISION OF SUCH EDUCATION IN ANY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT AND IF THE TRUSTEES SO DECIDE THE PROVISION OF ONE OR MORE CHARITABLE EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS FOR THE GENERAL EDUCATION OF CHILDREN OR ADULTS ON THE BASIS OF SUCH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES.2. THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK AND OTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources