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home >> charity search >> the british and foreign bible society
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 7
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY 

We are working to make the Bible available and accessible worldwide and build people's confidence in it. We are an advocate for the Bible's place in our national life and we work closely with 146 other Bible Societies across the world to deliver our global ministry.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
  • There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 60 years

www.biblesociety.org.uk

info@biblesociety.org.uk

01793418222

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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
31/03/23£23,302£26,776£-3,474£2,855£30,822£16,4127.41557,623
31/03/22£23,039£19,894£3,145£2,711£34,588£18,291111426,168
31/03/21£21,505£17,542£3,963£2,879£29,879£12,1468.314618,054
31/03/20£20,239£21,314£-1,075£2,771£21,354£8,6334.914819,051
31/03/19£18,771£19,611£-840£2,633£24,189£10,7176.612717,525
31/03/18£19,448£17,886£1,562£2,547£25,917£13,0508.81340
31/03/17£19,537£18,906£631£2,689£24,010£11,3827.21300
31/03/16£18,146£16,865£1,281£2,960£22,214£10,7517.61320
31/03/15£19,746£17,270£2,476£3,108£23,476£11,7778.21120
31/03/14£18,774£16,560£2,214£2,804£20,405£9,67371000
31/03/13£16,379£14,121£2,258£2,386£18,283£7,9136.7950
31/03/12£15,222£14,459£763£2,486£15,121£5,3634.5970
31/03/11£14,855£14,694£161£2,259£16,372£6,5825.41020
31/03/10£13,195£13,118£77£2,114£14,393£5,0074.61050
31/03/09£13,999£20,617£-6,618£5,878£12,239£4,0332.3990
31/03/08£12,517£12,034£483£5,081£18,857£8,4758.5820
31/03/07£12,357£9,697£2,660£3,494£19,150£8,51610.5750
31/03/06£8,527£8,224£303£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£9,431£10,785£-1,354£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£8,798£8,731£67£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 13.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 11.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £110,000-£120,000
Liabilities/Assets: 15%
Liabilities/Income: 23%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 53%
Reserves/Spending: 7.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 1.9
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia And Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Congo (Democratic Republic), Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, ....more
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 155 employees
  • 7,623 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Culham St Gabriel's Trust£6,000
Foundation Scotland£5,100
Quartet Community Foundation£150
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Bible Society
£150 10/02/2023
As directed by the donor towards the work of Bible Society to make the Bible available and accessible worldwide and build people's confidence in it.
Foundation Scotland - Towards Ukraine Appeal
£5,000 24/03/2022
Donation towards your Ukraine appeal, from the Philippians 2;19 Trust
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Bible Society
£100 15/12/2020
Donation from Vivienne Parry
Culham St Gabriel's Trust - Worldviews in Religious Education: Making a clear case for adopting the concept of worldviews in Religious Education in both community and religious character schools.
£6,000 27/02/2020
A grant has been awarded to fund the comprehensive dissemination of a report which aims to explain in depth to both RE professionals and the general public the meaning and implication of a ....more
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - Grant to Bible Society
£41,755 04/07/2018
12
Theos-Mercers' Research Partnership

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/06/1964, number: 232759
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/01/1970, number: RC000736
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from DERBYSHIRE VILLAGE MISSION on 30/04/2020
  • Asset transfer in from THE WOODFORD WELLS ECUMENICAL CHURCH TRUST on 01/04/2021
  • Asset transfer in from LONSDALE BIBLE SOCIETY on 02/07/2021
  • Asset transfer in from EBENEZER FAMILY TRUST on 01/11/2021
  • Asset transfer in from PROSTESTANT DISSENTING CHAPEL on 19/11/2021
Main office

STONEHILL GREEN
WESTLEA
SWINDON
SN5 7DG

Objectives

TO ENCOURAGE THE WIDER CIRCULATION OR USE (OR BOTH) OF THE HOLY BIBLE OR ANY PART OR PARTS THEREOF

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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