Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 7

Support Score: 0

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5

Overall GiG Score: 14

THE POCKET TESTAMENT LEAGUE LIMITED

The aim and mission statement of The Pocket Testament League is enabling Christians to share their faith one-to-one by the provision of Gospel booklets, training and support.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management 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

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
30/06/23		£400	£333	£67	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	24,000
30/06/22		£297	£356	£-59	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20,000
30/06/21		£256	£203	£53	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15,000
30/06/20		£225	£176	£49	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3,500
30/06/19		£225	£176	£49	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
30/06/18	*	£81	£99	£-18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/17		£115	£100	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/16		£105	£97	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/15		£100	£111	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/14		£122	£121	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/13		£127	£122	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/12		£115	£126	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/11		£144	£133	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/10		£109	£122	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/09		£127	£122	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/08		£144	£128	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/07		£106	£159	£-53	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/06		£125	£187	£-62	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/05		£149	£194	£-46	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/04		£187	£205	£-18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 43 years

www.ptluk.org

admin@ptluk.org

01273401369

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Brazil, Finland, India, Israel, Latvia, Madagascar, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Spain, Throughout England And Wales, Uganda, Ukraine,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
24,000 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 46-81

MICHAEL BRICKLEY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

REV TIMOTHY JAMES ROWLANDS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Church Leader

HEATHER FRANCES SHEPHEARD Appointed: 1999, Occupation: Occupational Therapist, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY AND ST FRANCIS, BARCOMBE,

MARJORIE MAY MURPHY Appointed: 1995, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: STARFISH ASIA,

REV MARK ANDREW WILTSHIRE (Chair) Appointed: 1994, Occupation: Minister Of Religion, Other trusteeships: ASSEMBLIES OF GOD INCORPORATED, EAST - WEST MINISTRIES, BROMLEY CHRISTIAN CENTRE,

RICHARD THOMAS GARNER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeship: PRAYER EXPEDITIONS LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/03/1981, number: 281910
Registered at Companies House on 15/11/1979, number: 01461289

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Financial Conduct Authority

Policies in force

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR18: 30 days late,

Main office

MELVILLE LODGE
SOUTH CHAILEY
LEWES
BN8 4AB

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE CIRCULATION OF THE SCRIPTURES AND BY OBTAINING PLEDGES TO READ A PORTION OF THE BIBLE DAILY AND TO CARRY A BIBLE OR NEW TESTAMENT FOR CONSTANT USE AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS BEING EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE IN THEIR OBJECT AS THE ASSOCIATION SHALL DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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