Open the Bible (UK)
Registered charity 1198923 CIO Registered since 2022
Operates: Throughout England And Wales
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How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
6 trustees on the board
- Reverend Philip Keith Walter Chair since 2022
- Dr Donald John Maclean since 2025
- John C Aiello Jr. since 2022
- Keith Bruce Mckay since 2022
- Rev Colin Stuart Smith M.Phil since 2022
- Rev Timothy Gamston since 2025
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- John C Aiello Jr. since 2022
- Rev Colin Stuart Smith M.Phil since 2022
- Rev Timothy Gamston since 2025
Portfolio (3)
- Reverend Philip Keith Walter Chair since 2022
- Dr Donald John Maclean since 2025
- Keith Bruce Mckay since 2022
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- Banner of Truth Building Fund 1 shared trustee
- Tyndale House and Institute 1 shared trustee
- The Banner of Truth Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Fellowship Property Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Evangelical Presbyterian Church in England and Wales 1 shared trustee
- Cambridge Presbyterian Church 1 shared trustee
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | openthebible.org.uk |
| philwalter@btinternet.com | |
| Phone | 01604882040 |
| Address | 43 Shelleycotes Road, Brixworth, Northampton, NN6 9NE |
Finances
£208,335 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | £90,280 | £46,895 |
| 2024 | £186,439 | £129,679 |
| 2025 | £208,335 | £200,117 |
What it does
What
General Charitable PurposesReligious ActivitiesWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationCharitable objects
3.1. THE PURPOSES OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING:3.1.1. RESOURCES WHICH ENABLE CHRISTIAN BELIEVERS TO ENGAGE WITH THE BIBLICAL TEXTS FOR THEMSELVES AND TO SHARE CONFIDENTLY THE ORIGINAL MESSAGE OF THE BIBLE WITH OTHERS;3.1.2. SUPPORT AND TRAINING RESOURCES FOR CHURCH LEADERS TO EQUIP THEIR OWN CONGREGATIONS TO STUDY AND SHARE THE BIBLE; 3.1.3. EVENTS AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH CHURCHES, WHERE APPROPRIATE. 3.2. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY STATUTORY PROVISION REGARDING THE MEANING OF THE WORD "CHARITABLE" OR THE WORDS "CHARITABLE PURPOSES" IN FORCE IN ANY PART OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.
Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 11 May 2022 as amended on 09 Dec 2025
Trustees (6)
- Reverend Philip Keith Walterage band 75-79 Chair since 2022
- Dr Donald John Macleanage band 45-49 since 2025
- John C Aiello Jr. since 2022
- Keith Bruce Mckayage band 70-74 since 2022
- Rev Colin Stuart Smith M.Phil since 2022
- Rev Timothy Gamston since 2025
Connected charities (8)
- The Banner of Truth Trust 1 shared trustee
- Banner of Truth Building Fund 1 shared trustee
- The Evangelical Presbyterian Church in England and Wales 1 shared trustee
- The Fellowship Property Trust 1 shared trustee
- Lansdowne Baptist Church, Bournemouth 1 shared trustee
- Lansdowne Baptist Church Bournemouth 1 shared trustee
- Cambridge Presbyterian Church 1 shared trustee
- Tyndale House and Institute 1 shared trustee
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