Potteries Christian Bookshop

Registered charity 1206463 CIO Registered since 2024

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

2y median 2y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

7.5y

average years in governance

4 vs 2 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 6Environment/conservation/heritage 6Religious Activities 6

Commercial experience

Property 3Construction 1Health and social care 1

Boards that share trustees

The Methodist Church - Chester and Stoke-on-Trent District 1 shared trustee
Potteries Mission Methodist Circuit 1 shared trustee
Dane and Trent Methodist Circuit 1 shared trustee
Methodist Central Hall, Manchester 1 shared trustee
Affordable Food Stoke 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

Affordable Food Stoke 1 shared trustee
Dane and Trent Methodist Circuit 1 shared trustee
Potteries Mission Methodist Circuit 1 shared trustee
Methodist Central Hall, Manchester 1 shared trustee
The Methodist Church - Chester and Stoke-on-Trent District 1 shared trustee
Rissho Kosei-KAI of the UK Similar size; both Human rights

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Contact

Website	crfl.co.uk
Email	enquiries@crfl.co.uk
Phone	01782212146
Address	Potteries Christian Bookshop, BEMERSLEY HOUSE, GITANA STREET, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST1 1DY

Finances

£188,780 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2025	£188,780	£174,670

What it does

What

Education/trainingReligious ActivitiesEnvironment/conservation/heritageEconomic/community Development/employmentHuman Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeopleOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY OPERATING A CHRISTIAN BOOK SHOP TO DISTRIBUTE RESOURCES TO INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS AND CHURCH LEADERS TO DISCOVER OR DEVELOP THEIR CHRISTIAN FAITH, AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER FAITHS, TO RAISE AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF CHRISTIAN BELIEFS AND PRACTICES, TO SEEK AND PRESENT RESOURCES TO HELP EDUCATE THOSE INTERESTED IN SOCIAL ASPECTS AFFECTING TODAY’S WORLD (E.G. CLIMATE CHANGE, SOCIAL COHESION, PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY) AND TO PRESENT RESOURCES AND HELP INDIVIDUALS DEAL WITH SIGNIFICANT LIFE EVENTS (E.G. BIRTH, MARRIAGE, DEATH ETC).

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 09 Jan 2024

Trustees (6)

6trustees

68median age

0aged 70+

David John Pickles Chair since 2024
Christine Thompson since 2024
Glenn Gerald Parkes MBEage 68 since 2024
Julie Ann Ellis since 2024
Rev David Robert Westhead since 2024
Trudy Joy Purkiss since 2024

Connected charities (5)

Dane and Trent Methodist Circuit 1 shared trustee
Methodist Central Hall, Manchester 1 shared trustee
The Methodist Church - Chester and Stoke-on-Trent District 1 shared trustee
Potteries Mission Methodist Circuit 1 shared trustee
Affordable Food Stoke 1 shared trustee

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