Bible Spreading Union
Registered charity 280847 Registered since 1980
Operates: Essex
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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.
7 trustees on the board
- David John Butler Chair
- Andrew Frederick Taylor since 2021
- Howard William Philpott since 2021
- Marcus John Burgess since 2016
- Paul Timothy Toms since 2016
- Pastor Martin Leslie Humphrey
- Stephen Albert Toms
7.5y median 7.5y
average tenure
10y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Marcus John Burgess since 2016
- Paul Timothy Toms since 2016
10.5y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Andrew Frederick Taylor since 2021
- Howard William Philpott since 2021
- Marcus John Burgess since 2016
- Paul Timothy Toms since 2016
Portfolio (3)
1
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Religious Activities 7
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Education 1
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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.
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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£15k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025
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.
Related organisations
- The Sovereign Grace Advent Testimony 2 shared trustees
Connected through a shared trustee
- The Bible League Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Martyrs Memorial, Rayleigh, Essex 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- SIR Pierce Lacy Charitable Trust Similar size; both Religion
- The Church Estate Charity (Hempnall) Similar size; both Religion
- The Truth Foundation (AL Haqq) Similar size; both Religion
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| satoms@hotmail.co.uk | |
| Phone | 01245268815 |
| Address | 1 DONALD WAY, CHELMSFORD, CM2 9JB |
Finances
£15,309 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £12,343 | £15,592 |
| 2022 | £8,677 | £10,305 |
| 2023 | £11,137 | £14,428 |
| 2024 | £20,325 | £18,497 |
| 2025 | £15,309 | £13,641 |
What it does
What
Religious ActivitiesWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsCharitable objects
TO UNITE IN GIVING AWAY THE WORD OF GOD.
Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 28TH AUGUST 1894 AND AMENDED 3RD JANUARY 1895
Trustees (7)
7trustees
65median age
0aged 70+
- David John Butler Chair
- Andrew Frederick Taylor since 2021
- Howard William Philpott since 2021
- Marcus John Burgess since 2016
- Paul Timothy Tomsage band 65-69 since 2016
- Pastor Martin Leslie Humphrey
- Stephen Albert Toms
Connected charities (3)
- The Sovereign Grace Advent Testimony 2 shared trustees
- The Bible League Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Martyrs Memorial, Rayleigh, Essex 1 shared trustee
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