Evangelical Bookshop

Public benefits

Purpose: The holding of assets by the organisation for the benefit of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, in particular through the dissemination of Christian literature. Public Benefit: The direct benefits which flow to the Evangelical Presbyterian Church from our purposes are the continued holding of an asset (namely a real estate asset of a

refurbished, 4-storey, well-maintained city centre premises, its equipment and stock) for its benefit, the goodwill developed as a result of the work carried out therein, the furthering of Christian objectives to spread an evangelical message and witness and the benefit of the Church’s ministers, teachers, leaders and indeed congregations through access to theological resources which enhances their means for spiritual and educational development. Further benefits include the provision of a Church Denomination address, forum, facilities for meetings, distribution of the Church Magazine and advertising. The evidence or proof of these benefits can variously be found in the Church’s close identity with our good work, its continued connection with our organisation, its long-term and ongoing use of the facilities and in our annual audited accounts. Indirect benefits do accrue to the public at large, namely the improvements enjoyed in their religious knowledge and education, but this is an incidental outworking of the Bookshop’s dissemination of Christian literature. All members of the public are target beneficiaries of the Church and so this is of broad assistance to it. No harms arise from our purposes, The beneficiary of our organisation is the Evangelical Presbyterian Church.

What your organisation does

To achieve the purposes of its Trust the Evangelical Bookshop supplies Christian Literature to the public as fully described in our Public Benefit Statement.