| Description | These papers comprise records of the income, expenditure and balance of funds of the Society as a whole, represented by yearly financial statements and balance sheets. They consist of an audited set of such records, but are largely incomplete, intermittently covering 1910-1930 and 1945-1964. There are also published annual report and accounts for 1996, 2013, and 2016 to 2020. Balance sheets prior to 1930 were produced by J. H. Duncan and Co [later Duncan, Alwork and Co], Chartered Accountants, London. Balance sheets for 1945-1964 were produced by Charles Baker, Chartered Accountant, Harpenden, Hertfordshire. The financial report for 1996 was produced by Seymour Taylor, Chartered Accountant, High Wycombe.
The accounts for each year include details of income including monies collected by subscription or donation as well as legacies received throughout the year. Expenditure includes grants and payments for both general mission work in the Middle East and specific projects. The report detail special grants to individuals as well as detailing monies spent on earthquake relief; and mission work in Jordan, Greece, Israel, Egypt, Sudan, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey. The reports also detail expenses paid to related organisations such as the Lovell Society. A small number of files also contain covering letters from the Chartered Accountant to the Secretary of the Society concerning the accounts. Also includes items of correspondence, dated November 1962, concerning the Society's Distribution Account. |