Top-250 Christian charity to close
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Top-250 Christian charity to close

18 Nov 2009 | Tania Mason

Christian book and bible charity IBS-STL UK is looking to sell all its operations and wind itself up after the implementation of a new IT system went badly wrong and capped off a succession of financial problems.

It is the first time in recent history that a top-250 charity has chosen to wind up.

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