Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 0

Liabilities <10%: +3
Poor Liquidity: -1
Good Reserves: +1Multiple Deficits: -2

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
All male board: -3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 4

INTERNATIONAL BIBLE STUDENTS ASSOCIATION

Provide serviced facilities to support religious activity of Jehovah's Witnesses. Arrange for venues to host conventions for Bible education. Pay expenses for and take care of living arrangements for members of the Worldwide Order of Special Full-Time Servants of Jehovah's Witnesses.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but very substantial unrestricted reserves are available
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 59 years
(109 years as a company)

02089062211

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Volun- teers
31/08/22	£63,473	£48,778	£14,695	£0	£168,934	£168,934	41.6	300
31/08/21	£71,807	£75,504	£-3,697	£0	£154,239	£154,239	24.5	300
31/08/20	£69,242	£72,515	£-3,273	£0	£157,936	£157,936	26.1	300
31/08/19	£27,495	£11,184	£16,311	£0	£161,208	£161,208	173	300
31/08/18	£45,957	£22,833	£23,124	£0	£144,897	£140,584	73.9	300
31/08/17	£29,591	£23,324	£6,267	£0	£121,771	£120,506	62	0
31/08/16	£43,010	£18,679	£24,331	£0	£115,503	£115,503	74.2	0
31/08/15	£38,920	£23,228	£15,692	£15	£91,170	£91,170	47.1	0
31/08/14	£28,326	£18,709	£9,617	£12	£75,480	£75,480	48.4	0
31/08/13	£18,987	£17,802	£1,185	£13	£65,856	£65,856	44.4	0
31/08/12	£20,373	£27,407	£-7,034	£10	£64,659	£64,659	28.3	0
31/08/11	£33,258	£18,091	£15,167	£7	£71,690	£71,690	47.6	0
31/08/10	£25,768	£17,969	£7,799	£11	£56,520	£56,505	37.7	0
31/08/09	£13,428	£15,144	£-1,716	£5	£48,719	£48,719	38.6	0
31/08/08	£13,438	£12,461	£976	£13	£50,445	£50,445	48.6	0
31/08/07	£13,011	£15,011	£-2,001	£3,840	£49,467	£49,467	39.5	0
31/08/06	£14,079	£11,505	£2,574	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/05	£12,925	£13,006	£-81	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/04	£12,134	£12,182	£-48	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 41.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.2

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
Religious Activities

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
300 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 42-62

ANDREW PAUL SUTTON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Administrator

JONATHAN MANLEY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Administrator

KARL WILLIAM SNAITH Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Minister

MICHAEL SIMPSON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Administrator

STEPHEN CHARLES HALE SYMONDS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Minister Of Religion

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/11/1964, number: 216647
Registered at Companies House on 30/06/1914, number: 00136726

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

16/09/2022 - Asset transfer in from ASSEMBLY HALL TRUST, JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES (BRISTOL DISTRICT)'
15/02/2023 - Asset transfer in from THE DUDLEY ASSEMBLY HALL OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES
06/12/2023 - Asset transfer in from MANCHESTER ASSEMBLY HALL OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from ASSEMBLY HALL TRUST, JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES (BRISTOL DISTRICT)' on 16/09/2022
Asset transfer in from THE DUDLEY ASSEMBLY HALL OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES on 15/02/2023
Asset transfer in from MANCHESTER ASSEMBLY HALL OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES on 06/12/2023

Main office

1 Kingdom Way
West Hanningfield
CHELMSFORD
CM2 8FW

Objectives

TO PROMOTE CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE BY THE DISSEMINATION OF BIBLE TRUTHS, ORALLY AND BY THE PRINTED PAGE, AND BY MEANS OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF BIBLES AND THE PRINTING AND PUBLICATION OF BIBLE STUDY HELPS, TRACTS, PAMPHLETS, PAPERS AND OTHER RELIGIOUS DOCUMENTS. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION).

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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