Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 2

Poor Liquidity: -1
Fundraising costs high: -2

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 4

SAT-7 UK TRUST LIMITED

SAT-7 UK exists to see a growing Church in the Middle East and North Africa, to be confident in faith, serving their communities and contributing to society. Through inspirational and educational satellite television and digital media, SAT-7 brings messages of hope and peace to the lives of millions of people, in Arabic, Farsi and Turkish, including diaspora and refugee communities, every day.

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Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
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 predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

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	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22	£2,190	£2,244	£-53	£438	£712	£402	2.2	17	99
31/12/21	£2,339	£2,218	£122	£406	£766	£456	2.5	18	100
31/12/20	£2,210	£2,031	£179	£265	£644	£334	2	16	120
31/12/19	£2,014	£2,116	£-102	£299	£465	£155	0.9	16	120
31/12/18	£2,222	£2,062	£159	£262	£567	£231	1.3	13	123
31/12/17	£1,688	£1,725	£-37	£237	£408	£167	1.2	11	0
31/12/16	£1,717	£1,720	£-4	£261	£445	£154	1.1	13	0
31/12/15	£1,613	£1,667	£-54	£215	£448	£157	1.1	9	0
31/12/14	£1,416	£1,394	£22	£217	£368	£187	1.6	9	0
31/12/13	£1,711	£1,684	£26	£251	£344	£167	1.2	8	0
31/12/12	£1,104	£1,241	£-138	£189	£316	£156	1.5	7	0
31/12/11	£1,689	£1,520	£169	£207	£452	£108	0.9	6	0
31/12/10	£905	£933	£-28	£154	£280	£120	1.5	6	0
31/12/09	£943	£954	£-12	£144	£144	£125	1.6	6	0
31/12/08	£953	£985	£-32	£137	£161	£136	1.7	5	0
31/12/07	£1,161	£1,302	£-141	£110	£235	£169	1.6	5	0
31/12/06	£1,377	£1,139	£238	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	£1,078	£1,028	£50	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04	£643	£625	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 20.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 19.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 18%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 56%
Reserves/Spending: 2.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 3.2

Asset Split ?

Established: 27 years

www.sat7uk.org

admin@sat7uk.org

01249765865

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Other charitable activities

Where it operates

Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

17 employees
99 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Bishop Radford Trust - Grant to SAT-7 Trust
£15,000	01/12/2020	A contribution towards SAT 7 TURK a satellite TV channel supporting Christians in Turkey creating and broadcasting a wide range of Christian television programmes for the Turkish-speaking world
The Bishop Radford Trust - Grant to SAT-7 Trust
£5,000	22/06/2020	An additional Covid grant for Sat-7 towards online learning and programming for children.
The Bishop Radford Trust - Grant to SAT-7 Trust
£15,000	14/10/2019	A contribution towards SAT 7 TURK a satellite TV channel supporting Christians in Turkey creating and broadcasting a wide range of Christian television programmes for SAT-7 - PARS.
The Bishop Radford Trust - Grant to SAT-7 Trust
£14,003	14/11/2018	SAT-7 UK exists to see a growing Church in the Middle East and North Africa, to be confident in faith, serving their communities and contributing to society. Through inspirational and educational ....more SAT-7 UK exists to see a growing Church in the Middle East and North Africa, to be confident in faith, serving their communities and contributing to society. Through inspirational and educational satellite television and digital media, SAT-7 brings messages of hope and peace to the lives of millions of people, Bishop Radford Trust support their SAT-7 PARS project which broadcasts to millions of Persian-speakers in Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 34-80

JULIA ANNE BICKNELL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Freelance Editor/ Journalist

NEIL ALASTAIR GRAHAM Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Charity Worker

TANAS ALQASSIS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Regional Manager - Cms, Other trusteeship: MIDDLE EAST CONCERN - UK,

ALEXANDER MICHAEL MASSEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Solicitor, Other trusteeship: THE SOLDIERS' AND AVIATORS' SCRIPTURE READERS ASSOCIATION,

CHRISTOPHER JOHN MILES Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Consultant

JOHN MULLIN CLARK Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: TRUST PROPERTY HELD IN CONNEXION WITH THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN EGYPT, DIOCESE OF IRAN TRUST FUND, THE ARTHUR BENJAMIN JONES TRAVEL BURSARY TRUST, ST MARY'S WAQF, THE JERUSALEM BISHOPRIC FUND, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS BLACKHEATH PARK SE3, THE JERUSALEM AND THE MIDDLE EAST CHURCH ASSOCIATION,

MR R KEMP, Occupation: Retired

MARK C HAINES Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Civil Servant

RICHARD PETER GILES (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

DAVID REEVES TAYLOR Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Editor, Other trusteeships: CHRISTIAN SOLIDARITY INTERNATIONAL, THE BESOM IN WITNEY, HAYAT MINISTRIES,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/02/1997, number: 1060612
Registered at Companies House on 14/01/1997, number: 03301736

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Main office

SAT-7 UK TRUST
2nd Floor
3-4 New Road
CHIPPENHAM
SN15 1EJ

Objectives

The Company’s objects (“the Objects”) are: [new para]1. the advancement of the Christian faith;2. the advancement of education; 3. the advancement of good physical and mental health;4. the prevention and relief of poverty;5. the promotion of equality;6. the promotion of freedom of religion (as set out in Articles 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and subsequent United Nations convention and declarations) throughout the world by all or any of the following means:a. relieving need among the victims of human rights abuse;b. educating the public about human rights;c. raising awareness of human rights issues; and7. the advancement of conflict resolution and reconciliation; [new para]as an expression of the Christian faith, in particular (but without limitation) through the production, broadcasting and dissemination of television, film, and other digital media content.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

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