Finance Score: 7

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 3

Good reserves management: +3
Reasonable growth: +1
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 19

RELEASE INTERNATIONAL

To provide practical and spiritual support to persecuted Christians overseas.To inform and educate the UK Church about the persecution of Christians overseas.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received Government grants and contracts
Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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		£3,085	£3,270	£-186	£282	£1,724	£1,184	4.3	29	262
31/12/21		£3,124	£2,866	£258	£269	£1,910	£1,223	5.1	28	235
31/12/20		£2,978	£2,670	£308	£258	£1,651	£926	4.2	26	218
31/12/19		£2,726	£2,553	£173	£258	£1,343	£802	3.8	26	197
31/12/18		£2,190	£2,275	£-85	£239	£1,171	£611	3.2	27	179
31/12/17		£2,373	£2,154	£219	£200	£1,256	£687	3.8	28	0
31/12/16		£2,480	£2,140	£340	£222	£1,037	£492	2.8	27	0
31/12/15	*	£2,026	£2,084	£-58	£213	£697	£571	3.3	27	0
31/12/14		£2,002	£1,982	£20	£240	£768	£547	3.3	26	0
31/12/13		£1,834	£1,827	£7	£224	£748	£605	4	25	0
31/12/12		£1,777	£1,705	£72	£227	£741	£495	3.5	24	0
31/12/11		£1,567	£1,782	£-215	£225	£669	£441	3	25	0
31/12/10		£1,758	£1,864	£-107	£233	£884	£556	3.6	25	0
31/12/09		£1,852	£1,870	£-18	£246	£991	£625	4	23	0
31/12/08		£1,791	£1,571	£221	£235	£1,009	£652	5	21	0
31/12/07		£1,753	£1,680	£74	£195	£789	£519	3.7	18	0
31/12/06		£1,734	£1,422	£311	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£1,462	£1,513	£-52	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04	*	£1,157	£1,062	£95	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 9.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 8.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 69%
Reserves/Spending: 4.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 15.7

Asset Split ?

Established: 44 years

www.releaseinternational.org

info@releaseinternational.org

01689823491

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, China, Egypt, Eritrea, India, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Nigeria, North Korea, Northern Ireland, Pakistan, Scotland, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Throughout England And Wales, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 31-72

ANDREW WAYLAND Appointed: 2016, Occupation: It Director

DANIELLE FACE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Church Worker

DAVID JOHN ARMOND Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Consultant

DAVID JOHN BENTLEY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: CHRISTIAN CONCERN FOR THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED, CHEAM BAPTIST CHURCH,

DR BERHANE ASMELASH Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Charity Worker

JANET ANNE CRICK Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Operations Manager

MARTIN HENRY PRINT Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: FOOTSTEPS INTERNATIONAL,

ROBERT KARAMI Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Counsellor

SARAH SHEARER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Accountant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/08/1980, number: 280577
Registered at Companies House on 07/07/1980, number: 01506576

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR15: 0 days late, AR04: 21 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE MERRIFIELD TRUST on 17/08/2023

Main office

Release International
PO Box 54
ORPINGTON
Kent
BR5 4RT

Objectives

To advance the Christian faith in accordance with the Statement of Faith and Ethos Statement; The relief of poverty and other hardship, need or distress, for those who are suffering persecution or marginalisation for their Christian beliefs, and their families, by providing support and assistance; To further the charitable work of the Charity by the advancement of such other charitable purposes as the trustees shall from time to time decide, provided such purposes are consistent with the Statement of Faith and Ethos Statement.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WORLDWIDE

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