CLC INTERNATIONAL (UK)

Registered charity 1015793 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as C L C, CHRISTIAN LITERATURE CRUSADE, CLC BOOKSHOPS

Maintaining a network of shops and a wholesale facility in order to make evangelical Christian literature and resources readily available so that people might come to faith and maturity in the Lord Jesus Christ. Also, when possible, using the funds generated through the activities to support, encourage and enable similar works to be carried out in other countries.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £8,392 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a surplus in the prior year. However, total unrestricted funds stood at £4,135,719, with freely available reserves of £1,165,958, which the trustees deem sufficient to meet objectives. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2021)

Reported reserves equal ~94.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (08/08/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• WILLIAM EDWARD OWENchair · trustee of 4 other charities
• Herve Yves Lessous · trustee of 1 other charity
• John Michael Watkins · trustee of 3 other charities
• Linda Margaret Owen
• NEIL WARDROPE · trustee of 3 other charities
• Stephen Banner · trustee of 1 other charity

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England

Income and spending

Common questions

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CLC INTERNATIONAL OFFICE.

• CLC INTERNATIONAL OFFICE income £650k
• WYCLIF INDEPENDENT CHRISTIAN EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION LIMITED income £618k
• KINGSWAY CLC TRUST income £6.8m
• DOME OF GRACE INTERNATIONAL CHURCH income £129k
• LONDON CHURCH INTERNATIONAL income £497k
• THE APOSTLES' CONTINUATION CHURCH INTERNATIONAL UK income £364k

Side by side with its peers

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