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BROADCAST JOURNALISM TRAINING COUNCIL

Registered charity 1060668 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Setting standards of training in broadcast journalism, agreeing those standards with training deliverers, carrying out course inspections and granting accreditation if delivery meets the required standards. Career's advice.

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Latest income
£157k
Latest spending
£174k
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a deficit of £17,106 for the year ended 31 December 2025, reducing total funds to £114,761. The trustees consider the financial position to be stable, supported by current management projections and reserves in excess of nine months of running costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: four months general running costs (held: £115k)
“It is the policy of the BJTC to hold in reserves the equivalent of four months general running costs.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 13
“The only related party transactions during the year was the reimbursement of £2,074 travel and subsistence expenses across 10 trustees. No individual trustee was reimbursed more than £312.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£157k£174k
31/12/2024£186k£159k
31/12/2023£171k£207k
31/12/2022£156k£176k
31/12/2021£161k£163k

Common questions

Is BROADCAST JOURNALISM TRAINING COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a deficit of £17,106 for the year ended 31 December 2025, reducing total funds to £114,761. The trustees consider the financial position to be stable, supported by current management projections and reserves in excess of nine months of running costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.