AMANA TRUST

Registered charity 1093401 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AMANA TRUST BOOKSHOP, FTTL

The charity continues to provide ongoing training courses, book promotions, free Bible distribution, radio broadcasts, conferences, public seminars and campus outreach programmes. These events are held at Bower House, Woodland Camp, a bookshop in London and in hired facilities if necessary.

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£3.1m

Latest spending

£3.3m

Registered

2002

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £226,703 for the year ended 31 December 2024, a significant improvement from the previous year's surplus. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £10,451,587, which is well above the stated policy target of £200,000, indicating strong liquidity despite the operational deficit.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Employment of trustee family members

“The Charity has employed three family members of a Trustee during the period (2023: employed two family members) Their remuneration totalled £66,428 (2023: £31,638) and is considered to be a market rate for services provided.” — page 35

“During the year, Amana Trust paid £30,400 (2023: £24,000) to Living Stream Ministry, which related to the purchase of publications for resale in the Charity's bookshop and received £152,800 (2023: £45,500), which was received as support for employees of Amana Trust who translate and typeset Living Stream Ministry publications.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Transactions with Living Stream Ministry

“The Charity has employed three family members of a Trustee during the period (2023: employed two family members) Their remuneration totalled £66,428 (2023: £31,638) and is considered to be a market rate for services provided.” — page 35

“During the year, Amana Trust paid £30,400 (2023: £24,000) to Living Stream Ministry, which related to the purchase of publications for resale in the Charity's bookshop and received £152,800 (2023: £45,500), which was received as support for employees of Amana Trust who translate and typeset Living Stream Ministry publications.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Transactions with Church in Houston

“The Charity has employed three family members of a Trustee during the period (2023: employed two family members) Their remuneration totalled £66,428 (2023: £31,638) and is considered to be a market rate for services provided.” — page 35

“During the year, Amana Trust paid £30,400 (2023: £24,000) to Living Stream Ministry, which related to the purchase of publications for resale in the Charity's bookshop and received £152,800 (2023: £45,500), which was received as support for employees of Amana Trust who translate and typeset Living Stream Ministry publications.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Transactions with Church of London

“The Charity has employed three family members of a Trustee during the period (2023: employed two family members) Their remuneration totalled £66,428 (2023: £31,638) and is considered to be a market rate for services provided.” — page 35

“During the year, Amana Trust paid £30,400 (2023: £24,000) to Living Stream Ministry, which related to the purchase of publications for resale in the Charity's bookshop and received £152,800 (2023: £45,500), which was received as support for employees of Amana Trust who translate and typeset Living Stream Ministry publications.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee accommodation

“The Charity has employed three family members of a Trustee during the period (2023: employed two family members) Their remuneration totalled £66,428 (2023: £31,638) and is considered to be a market rate for services provided.” — page 35

“During the year, Amana Trust paid £30,400 (2023: £24,000) to Living Stream Ministry, which related to the purchase of publications for resale in the Charity's bookshop and received £152,800 (2023: £45,500), which was received as support for employees of Amana Trust who translate and typeset Living Stream Ministry publications.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Ensors. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

6 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (6 freehold); recorded price paid £4.2m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£3.1m

Total spending

£3.3m

Reserves (reported)

£502k

Employees

68

Reported reserves equal ~1.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (79% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

JOSEPH DAVISchair · trustee of 2 other charities
CURTIS JAMES KENNARD
Dr DENNIS CARL OTTO SZUBERT · trustee of 2 other charities
Fergus Ka-choe Fung
James Wallis Batten
PAUL COOKE
William Edgar Lewallen

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£3.1m	£3.3m
31/12/2023	£5.1m	£3.3m
31/12/2022	£3.7m	£2.9m
31/12/2021	£2.9m	£2.8m
31/12/2020	£4.1m	£3.0m

Common questions

Is AMANA TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £226,703 for the year ended 31 December 2024, a significant improvement from the previous year's surplus. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £10,451,587, which is well above the stated policy target of £200,000, indicating strong liquidity despite the operational deficit. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Ensors.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
ZOUQ FOUNDATION	1	—
MOONDANCE FOUNDATION	1	£204k
BAIG WELFARE FOUNDATION	1	£35k
THE PWC FOUNDATION	1	£23k
MARGARET DAVIES CHARITY	1	£10k
GLOBAL REACH	1	£6k
THE OAKDALE TRUST	1	£2k
Evelyn Partners Charitable Trust	1	£0

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BAITUL AMAN WELFARE TRUST.

BAITUL AMAN WELFARE TRUST income £247k
DARUL AMAAN TRUST income £212k
AMAN EDUCATION & MEDICAL WELFARE TRUST income £200k
AMANAT CHARITY TRUST income £71.9m
GOVERNANCE MINISTRIES income £7.6m
AWEL AMAN TAWE income £1.6m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
AMANA TRUST	£3.1m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BAITUL AMAN WELFARE TRUST FY2025	£247k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
DARUL AMAAN TRUST FY2024	£212k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
AMAN EDUCATION & MEDICAL WELFARE TRUST FY2025	£200k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
AMANAT CHARITY TRUST FY2025	£71.9m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GOVERNANCE MINISTRIES FY2025	£7.6m	£70,001 - £80,000	2	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.