MULTIMEDIA THEOLOGICAL TRAINING LIMITED

Registered charity 1144746 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PARS THEOLOGICAL CENTRE

The advancement of the Christian faith by strengthening the theological foudations of the Iranian and other Persian speaking communities and churches.

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Latest income

£1.4m

Latest spending

£1.4m

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £725,801, which meets the trustees' policy target of maintaining three months of operating funds. The charity reported a net income of £820,467 for the year, supported by significant donations, and the auditors confirmed there were no material uncertainties regarding its 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

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“Only one employee received emoluments of over £60,000 as detailed in Note 8.” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of operating funds (held: £726k)

“Multimedia Theological Training Ltd adopts a reserves policy, which sets aside three months of operating funds to protect the ministry from the risk of disruption at short notice due to a lack of funds” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee remuneration

“Dr Fatehi, a trustee, received remuneration and benefits amounting to £68,109 in 2025, this includes gross pay of £55,875, employers NI of £7,352 and employers Pension of £4,882 (£58,313 in 2024). Rev Dr. Tavassoli, a trustee, received remuneration and benefits amounting to £12,432 for lecturing. Malcolm Steer, a trustee, received remuneration of £300 and reimbursement for travel amounting to £80.49.” — page 23

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by MC Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Employees paid over £60,000: 0 (FY2024) → 1 (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£1.4m

Total spending

£1.4m

Reserves (reported)

£690k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~5.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (98% 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

Charles Benjamin McCaleb
Jennifer Philip Stirling
MALCOLM STUART STEER · trustee of 4 other charities
Michael N Blue
Rev SASAN TAVASSOLI

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£1.4m	£1.4m
31/12/2024	£1.6m	£1.3m
31/12/2023	£1.1m	£1.3m
31/12/2022	£1.4m	£1.3m
31/12/2021	£1.4m	£1.1m

Common questions

Is MULTIMEDIA THEOLOGICAL TRAINING LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £725,801, which meets the trustees' policy target of maintaining three months of operating funds. The charity reported a net income of £820,467 for the year, supported by significant donations, and the auditors confirmed there were no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by MC Audit Limited.

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
THE PG & NJ BOULTON TRUST LIMITED	1	£82k
BETHEL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (REFORMED) CARDIFF WEST	1	£48k
THE GOSHEN TRUST	1	£24k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FORDHAM & EIGHT ASH GREEN	1	£17k
OAKHALL CHURCH, CATERHAM	1	£17k
THE GRACE TRUST	1	£14k
ST MARY'S CHRISTIAN WORKERS TRUST	1	£14k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN, TUNBRIDGE WELLS	1	£9k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BATH CHRISTIAN TRUST.

BATH CHRISTIAN TRUST income £2.6m
MALAYALAM GOSPEL CHURCH income £205k
DIOCESE OF IRAN TRUST FUND income £101k
THE CHRISTIAN INSTITUTE income £3.8m
NORTH LONDON IRANIAN CHURCH income £224k
ST MELLITUS COLLEGE TRUST income £4.5m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
MULTIMEDIA THEOLOGICAL TRAINING LIMITED	£1.4m	—	1	unclear	—	no doubt
BATH CHRISTIAN TRUST FY2025	£2.6m	£60,001 - £70,000	—	above	—	no doubt
MALAYALAM GOSPEL CHURCH FY2025	£205k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
DIOCESE OF IRAN TRUST FUND FY2025	£101k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CHRISTIAN INSTITUTE FY2025	£3.8m	—	—	below	—	no doubt
NORTH LONDON IRANIAN CHURCH FY2024	£224k	£39,600	0	above	—	no doubt

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