222 Ministries

Registered charity 1171159 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 222 MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL, 222 Ministries International, Transform Iran

The Charity operates mainly in the Middle East, via partners, and among Christians who live in other parts of the world. Partner organizations are already established in the Middle East, as well as elsewhere in Europe.In addition other ministries operating as part of the Transform Iran family include: "Stichting 222 Ministry" in the Netherlands; 222 Ministries Germany ; Transform Iran in USA

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL PEOPLE IN ACCORDANCE WITHTHE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE ATTACHED SCHEDULE IN SUCH PARTS OF THEWORLD AS THE TRUSTEES CONSIDER APPROPRIATE. THE INTENTION IS TO PROCLAIM THEGOSPEL OF GOD, PREACHING AND TEACHING THE WORD OF LORD JESUS CHRIST.(2) TO PROVIDE CHARITABLE SUPPORT AND RELIEF TO PEOPLE IN SUCH PARTS OF THE WORLD, ASTHE TRUSTEES THINK APPROPRIATE, THROUGH GRANTS, SERVICES AND PERSONAL SUPPORT(3) TO FURTHER OTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIMECONSIDER APPROPRIATE IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Basingstoke and Deane, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased by 84% to £328,718, resulting in a net movement in funds of £67,552. Per the trustees' report, year-end unrestricted reserves were £51,935, which is above the stated minimum reserves policy of £30,000. The charity confirms it has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Biblica — “Our long-term partnership with Transform Iran has been a great blessing to us at Biblica.” (source page)
• Release International — “Release International is privileged to partner with Transform Iran and I am delighted to offer my endorsement.” (source page)
• Trans World Radio — “It’s a tremendous privilege for our global ministry to come alongside Transform Iran to partner in sharing the love and hope of Christ to ex…” (source page)
• Step Forward Global Ministries — “Because of their focus on Iran and the broader Persian World, we believe our partnership with Lazarus Yeghnazar and Transform Iran is one of…” (source page)
• Strategic Resource Group — “It is a privilege to learn from Lazarus, Maggie and now Lana, and a joy to fund and deploy innovative projects that serve the needs of Gilak…” (source page)
• Trinity Anglican Church Chicago — “We have been honored to partner with Transform Iran since 2015, sponsoring one of their key pastors.” (source page)
• Freedom in Christ Ministries International — “Working with them has been a pleasure and a privilege as well as a huge encouragement to us.” (source page)

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Register events

• Received assets from another charity (29/10/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr DAVID LISTER
• EDGAR ALLAN RICH
• MR MIKE THOMAS · trustee of 1 other charity
• REV MAGGIE YEGHNAZAR
• Rev LAZARUS YEGHNAZAR

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

Operates in: Armenia · Australia · Austria · Belgium · Canada · Denmark · Finland · Germany · Greece · Italy · Netherlands · Norway

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Charities like this

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

• MILITARY MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL income £230k
• ULTING OVERSEAS TRUST income £84k
• RE-ENLIGHTEN income £210k
• THE FRIENDS OF THE DIOCESE OF IRAN income £333k
• EMPOWERMENT MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL income £78k
• IRSHAD TRUST income £1.1m

Side by side with its peers

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