INTERNATIONAL BIBLE STUDENTS ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 216647 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · listed website unreachable when last crawled · also registered in Scotland as SC046866 (OSCR)

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Latest income
£40.6m
Latest spending
£36.8m
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of approximately £3.4 million for the year ended 31 August 2023, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £165.5 million. The trustees confirm that the charity holds net current assets sufficient to cover its short-term needs and has no material uncertainties regarding its going concern status.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Rickard Luckin Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£40.6m
Total spending
£36.8m
Reserves (reported)
£9.7m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~3.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees

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
31/08/2025£40.6m£36.8m
31/08/2024£50.0m£57.8m
31/08/2023£40.4m£43.8m
31/08/2022£63.5m£48.8m
31/08/2021£71.8m£75.5m

Common questions

Is INTERNATIONAL BIBLE STUDENTS ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of approximately £3.4 million for the year ended 31 August 2023, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £165.5 million. The trustees confirm that the charity holds net current assets sufficient to cover its short-term needs and has no material uncertainties regarding its going concern status. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Rickard Luckin Limited.