BIBLE TEXT PUBLICITY MISSION

Registered charity 235773 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BTPM

THE TRUST DISPLAYS VERSES FROM THE BIBLE IN PUBLIC SPACES, FOR EXAMPLE ACROSS THE RAILWAY NETWORK, LONDON UNDERGROUND, ON BUSES, IN PEDESTRIAN AREAS. THE TRUST MAINTAINS A WEB SITE FOR PROMOTIONAL AND INFORMATION PURPOSES. THERE IS ALSO A HELP LINE MANNED BY AN EXPERIENCED TRUSTEE.

Objects

THE DISPLAY OF BIBLE TEXTS POSTERS ON HOARDINGS; RAILWAY STATIONS AND IN TRAINS ETC. FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE GOSPEL

Area of benefit: WORLDWIDE

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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Latest income

£106k

Latest spending

£22k

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity manages its finances with prudence, noting there are no employees or long-term contracts tying up finance. Consequently, the trustees believe there is no need to reserve large sums of money, as advertising contracts are only agreed upon when funds are already in place to cover costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: not so much a reserve policy but seeks to manage the charity's finances with prudence... no need to reserve large sums of money

“BTPM operates not so much a reserve policy but seeks to manage the charity's finances with prudence. There are no employees nor are there any long-term contracts that tie up finance, so there is no need to reserve large sums of money.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

MARTIN CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCEchair
Carl Hickson Lee
JEFF POTTER
Jared Silang
Mr P A Brown
Rachel Wendy Mugford
STEVE DUNN
Stephen Edwards

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£106k	£22k
05/04/2024	£30k	£35k
05/04/2023	£24k	£35k
05/04/2022	£28k	£34k
05/04/2021	£19k	£22k

Common questions

Is BIBLE TEXT PUBLICITY MISSION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity manages its finances with prudence, noting there are no employees or long-term contracts tying up finance. Consequently, the trustees believe there is no need to reserve large sums of money, as advertising contracts are only agreed upon when funds are already in place to cover costs.

Who funds BIBLE TEXT PUBLICITY MISSION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BIBLE TEXT PUBLICITY MISSION as a grant recipient include THE STUART HINE TRUST CIO.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE STUART HINE TRUST CIO	FY2022	£12k

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
AWAKEN LOVE FOR AFRICA	1	£54k
FIELDSDENE TRUST	1	£23k
MOUNT ZION BAPTIST CHURCH, CARDIGAN	1	£22k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETERS YATELEY	1	£16k
THE LONGFORD CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£14k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, CHORLEYWOOD	1	£9k
THE S M B TRUST	1	£6k
THE DEO GLORIA TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BIBLE AND GOSPEL TRUST.

BIBLE AND GOSPEL TRUST income £8.9m
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT JOHN FARNCOMBE income £183k
TRUST PROPERTY HELD IN CONNECTION WITH THE LONDON SPIRITUAL MISSION income £27k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH DORE income £403k
GO TEACH PUBLICATIONS LIMITED income £165k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, SOUTHPORT income £203k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BIBLE TEXT PUBLICITY MISSION	£106k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BIBLE AND GOSPEL TRUST FY2025	£8.9m	—	—	unclear	—	noted
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT JOHN FARNCOMBE FY2025	£183k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
TRUST PROPERTY HELD IN CONNECTION WITH THE LONDON SPIRITUAL MISSION FY2024	£27k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH DORE FY2025	£403k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
GO TEACH PUBLICATIONS LIMITED FY2025	£165k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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