TBF TRUST

Registered charity 271602 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BARNABAS FUND, THE IN CONTACT TRUST · also registered in Scotland as SC050502 (OSCR)

Latest income
£1.0m
Latest spending
£746k
Registered
1975
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £120,437 against unrestricted funds of £10,008,005, with total funds increasing by £105,868 to £10,211,061. However, the trustees report that a Charity Commission statutory inquiry has hindered day-to-day functioning and fundraising efforts, while a bank account closure at Lloyds Bank has necessitated reliance on Barclays Bank.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Grant to Barnabas Aid Limited
Grants totalling £916 (2024 - £21,618) were paid to this charity during the year. — page 33
During the year under review, KAF made a donation of £500,000 to the Trust as mentioned in Note 19, as well as a further £327,176 towards the operational expenses of TBF Trust.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation from K.A.F KITI Almond Foundation
Grants totalling £916 (2024 - £21,618) were paid to this charity during the year. — page 33
During the year under review, KAF made a donation of £500,000 to the Trust as mentioned in Note 19, as well as a further £327,176 towards the operational expenses of TBF Trust.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant to The Oxford Centre for Religion & Public Life
Grants totalling £916 (2024 - £21,618) were paid to this charity during the year. — page 33
During the year under review, KAF made a donation of £500,000 to the Trust as mentioned in Note 19, as well as a further £327,176 towards the operational expenses of TBF Trust.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant to Servants Fellowship International
Grants totalling £916 (2024 - £21,618) were paid to this charity during the year. — page 33
During the year under review, KAF made a donation of £500,000 to the Trust as mentioned in Note 19, as well as a further £327,176 towards the operational expenses of TBF Trust.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Griffin Stone Moscrop & Co.

Charity Commission inquiry

The Charity Commission launched statutory inquiries into four charities linked to the 'Barnabas Family' due to concerns regarding shared premises, trustees, and the flow of funds with Barnabas Fund, which is under separate investigation. The regulator has frozen bank accounts for Reconciliation Trust and restricted transactions for the other three charities to mitigate risks to charitable assets while the inquiries proceed.
Per the Commission’s published report. Summary is automated; the official report is authoritative.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.0m
Total spending
£746k
Cost of raising funds
£137k
Reserves (reported)
£120k
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~1.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Bangladesh · Chad · Egypt · Lebanon · Mongolia · Nepal · Pakistan · Ukraine

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.0m£746k
31/03/2024£9.3m£39k
31/03/2023£3k£16k
31/03/2022£30k£12k
31/03/2021£7k£3k

Common questions

Is TBF TRUST financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £120,437 against unrestricted funds of £10,008,005, with total funds increasing by £105,868 to £10,211,061. However, the trustees report that a Charity Commission statutory inquiry has hindered day-to-day functioning and fundraising efforts, while a bank account closure at Lloyds Bank has necessitated reliance on Barclays Bank. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Griffin Stone Moscrop & Co.

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