UNITED BEACH MISSION TRUST

Registered charity 273912 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHRISTIAN ANSWER, MISSIONS DE VERRANO, MISSIONS VACANCES, THE BEACH TEAM, UBM

proclamation of the gospel of Jesus Christ by means of beach centered family missions around the coasts of UK, Republic of Ireland in continental europe, AND through open-air preaching in holiday resorts and major cities. We also run a Bible Correspondence course to help to deepen the knowledge of the holy scriptures with those that we meet through our evangelistic work.

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Latest income

£392k

Latest spending

£312k

Registered

1977

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £1,331,667, driven largely by a £181,181 gain from the revaluation of freehold properties. The charity holds unrestricted cash reserves of £34,332 in its main account and £80,249 in a deposit account, while its stated policy is to allow working capital to fall to zero, relying on property values for security. The trustees report that no material matters came to light during the examination and that the charity has no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: working capital to zero (held: £115k)

“Our policy is therefore to allow working capital to fall to zero, with the value held in property used to secure short-term overdraft facilities should we ever need them.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (12/11/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Timothy Howlettchair
ANDREW EDWIN PRYCE · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr ALAN MITCHELL
Dr DAVID AINSCOUGH B.ENG, PHD
Jason Elliot Duffin · trustee of 5 other charities
Richard Stephen Andrew Hilliard
STEPHEN TAYLOR · trustee of 3 other charities

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

Operates in: Belgium · France · Ireland · Italy · Northern Ireland · Portugal · Scotland · Spain · Switzerland

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£392k	£312k
30/09/2024	£285k	£277k
30/09/2023	£305k	£374k
30/09/2022	£286k	£255k
30/09/2021	£245k	£194k

Common questions

Is UNITED BEACH MISSION TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £1,331,667, driven largely by a £181,181 gain from the revaluation of freehold properties. The charity holds unrestricted cash reserves of £34,332 in its main account and £80,249 in a deposit account, while its stated policy is to allow working capital to fall to zero, relying on property values for security. The trustees report that no material matters came to light during the examination and that the charity has no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds UNITED BEACH MISSION TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name UNITED BEACH MISSION TRUST as a grant recipient include UNENDING LIGHT, THE SHAFTESBURY CHRISTIAN TRUST.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

JASON ELLIOT DUFFIN — trustee here and at THE SHAFTESBURY CHRISTIAN TRUST
STEPHEN TAYLOR — trustee here and at THE SHAFTESBURY CHRISTIAN TRUST

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
UNENDING LIGHT	FY2025	£11k	To further reduce the Team Fees charged to volunteers.
THE SHAFTESBURY CHRISTIAN TRUST	FY2025	£4k	Donations
THE SHAFTESBURY CHRISTIAN TRUST	FY2024	£2k
THE SHAFTESBURY CHRISTIAN TRUST	FY2023	£947

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
CHRIST CHURCH MAYFAIR	1	£88k
CHRIST CHURCH ENDCLIFFE CIO	1	£53k
EMMANUEL BRISTOL	1	£52k
THREE BRIDGES FREE CHURCH	1	£43k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREAT CHESHAM	1	£22k
GROVE CHAPEL	1	£17k
WHEELOCK HEATH BAPTIST CHURCH	1	£14k
THE REDEEMER TRUST	1	£14k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BIBLE BY THE BEACH.

BIBLE BY THE BEACH income £199k
REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD, TRUE VINE CENTRE income £147k
TRUE JESUS CHURCH (LONDON) income £267k
CARSHALTON BEECHES BAPTIST FREE CHURCH income £320k
LONDON RIVERSIDE CHURCH income £1.0m
UFM WORLDWIDE income £4.8m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
UNITED BEACH MISSION TRUST	£392k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BIBLE BY THE BEACH FY2025	£199k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD, TRUE VINE CENTRE FY2025	£147k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
TRUE JESUS CHURCH (LONDON) FY2025	£267k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CARSHALTON BEECHES BAPTIST FREE CHURCH FY2025	£320k	—	above	—	no doubt
LONDON RIVERSIDE CHURCH FY2024	£1.0m	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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