CHRISTIAN TELEVISION ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 280329 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The advancement of the Christian religion, in particular through the medium of audio-visual means.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ARTICLES OF FAITH AND IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF AUTIO-VISUAL MEANS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: North Somerset, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£86k
Latest spending
£98k
Registered
1981
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net outgoing resource of £11,490 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £18,175. The trustees' policy is to hold reserves equivalent to three months of expenditure, which the current reserves appear to fall below given the annual expenditure of £97,851. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified regarding the charity's ability to continue its activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £18k; policy: three months expenditure)
“The Board aims to hold cash reserves equivalent to three months expenditure.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 11
“The charity holds a bank account for CEVMA, an organisation run by a group of individuals which includes J C Telfer, a Trustee, and M Turner, senior staff member, of the Christian Television Organisation. As such the money payable has been treated as a loan in the accounts and the balance at 31st December 2025 was £1,387 (2024: £4,459)” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 4

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£86k£98k
31/12/2024£96k£104k
31/12/2023£90k£83k
31/12/2022£84k£98k
31/12/2021£82k£76k

Common questions

Is CHRISTIAN TELEVISION ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net outgoing resource of £11,490 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £18,175. The trustees' policy is to hold reserves equivalent to three months of expenditure, which the current reserves appear to fall below given the annual expenditure of £97,851. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified regarding the charity's ability to continue its activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CHRISTIAN TELEVISION ASSOCIATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHRISTIAN TELEVISION ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include THE DEO GLORIA TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE DEO GLORIA TRUSTFY2022£25kEvangelism

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK (UK).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHRISTIAN TELEVISION ASSOCIATION£86k—0below—no doubt
CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK (UK) FY2025£1.7m——below—no doubt
THE CHRIST APOSTOLIC CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH FY2025£46k—0above—no doubt
CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH WORLDWIDE FY2024£281k—0above—no doubt
PREMIER CHRISTIAN MEDIA TRUST FY2025£12.2m——unclear—no doubt
CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATES UNITED KINGDOM FY2025£46k——unclear—no doubt

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