RELEASE INTERNATIONAL

Registered charity 280577 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHRISTIAN MISSION TO THE COMMUNIST WORLD, Voice of Persecuted Christians · also registered in Scotland as SC040456 (OSCR)

Latest income
£3.7m
Latest spending
£3.2m
Registered
1980
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £731,345 are 67% above the target range mid-point, which trustees deemed a good position. The charity reported a net income of £169,297 for the year, supported by a significant gift-in-kind of a property valued at £675,000. The auditor confirmed no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

Corporate structure

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£3.7m
Total spending
£3.2m
Cost of raising funds
£240k
Reserves (reported)
£1.4m
Employees
27

Reported reserves equal ~5.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Afghanistan · Azerbaijan · Bhutan · Burkina Faso · China · Egypt · Eritrea · India · Iran · Iraq · Kazakhstan · Kenya

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£3.7m£3.2m
31/12/2024£3.1m£3.3m
31/12/2023£3.5m£3.7m
31/12/2022£3.1m£3.3m
31/12/2021£3.1m£2.9m

Common questions

Is RELEASE INTERNATIONAL financially healthy?

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £731,345 are 67% above the target range mid-point, which trustees deemed a good position. The charity reported a net income of £169,297 for the year, supported by a significant gift-in-kind of a property valued at £675,000. The auditor confirmed no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

Who funds RELEASE INTERNATIONAL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name RELEASE INTERNATIONAL as a grant recipient include RELEASE ERITREA, HIGHWAY ONE TRUST, THE JERUSALEM TRUST, DAGNALL STREET BAPTIST CHURCH ST ALBANS, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN, TUNBRIDGE WELLS.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
RELEASE ERITREAFY2023£379k
HIGHWAY ONE TRUSTFY2022£10k
HIGHWAY ONE TRUSTFY2023£10k
THE JERUSALEM TRUSTFY2025£9k
DAGNALL STREET BAPTIST CHURCH ST ALBANSFY2023£6k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN, TUNBRIDGE WELLSFY2023£5k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, CHILDWALLFY2024£4k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, CHILDWALLFY2025£4k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, CHILDWALLFY2023£4k
KAY STREET BAPTIST CHURCH, RAWTENSTALLFY2021£3k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKES (LAMBETH)FY2022£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS LIGHTWATERFY2021£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, BROMLEYFY2022£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FORDHAM & EIGHT ASH GREENFY2023£2k
KINGSWOOD BAPTIST CHURCHFY2022£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS LIGHTWATERFY2024£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, ORPINGTONFY2024£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS LIGHTWATERFY2023£2k
THE ASHBURNHAM THANKSGIVING TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH AND ST PAULS ANERLEYFY2024£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, ORPINGTONFY2022£2k
THE ASHBURNHAM THANKSGIVING TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, ORPINGTONFY2021£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST THOMAS, OAKWOODFY2024£1k
FOREST HILL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
ESHER GREEN BAPTIST CHURCHFY2023£1k
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WADHURSTFY2022£800
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, ORPINGTONFY2023£734
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, BROMLEYFY2023£648
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, PURLEYFY2024£600
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, PURLEYFY2023£500
KINGSWOOD BAPTIST CHURCHFY2023£500
ALNWICK BAPTIST CHURCHFY2023£500
THE ASHBURNHAM THANKSGIVING TRUSTFY2023£500
ALNWICK BAPTIST CHURCHFY2024£500
DAGNALL STREET BAPTIST CHURCH ST ALBANSFY2021£300
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARKS FOREST GATEFY2023£231
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARKS FOREST GATEFY2022£100
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WINDLESHAMFY2024£0
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR ENGLAND, WALES AND NORTHERN IRELANDFY2025£0
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FORDHAM & EIGHT ASH GREENFY2024£0

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