SEAN INTERNATIONAL

Registered charity 286965 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SEAN, SEAN INTERNATIONAL (UK)

The charity advances the Christian faith and ministry for the benefit of the public by developing theological education principally by extension, which is accessible to a very wide range of people and ages through theological training programs, and by the publication of Christian literature and study resources. The charity's ministry is independent, interdenominational and international.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND MINISTRY BY DEVELOPING THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION PRINCIPALLY BY EXTENSION AND BY THE PUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF CHRISTIAN LITERATURE AND MATERIALS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

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.

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Latest income

£76k

Latest spending

£79k

Registered

1983

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that net assets decreased by 4% to £216,528 at the end of the period. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting an amount between one and two times the previous year's payments. The charity has been assessed as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified by the independent examiner.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimum of the previous year’s payments as unrestricted undesignated reserves at the beginning of each financial year, and to maintain no more than twice that amount as unrestricted undesignated reserves (held: £203k)

“The trustees aim to hold a minimum of the previous year’s payments as unrestricted undesignated reserves at the beginning of each financial year, and to maintain no more than twice that amount as unrestricted undesignated reserves.”

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.

Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media 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

Rev Dr Andrew Richard Angelchair
Ben Andrew Stansfield · trustee of 1 other charity
CAROL FREEMAN
DR CECILIA BRASSETT · trustee of 2 other charities
Mette Bjergbaek Klausen
Pastor TANKA PRASAD SUBEDI
REV TIM GREEN · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Dr Graham Peter Aylett
Simon Roger Lee Marshall
Volker Glissmann

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

Operates in: Albania · Australia · Bolivia · Costa Rica · Czech Republic · Dominican Republic · Germany · India · Malawi · Netherlands · South Africa · South Korea

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£76k	£79k
05/04/2024	£97k	£93k
05/04/2023	£88k	£55k
05/04/2022	£80k	£68k
05/04/2021	£62k	£74k

Common questions

Is SEAN INTERNATIONAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that net assets decreased by 4% to £216,528 at the end of the period. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting an amount between one and two times the previous year's payments. The charity has been assessed as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified by the independent examiner. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.