UNITED CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS LIMITED

Registered charity 299128 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as UCB EUROPE

Latest income
£10.3m
Latest spending
£9.6m
Registered
1988
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £675,077 for the year, with total income of £10.26 million against total expenditure of £9.59 million. Free reserves stood at £8.6 million, representing 10.8 months of expenditure, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of three months' expenditure.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months' expenditure (held: £8.6m)
The Trustees have determined that the free reserves required to enable continuity of operations should not fall below 3 months’ expenditure, approximately £2,390k — page 12
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: UCB France
David L’Herroux in on the board of UCB France. Invoices totalling £40,066 (2023: £45,178) were paid to UCB France for the services of consultancy and chaplaincy to UCB Europe. — page 41
Amounts totalling £350 (2023: £850) were paid to New Testament Church of God for exhibition fees and advertising. E David Edwards, a Trustee of UCB, is a Director of this organisation. — page 41
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: New Testament Church of God
David L’Herroux in on the board of UCB France. Invoices totalling £40,066 (2023: £45,178) were paid to UCB France for the services of consultancy and chaplaincy to UCB Europe. — page 41
Amounts totalling £350 (2023: £850) were paid to New Testament Church of God for exhibition fees and advertising. E David Edwards, a Trustee of UCB, is a Director of this organisation. — page 41
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Helen Yousaf
David L’Herroux in on the board of UCB France. Invoices totalling £40,066 (2023: £45,178) were paid to UCB France for the services of consultancy and chaplaincy to UCB Europe. — page 41
Amounts totalling £350 (2023: £850) were paid to New Testament Church of God for exhibition fees and advertising. E David Edwards, a Trustee of UCB, is a Director of this organisation. — page 41
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: UCB Media Limited
UCB owns 100% of the issued share capital of UCB Media Limited, a dormant trading subsidiary company. — page 13
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K.LLP.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — UCB - United Christian Broadcasters Ltd (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£10.3m
Total spending
£9.6m
Cost of raising funds
£957k
Reserves (reported)
£8.6m
Employees
110

Reported reserves equal ~10.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Ireland · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£10.3m£9.6m
31/12/2023£10.1m£8.6m
31/12/2022£9.5m£8.2m
31/12/2021£9.6m£7.9m
31/12/2020£9.6m£7.4m

Common questions

Is UNITED CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS LIMITED financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £675,077 for the year, with total income of £10.26 million against total expenditure of £9.59 million. Free reserves stood at £8.6 million, representing 10.8 months of expenditure, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of three months' expenditure. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K.LLP.

Who funds UNITED CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name UNITED CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS LIMITED as a grant recipient include LANGLEY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE GOSHEN TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WOBURN, LANGDALE TRUST, FOREST HILL CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
GREAT LAKES OUTREACH1£21k
THE ALMOND TRUST1£10k
THE DEO GLORIA TRUST1£10k
SEEDFIELD TRUST1£3k

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