UNITED CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS LIMITED

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

Non-denominational Christian media activities. Our vision is Changing Lives for Good by the power of God's Word.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

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.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

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. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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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).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 9.3% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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?

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. 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 THE VARDY FOUNDATION, THE JERUSALEM TRUST, LANGLEY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE GOSHEN TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WOBURN.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE VARDY FOUNDATIONFY2022£196k
THE JERUSALEM TRUSTFY2022£30kChristian Media
LANGLEY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£21k
THE GOSHEN TRUSTFY2022£10k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WOBURNFY2023£8kTithing
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WOBURNFY2024£8kTithing
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WOBURNFY2022£7kTithing
LANGDALE TRUSTFY2022£4k
THE GOSHEN TRUSTFY2023£3k
LANGLEY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£2k
THE GOSHEN TRUSTFY2024£1k
FOREST HILL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE GOSHEN TRUSTFY2025£1k
FOREST HILL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1kGeneral
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH CHELTENHAMFY2023£500Mission Giving
KINGSLAND CHURCH COLCHESTERFY2023£500
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LANGDON HILLSFY2022£200UCB Europe
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LANGDON HILLSFY2023£50Mission
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MATTHEW, TRIANGLE AND ALL SAINTSFY2021£13Mission Societies
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MATTHEW, TRIANGLE AND ALL SAINTSFY2022£13Mission Societies
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LANGDON HILLSFY2024£0Mission
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, CHIPPENHAM WITH LANGLEY BURRELLFY2021£0Relief and Development
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WOBURNFY2025—Tithing
THE PHILIP J MILTON AND COMPANY PLC CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022—A Christian radio station reaching-out across the Globe

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PREMIER CHRISTIAN MEDIA TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
UNITED CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS LIMITED£10.3m——unclear—no doubt
PREMIER CHRISTIAN MEDIA TRUST FY2025£12.2m——unclear—no doubt
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (UK) FY2024£1.5m—0above—no doubt
CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK (UK) FY2025£1.7m——below—no doubt
TRANS WORLD RADIO LIMITED FY2025£870k——above—no doubt
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD, CHRIST FOR LIFE FY2025£143k—0below—no doubt

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