RELEASE INTERNATIONAL

Charity number: 280577
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To provide practical and spiritual support to persecuted Christians overseas. To inform and educate the UK Church about the persecution of Christians overseas.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income:
£3,461,382

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Donations and legacies £3.39m
Charitable activities £28.49k
Other trading activities £0
Investments £28.19k
Other £11.27k

Total expenditure:
£3,705,409

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Raising funds £315.26k
Charitable activities £3.39m
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £315.26k
Charitable expenditure £3.39m

People

31 Employee(s)

7 Trustee(s)

260 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 4
£70k to £80k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Afghanistan
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bhutan
  • Burkina Faso
  • China
  • Egypt
  • Eritrea
  • India
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kenya
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Laos
  • Lebanon
  • Malaysia
  • Nigeria
  • Northern Ireland
  • North Korea
  • Pakistan
  • Scotland
  • Somalia
  • Sri Lanka
  • Tajikistan
  • Turkmenistan
  • Ukraine
  • Uzbekistan

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 August 1980: Standard registration
  • 17 August 2023: Funds received from 286010 THE MERRIFIELD TRUST
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • RELEASE INTERNATIONAL (Working name)
  • CHRISTIAN MISSION TO THE COMMUNIST WORLD (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
MARTIN HENRY PRINT Trustee 14 March 2024
FOOTSTEPS INTERNATIONAL
Received: On time
Rev Robert Karami Trustee 03 July 2023
KORPU BUILDING BRIDGES WITH THE WORLD LTD
Received: On time
Danielle Face Trustee 13 October 2022
None on record
David John Bentley Trustee 26 June 2020
CHRISTIAN CONCERN FOR THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED
Received: On time
David John Armond Trustee 15 October 2018
None on record
Dr Berhane Asmelash Trustee 10 April 2018
None on record
ANDREW WAYLAND Trustee 07 December 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £2.73m £2.98m £3.12m £3.08m £3.46m
Total expenditure £2.55m £2.67m £2.87m £3.27m £3.71m
Income from government contracts £12.00k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £25.48k £5.44k N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £2.69m £2.92m £3.09m £3.03m £3.39m
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £17.26k £24.35k £19.88k £22.82k £28.49k
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £4.50k £3.20k £1.35k £18.46k £28.19k
Income - Other £13.40k £30.28k £11.75k £14.38k £11.27k
Income - Legacies £392.37k £38.86k £120.01k £257.70k £47.40k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £2.29m £2.41m £2.60m £2.99m £3.39m
Expenditure - Raising funds £258.14k £257.96k £268.53k £281.92k £315.26k
Expenditure - Governance £86.38k £78.14k £110.24k £0 £817
Expenditure - Grants institution £843.83k £1.04m £1.17m £0 £1.32m
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Own use assets £50.11k £30.58k £261.33k £252.97k £243.06k
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £1.38m £1.71m £1.73m £1.56m £1.67m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £88.18k £84.60k £79.84k £92.62k £429.48k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 15 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 15 July 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 29 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 29 June 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 28 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 28 July 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 21 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 21 July 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 20 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 20 October 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 7TH JULY 1980 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 2 DECEMBER 2008 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 02 DEC 2015 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28 JUN 2017 as amended on 31 Mar 2022 as amended on 13 Apr 2022

Charitable objects

To advance the Christian faith in accordance with the Statement of Faith and Ethos Statement; The relief of poverty and other hardship, need or distress, for those who are suffering persecution or marginalisation for their Christian beliefs, and their families, by providing support and assistance; To further the charitable work of the Charity by the advancement of such other charitable purposes as the trustees shall from time to time decide, provided such purposes are consistent with the Statement of Faith and Ethos Statement.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

WORLDWIDE

Contact information

Address:
Release International
PO Box 54
ORPINGTON
Kent
BR5 4RT
Phone:
01689823491
Email:
info@releaseinternational.org
Website:

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