CCEW Charity Commission profile

BIBLICA EUROPE MINISTRIES TRUST

Registered charity 227111 · organisation 227111

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
29 October 1963
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
00753259
Financial period
1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
Latest income
£1,300,777
Latest expenditure
£1,332,277
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: THE MOUNT BUSINESS CENTRE LTD, 2 WOODSTOCK LINK, BELFAST, BT6 8DD

Website recorded by the regulator: www.biblicaeurope.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Biblica is a worldwide organisation focusing on 3 core strategies of Bible translation, Bible Publishing and Bible Engagement. The mission statement is "transforming lives through God's word". The charity concentrates on carrying out these objectives in the UK and Continental Europe and also operates in other countries as included in A12 above.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
30 July 2026
Date Annual Return Received
28 July 2026
Date Accounts Received
28 July 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,300,777
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,332,277
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
30 July 2025
Date Annual Return Received
12 May 2025
Date Accounts Received
12 May 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,504,354
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,568,399
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
30 July 2024
Date Annual Return Received
24 June 2024
Date Accounts Received
24 June 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,968,991
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,074,059
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
30 July 2023
Date Annual Return Received
26 June 2023
Date Accounts Received
26 June 2023
Total Gross Income
£2,091,221
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,956,291
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
30 July 2022
Date Annual Return Received
16 January 2022
Date Accounts Received
16 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,537,797
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,596,341

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2025
Ar Due Date
30 July 2026
Ar Received Date
28 July 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,300,777
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,332,277
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2024
Ar Due Date
30 July 2025
Ar Received Date
12 May 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,504,354
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,568,399
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2023
Ar Due Date
30 July 2024
Ar Received Date
24 June 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,968,991
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,074,059
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2022
Ar Due Date
30 July 2023
Ar Received Date
26 June 2023
Total Gross Income
£2,091,221
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,956,291
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2021
Ar Due Date
30 July 2022
Ar Received Date
16 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,537,797
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,596,341
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2025
Ar Due Date
30 July 2026
Ar Received Date
28 July 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
630738
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
666781
Income Investments
3258
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1300777
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£19,189
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,313,088
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1332277
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
13938
Expenditure Support Costs
13938
Expenditure Depreciation
955
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£357,963
Assets Total Fixed
1719
Assets Own Use
1719
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£658,420
Assets Total Liabilities
£245,822
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£414,317
Creditors One Year Total Current
245822
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£486,758
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
357963
Funds Restricted
56354
Funds Total
414317
Count Employees
7
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2024
Ar Due Date
30 July 2025
Ar Received Date
12 May 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
875056
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
626104
Income Investments
3194
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1504354
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£17,188
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,551,211
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1568399
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
19581
Expenditure Support Costs
89139
Expenditure Depreciation
1511
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£445,817
Assets Total Fixed
2674
Assets Own Use
2674
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£546,063
Assets Total Liabilities
£102,920
Assets Current Investment
201022
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£445,817
Creditors One Year Total Current
102920
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£245,921
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
369548
Funds Restricted
76269
Funds Total
445817
Count Employees
8
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2023
Ar Due Date
30 July 2024
Ar Received Date
24 June 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
1490160
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
478799
Income Investments
32
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1968991
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£17,090
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,056,969
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2074059
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
24081
Expenditure Depreciation
1316
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£364,716
Assets Total Fixed
1697
Assets Own Use
1697
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£971,206
Assets Total Liabilities
£463,040
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£509,863
Creditors One Year Total Current
463040
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£719,547
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
364716
Funds Restricted
145147
Funds Total
509863
Count Employees
8
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2022
Ar Due Date
30 July 2023
Ar Received Date
26 June 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
1373755
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
717459
Income Investments
7
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2091221
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£12,459
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,943,832
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1956291
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
17163
Expenditure Depreciation
1052
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£321,332
Assets Total Fixed
3013
Assets Own Use
3013
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£929,542
Assets Total Liabilities
£317,624
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£614,931
Creditors One Year Total Current
317624
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£0
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
321332
Funds Restricted
293599
Funds Total
614931
Count Employees
8
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2021
Ar Due Date
30 July 2022
Ar Received Date
16 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
1026549
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
510675
Income Investments
573
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1537797
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£87,333
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,509,008
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1596341
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
8939
Expenditure Support Costs
11895
Expenditure Depreciation
2224
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£243,404
Assets Total Fixed
4328
Assets Own Use
4328
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£991,290
Assets Total Liabilities
£515,617
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£480,001
Creditors One Year Total Current
515617
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£773,932
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
243404
Funds Restricted
236597
Funds Total
480001
Count Employees
5
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Serbia
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Israel
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Asia
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Kazakhstan
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Asia
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Philippines
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Asia
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Switzerland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Ukraine
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Slovakia
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
United States
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
North America
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Germany
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Romania
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
South Africa
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
China
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Asia
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Kenya
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
France
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Egypt
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Canada
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
North America
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Netherlands
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No

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07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
310
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Other Charitable Activities
Classification Code
108
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Religious Activities
Classification Code
301
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Individuals
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
BIBLICA EUROPE MINISTRIES TRUST
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1963-10-29T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 13 MARCH 1963 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 28 FEBRUARY 2007, 11 APRIL 2008 AND 2 NOVEMBER 2009.
Charitable Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY ARE TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND FURTHER THE EXTENSION OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE BY SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS MAY SEEM APPROPRIATE TO THE COMPANY.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
306849
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
IBS-STL MINISTRIES TRUST
Charity Name Id
306854
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
S.P. TRUST LIMITED
Charity Name Id
306857
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
SCRIPTURE PRESS FOUNDATION (UK ) LIMITED
Charity Name Id
306867
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
STL TRUST

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures