01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 19 August 1980
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 01506576
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £3,728,590
- Latest expenditure
- £3,158,662
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Release International, PO Box 54, ORPINGTON, Kent, BR5 4RT
Website recorded by the regulator: www.releaseinternational.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
To provide practical and spiritual support to persecuted Christians overseas.To inform and educate the UK Church about the persecution of Christians overseas.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 2 July 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 8 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £3,728,590
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,158,662
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 June 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,098,198
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,292,630
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 15 July 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £3,461,382
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,705,409
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 June 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,084,500
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,270,081
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 July 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 July 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,123,885
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,865,591
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 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 2 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £3,728,590
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,158,662
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 195
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 27 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,098,198
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,292,630
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 50
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 15 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £3,461,382
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,705,409
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- 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
- 4
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 260
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 29 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,084,500
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,270,081
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- 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
- 262
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 28 July 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,123,885
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,865,591
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Grants
- £5,439
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 235
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 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 2 July 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3636737
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 33284
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 48608
- Income Other
- 9961
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3728590
- Income Legacies
- 407943
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £239,938
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,918,724
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3158662
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 1285223
- Expenditure Governance
- 73334
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 298489
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 8616
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,405,022
- Assets Total Fixed
- 262528
- Assets Own Use
- 262528
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,969,693
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £376,816
- Assets Current Investment
- 153647
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,855,405
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 156816
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 220000
- Assets Cash
- £1,602,524
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1405022
- Funds Restricted
- 450383
- Funds Total
- 1855405
- Count Employees
- 27
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 27 June 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3012305
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 36012
- Income Investments
- 33783
- Income Other
- 16098
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3098198
- Income Legacies
- 76121
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £291,236
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,001,394
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3292630
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 1636849
- Expenditure Governance
- 1364545
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 324237
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 130722
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £592,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 256182
- Assets Own Use
- 256182
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,449,399
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £420,105
- Assets Current Investment
- 339000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,285,476
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 200105
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 220000
- Assets Cash
- £1,021,983
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 787802
- Funds Restricted
- 497674
- Funds Total
- 1285476
- Count Employees
- 29
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 15 July 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3393426
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 28492
- Income Investments
- 28194
- Income Other
- 11270
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3461382
- Income Legacies
- 47402
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £315,260
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,390,149
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3705409
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 1319509
- Expenditure Governance
- 817
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 315777
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 9331
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £731,345
- Assets Total Fixed
- 243064
- Assets Own Use
- 243064
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,666,330
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £429,484
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,479,910
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 209484
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 220000
- Assets Cash
- £897,726
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1062173
- Funds Restricted
- 417737
- Funds Total
- 1479910
- Count Employees
- 31
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 29 June 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3028845
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 22817
- Income Investments
- 18460
- Income Other
- 14378
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3084500
- Income Legacies
- 257701
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £281,919
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,988,162
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3270081
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 292011
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 11585
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £684,366
- Assets Total Fixed
- 252965
- Assets Own Use
- 252965
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,563,588
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £92,619
- Assets Current Investment
- 4876
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,723,934
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 92619
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,453,092
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1184491
- Funds Restricted
- 539443
- Funds Total
- 1723934
- Count Employees
- 29
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 28 July 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3090900
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 19881
- Income Investments
- 1352
- Income Other
- 11752
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3123885
- Income Legacies
- 120007
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £268,527
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,597,064
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2865591
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 1172561
- Expenditure Governance
- 110239
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 307706
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 17970
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £591,349
- Assets Total Fixed
- 261335
- Assets Own Use
- 261335
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,728,019
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £79,841
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,909,513
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 79841
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,655,054
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1222684
- Funds Restricted
- 686829
- Funds Total
- 1909513
- Count Employees
- 28
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- 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
- Azerbaijan
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- India
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Iraq
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- 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
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Sri Lanka
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Somalia
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Afghanistan
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Bhutan
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Nigeria
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Eritrea
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- 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
- Uzbekistan
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Turkmenistan
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- 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
- Laos
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Lebanon
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Kyrgyzstan
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Egypt
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
Showing 20 of 28 supplied records in this dataset.
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 108
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Religious Activities
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- RELEASE INTERNATIONAL
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2023-08-17T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds transferred (incor)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 286010
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 286010
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE MERRIFIELD TRUST
- Charity Name
- RELEASE INTERNATIONAL
- Charity Event Order
- 3
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2026-02-12T00:00:00
- Reason
- Transfer of funds
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 270461
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 270461
- Assoc Charity Name
- JUBILEE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH
- Charity Name
- RELEASE INTERNATIONAL
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1980-08-19T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 7TH JULY 1980 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 2 DECEMBER 2008AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 02 DEC 2015AS 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
- WORLDWIDE
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 707963
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- Voice of Persecuted Christians
- Charity Name Id
- 161608
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- RELEASE INTERNATIONAL
- Charity Name Id
- 161602
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- CHRISTIAN MISSION TO THE COMMUNIST WORLD
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures