AMANA TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 13 August 2002
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 04366897
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £3,059,645
Latest expenditure: £3,286,348
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: BOWER HOUSE, ORANGE TREE HILL, HAVERING-ATTE-BOWER, ROMFORD, RM4 1PB

Website recorded by the regulator: www.amanatrust.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The charity continues to provide ongoing training courses, book promotions, free Bible distribution, radio broadcasts, conferences, public seminars and campus outreach programmes. These events are held at Bower House, Woodland Camp, a bookshop in London and in hired facilities if necessary.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

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: 30 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 30 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,059,645
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,286,348

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: 31 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £5,099,679
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,254,465

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: 13 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 13 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £3,716,218
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,904,954

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: 31 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £2,853,564
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,780,420

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 7 October 2021
Date Accounts Received: 7 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £4,118,327
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,950,057

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
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: 30 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,059,645
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,286,348
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: No
Count Volunteers: 100

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 31 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £5,099,679
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,254,465
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: No
Count Volunteers: 100

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 13 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £3,716,218
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,904,954
Charity Raises Funds From Public: 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: No
Count Volunteers: 270

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 31 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £2,853,564
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,780,420
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £8
Income From Government Grants: £38,800
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 270

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 7 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £4,118,327
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,950,057
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £12
Income From Government Grants: £50,720
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 270

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
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: 30 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 2416957
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 472732
Income Investments: 33285
Income Other: 136671
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3059645
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,286,348
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3286348
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 3293969
Expenditure Depreciation: 289079
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: -16255
Reserves: £502,000
Assets Total Fixed: 16005283
Assets Own Use: 16005282
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,585,391
Assets Total Liabilities: £296,942
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £18,293,732
Creditors One Year Total Current: 296942
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £2,281,321
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 10451587
Funds Restricted: 7842145
Funds Total: 18293732
Count Employees: 68
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 31 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 4552828
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 534579
Income Investments: 12272
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 5099679
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,014,377
Expenditure Other: 1240088
Expenditure Total: 3254465
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 26435
Expenditure Support Costs: 744915
Expenditure Depreciation: 263558
Gain Loss Investment: 5999
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £679,400
Assets Total Fixed: 15895686
Assets Own Use: 15895686
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,040,194
Assets Total Liabilities: £399,190
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £18,536,690
Creditors One Year Total Current: 399190
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £2,677,423
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 10648334
Funds Restricted: 7888356
Funds Total: 18536690
Count Employees: 73
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 13 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 3192645
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 519444
Income Investments: 4129
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3716218
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £49,997
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,061,261
Expenditure Other: 793696
Expenditure Total: 2904954
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 43917
Expenditure Support Costs: 659480
Expenditure Depreciation: 227888
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £388,200
Assets Total Fixed: 15318583
Assets Own Use: 15318582
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,790,704
Assets Total Liabilities: £423,810
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £16,685,477
Creditors One Year Total Current: 417870
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 5940
Assets Cash: £1,465,752
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 10244004
Funds Restricted: 6441473
Funds Total: 16685477
Count Employees: 78
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 31 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 2421194
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 260408
Income Investments: 172
Income Other: 171790
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2853564
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £74,602
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,942,494
Expenditure Other: 763324
Expenditure Total: 2780420
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 43917
Expenditure Support Costs: 744593
Expenditure Depreciation: 209794
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: -17431
Reserves: £1,720,080
Assets Total Fixed: 13652346
Assets Own Use: 13652346
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,504,055
Assets Total Liabilities: £295,447
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £15,860,954
Creditors One Year Total Current: 264368
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 31079
Assets Cash: £2,305,361
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 10367982
Funds Restricted: 5492972
Funds Total: 15860954
Count Employees: 91
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 7 October 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 3666418
Income Other Trading Activities: 545
Income Charitable Activities: 287871
Income Investments: 3777
Income Other: 159716
Income Total Income And Endowments: 4118327
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £15,767
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,006,460
Expenditure Other: 927830
Expenditure Total: 2950057
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 42509
Expenditure Support Costs: 684078
Expenditure Depreciation: 189201
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 52190
Reserves: £1,694,800
Assets Total Fixed: 12751076
Assets Own Use: 12751076
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,342,049
Assets Total Liabilities: £287,884
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £15,805,241
Creditors One Year Total Current: 258184
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 29700
Assets Cash: £3,151,727
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 10385732
Funds Restricted: 5419509
Funds Total: 15805241
Count Employees: 104
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

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

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: AMANA TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2002-08-13T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON THE 5 FEBRUARY 2002 AS AMENDED ON 20 OCTOBER 2006.
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND TO EDUCATE PEOPLE IN RELATION TO THAT FAITH.
Area Of Benefit: NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 511958
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: AMANA TRUST BOOKSHOP

Charity Name Id: 511957
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: FTTL

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff