CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK (UK) — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 21 January 2004
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 04460911
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £1,714,764
Latest expenditure: £1,874,940
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: The Christian Broadcasting Network, 161 Holme Lacy Road, HEREFORD, HR2 6DG

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Promotion of Christian Religion by TV broadcasts, CD's, DVD's, Christian resources and humanitarian aid.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 14 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 14 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,714,764
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,874,940

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 7 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 7 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,790,097
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,784,961

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 8 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 8 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,572,552
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,693,553

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 18 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 19 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,414,914
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,198,885

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 26 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 26 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,244,192
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,192,991

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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 14 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,714,764
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,874,940
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 2
Count Volunteers: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 7 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,790,097
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,784,961
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 8 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,572,552
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,693,553
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 14

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 18 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,414,914
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,198,885
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: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 7

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 26 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,244,192
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,192,991
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: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 14 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 1710427
Income Other Trading Activities: 2620
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 1717
Income Other: 1717
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1716481
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £3,695
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,871,245
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1874940
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 173314
Expenditure Governance: 14825
Expenditure Support Costs: 14825
Expenditure Depreciation: 26359
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -5890
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £87,041
Assets Total Fixed: 75347
Assets Own Use: 75347
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £157,133
Assets Total Liabilities: £71,293
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £161,187
Creditors One Year Total Current: 71293
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £130,617
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 87041
Funds Restricted: 74146
Funds Total: 161187
Count Employees: 32
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 7 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 1781886
Income Other Trading Activities: 6262
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 1949
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1790097
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £4,942
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,780,019
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1784961
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 149111
Expenditure Governance: 8070
Expenditure Support Costs: 8070
Expenditure Depreciation: 26920
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £91,412
Assets Total Fixed: 95169
Assets Own Use: 95169
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £252,004
Assets Total Liabilities: £25,810
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £321,363
Creditors One Year Total Current: 25810
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £215,875
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 185710
Funds Restricted: 135653
Funds Total: 321363
Count Employees: 30
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 8 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 1572084
Income Other Trading Activities: 7492
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 1056
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1580632
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £9,660
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,683,893
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1693553
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 125824
Expenditure Governance: 7686
Expenditure Support Costs: 7686
Expenditure Depreciation: 18385
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £35,424
Assets Total Fixed: 74963
Assets Own Use: 74963
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £269,368
Assets Total Liabilities: £28,104
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £316,227
Creditors One Year Total Current: 28104
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £216,005
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 110387
Funds Restricted: 205840
Funds Total: 316227
Count Employees: 30
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 18 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 1389043
Income Other Trading Activities: 25760
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 111
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1414914
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £16,302
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,182,583
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1198885
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 176143
Expenditure Governance: 7320
Expenditure Support Costs: 7320
Expenditure Depreciation: 11509
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 26872
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £48,916
Assets Total Fixed: 50404
Assets Own Use: 50404
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £399,430
Assets Total Liabilities: £20,909
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £428,925
Creditors One Year Total Current: 20909
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £357,537
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 99321
Funds Restricted: 329604
Funds Total: 428925
Count Employees: 31
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 26 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 1169209
Income Other Trading Activities: 74402
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 581
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1244192
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £37,766
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,155,225
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1192991
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 162397
Expenditure Governance: 7116
Expenditure Support Costs: 7116
Expenditure Depreciation: 6186
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 680
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £80,679
Assets Total Fixed: 22388
Assets Own Use: 22387
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £210,803
Assets Total Liabilities: £20,295
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £212,896
Creditors One Year Total Current: 20295
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £173,255
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 80679
Funds Restricted: 132217
Funds Total: 212896
Count Employees: 33
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Poland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Bulgaria
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Croatia
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: Israel
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
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: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Portugal
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 106
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Overseas Aid/famine Relief

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

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

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

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

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

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

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

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK (UK)
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2004-01-21T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 13 JUNE 2002 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 20 NOVEMBER 2003
Charitable Objects: THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE "OBJECTS") ARE:(I) TO PROMULGATE THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST AND THE TRUTHS OF THE HOLY BIBLE BY WHATEVER MEANS POSSIBLE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:(A) THE PRODUCTION, BROADCAST AND DISTRIBUTION OF RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES AND MATERIALS IN OR ON BOOKS, TRACTS, PAMPHLETS, FILMS, TAPES, SLIDES, WORLD WIDE WEB (INTERNET), OR ANY OTHER AUDIO OR VISUAL DEVICES, MEANS OR MEDIA, WHETHER NOW KNOWN OR HEREAFTER DEVISED;(B) THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANISATIONS ENGAGED IN RELIGIOUS, HUMANITARIAN, EDUCATIONAL OR OTHER CHARITABLE WORK IN AND OUTSIDE THE UNITED KINGDOM;(C) THE DONATION OF MONEY AND SUPPLIES, AND THE PROVISION OF SERVICES FOR THE RELIEF OF HUMAN NEED AND SUFFERING IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD, INCLUDING THE UNITED KINGDOM;(D) THE ENCOURAGEMENT BY EVERY MEANS, INCLUDING THE DONATION OF MONEY AND EQUIPMENT, OF RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING, AND THE PRODUCTION OF RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES, WHICH CONVEYS RELIGIOUS TRUTH;(E) THE PROVISION OF MORAL AND SPIRITUAL ADVICE, SUPPORT AND PRAYER TO INDIVIDUALS WHO CONTACT THE CHARITY VIA TELEPHONE, LETTER, INTERNET, BY THE STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS; AND/OR(II) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES, WHETHER IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR ELSEWHERE, AS THE CHARITY MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.
Area Of Benefit: IN AND OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED KINDOM AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 639739
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: CBN Europe

Charity Name Id: 418873
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: CBN CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK

Charity Name Id: 418869
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: 700 CLUB OPERATION BLESSING

Charity Name Id: 559262
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: ORPHAN'S PROMISE

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures