PARS MEDIA TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 5 March 2012
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07851180
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £540,473
Latest expenditure: £646,559
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: PARS Media Trust, Unit 14, Park Royal Metro Centre, Britannia Way, London, NW10 7PA

02 Activities

What the charity does

PARS Media Trust produce a variety of Christian TV programs which include Live shows, dramas, teaching programs and programs aimed at children, youth, women, family and other general and educational programs. The language of all these programs is mainly Farsi.

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: 5 October 2026
Date Accounts Received: 5 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £540,473
Total Gross Expenditure: £646,559

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: 20 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 20 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £603,049
Total Gross Expenditure: £603,027

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: 30 September 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £642,085
Total Gross Expenditure: £605,511

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: 17 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 17 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £542,056
Total Gross Expenditure: £542,474

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: 11 August 2022
Date Accounts Received: 11 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £480,292
Total Gross Expenditure: £510,027

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: 5 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £540,473
Total Gross Expenditure: £646,559
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: 0

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: 20 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £603,049
Total Gross Expenditure: £603,027
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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: 30 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £642,085
Total Gross Expenditure: £605,511
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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: 17 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £542,056
Total Gross Expenditure: £542,474
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
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: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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: 11 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £480,292
Total Gross Expenditure: £510,027
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
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: 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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 5 October 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 539863
Income Investments: 610
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 540473
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £646,559
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 646559
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 80262
Expenditure Depreciation: 12653
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £51,472
Assets Total Fixed: 43061
Assets Own Use: 43061
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £87,982
Assets Total Liabilities: £36,510
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £94,533
Creditors One Year Total Current: 36510
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £83,726
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 51472
Funds Restricted: 43061
Funds Total: 94533
Count Employees: 14
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: 20 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 602490
Income Investments: 559
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 603049
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £603,027
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 603027
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 113762
Expenditure Depreciation: 16575
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £151,012
Assets Total Fixed: 49607
Assets Own Use: 49607
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £172,541
Assets Total Liabilities: £21,529
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £200,619
Creditors One Year Total Current: 21529
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £167,008
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 151012
Funds Restricted: 49607
Funds Total: 200619
Count Employees: 13
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: 30 September 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 642085
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 642085
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £605,511
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 605511
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 89887
Expenditure Depreciation: 15527
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £152,432
Assets Total Fixed: 48165
Assets Own Use: 48165
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £184,911
Assets Total Liabilities: £32,479
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £200,597
Creditors One Year Total Current: 32479
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £177,522
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 200597
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 200597
Count Employees: 13
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: 17 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 542056
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 542056
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £542,474
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 542474
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 122967
Expenditure Depreciation: 48442
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £108,774
Assets Total Fixed: 55249
Assets Own Use: 55249
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £128,254
Assets Total Liabilities: £19,480
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £164,023
Creditors One Year Total Current: 19480
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £122,055
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 164023
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 164023
Count Employees: 12
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: City Of London
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: PARS MEDIA TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2012-03-05T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 17 NOV 2011
Charitable Objects: THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH SUCH OBJECT TO BE CARRIED OUT IN FUTHERANCE OF THE STATEMENT OF FAITH SET OUT IN CLAUSE 8 OF THE ARTICLES.

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

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

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management