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WATCH TOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY OF BRITAIN

#1077961
Charitable company•Major•Registered

1. Provision of facilities to assist full time ministers. 2. Producing material for bible education, publishing, importing, exporting, recording, translating, producing bible literature.3. Purchasing, building, and renovating properties for use by jehovah's witnesses as places of worship.4. Humanitarian aid. 5. Distributing funds and goods to other entities with similar aims.

Registered address

1 Kingdom Way, West Hanningfield, CHELMSFORD, CM2 8FW

Latest HighlightsFY 2024

Income

All sources

£120,653,380
Expenditure

All activities

£111,075,601
Net Reserves

Unrestricted funds

£220,524,178
Total Assets

Gross assets

£241,675,077
Working Capital

Liquidity

£-1,195,052

Benchmark Performance

Comparing against 1,903 similar major charities

Compare vs:
Reserve Runway
23.8 months
Median: 3.6 monthsTop quartile
Income Growth (1yr)
19.6%
Median: 8.2%Top quartile
Spending Efficiency
100.0%
Median: 97.2%Top quartile
Income Concentration
89.5%
Median: 87.1%Around typical
Fundraising ROI
N/A
Median: 27.3xUnknown
Income Volatility
23.4%
Median: 13.4%Around typical
Self-Generated Income
5.3%
Median: 92.1%Below typical
3-Year Income CAGR
-2.5%
Median: 8.7%Below typical

Efficiency & Health

Charitable Spending
100%
Fundraising Eff.

% income retained

N/A
Governance Cost

% of expenditure

0.1%
Grant Making

% given away

0%
Debt Ratio

% of assets

3.6%
Survival Ratio

Months of reserves

23.8 months

Income Profile

Donations & Legacies

% of income

94.5%
Government Reliance

% of income

0%
Largest Source

Primary income

Donations & Legacies
Diversification

HHI: 8948

Highly Concentrated

Trends

Income Growth (1yr)

Year over Year

19.6%↑
Income CAGR (3yr)

Compound growth

-2.5%
Volatility

Moderate Volatility

23.4%
Reserves Trend

Direction

Stable

Governance

Employees

Staff count

0
Volunteers

Volunteer count

150
Volunteer Ratio

Per staff member

N/A
Revenue/Employee

Per head

N/A
Trustee Benefits

Payments to trustees

No
High Earners

Earning over £60k

N/A

Source: Charity Commission annual returns. Figures may differ from published accounts. Always verify with official charity filings for due diligence.

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