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United Bible Societies Association

A Registered Charity based in England

This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 2 active records and 0 inactive records, from 2 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-800058 .
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Description

To translate the bible into all languages of the world, make it available in accessible formats and at affordable prices and to help people to interact meaningfully with the word of god.

Also known as

  • S.H. Sung Special World Service Fund
  • United Bible Societies
  • United Bible Societies Association
  • The United Bible Societies Trust Association
  • The United Bible Societies' Trust Association

CCEW Charity number

800058

Company number

02264875

Registered

Postcode

SN5 7PJ

Website

biblesociety.org

Domain

biblesocieties.org

Latest income

£38,861,344 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

United Bible Societies Association

GB-CHC-800058

Locations

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Depending on the data source, location may describe the headquarters of the organisation rather than the area it operates in.

Areas of operation in the UK

Area of operation outside the UK

  • United Arab Emirates
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Albania
  • Armenia
  • Angola
  • Argentina
  • Austria
  • Australia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Barbados
  • Bangladesh
  • Belgium
  • Burkina Faso
  • Bulgaria
  • Bahrain
  • Burundi
  • Benin
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of
  • Brazil
  • Botswana
  • Belarus
  • Canada
  • Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
  • Central African Republic
  • Congo
  • Switzerland
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Chile
  • Cameroon
  • China
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • Cuba
  • Cyprus
  • Czechia
  • Germany
  • Denmark
  • Dominica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Algeria
  • Ecuador
  • Estonia
  • Egypt
  • Eritrea
  • Spain
  • Ethiopia
  • Finland
  • Fiji
  • Micronesia, Federated States of
  • France
  • Gabon
  • Grenada
  • Georgia
  • Ghana
  • Gambia
  • Guinea
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Greece
  • Guatemala
  • Honduras
  • Croatia
  • Haiti
  • Hungary
  • Indonesia
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • India
  • Iraq
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Iceland
  • Italy
  • Jamaica
  • Jordan
  • Japan
  • Kenya
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Cambodia
  • Korea, Republic of
  • Kuwait
  • Kazakhstan
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Lebanon
  • Sri Lanka
  • Liberia
  • Lesotho
  • Lithuania
  • Latvia
  • Libya
  • Morocco
  • Moldova, Republic of
  • Madagascar
  • North Macedonia
  • Mali
  • Myanmar
  • Mongolia
  • Mauritania
  • Malta
  • Mauritius
  • Malawi
  • Mexico
  • Malaysia
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Nicaragua
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Nepal
  • New Zealand
  • Oman
  • Panama
  • Peru
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Philippines
  • Pakistan
  • Poland
  • Puerto Rico
  • Portugal
  • Paraguay
  • Qatar
  • Romania
  • Serbia
  • Russian Federation
  • Rwanda
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Seychelles
  • Sudan
  • Sweden
  • Singapore
  • Slovenia
  • Slovakia
  • Sierra Leone
  • Senegal
  • Somalia
  • Suriname
  • South Sudan
  • El Salvador
  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Chad
  • Togo
  • Thailand
  • Tajikistan
  • Tunisia
  • Tonga
  • Turkey
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Taiwan, Province of China
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
  • Ukraine
  • Uganda
  • United States
  • Uruguay
  • Uzbekistan
  • Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
  • Viet Nam
  • Yemen
  • South Africa
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Registered Office in the UK

United Bible Societies Association

GB-CHC-800058

Linked records

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This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 2 active records and 0 inactive records, from 2 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-800058 .
What is an organisation identifier?

An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.

Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.

Identifiers are usually assigned by an external body like a regulator.

Findthatcharity uses the Org ID scheme to create identifiers.

GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 800058 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

United Bible Societies Association

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Last updated 2024-04-13

United Bible Societies Association

GB-CHC-800058

Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • Religious congregations I10

UK Charity Activity Tags

These tags are taken from a project to classify all UK charities using a common set of tags. The tags are applied using keyword searching, so may be incorrect for particular cases.

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  • Associations AS
  • Religion RL » Christianity RL200

Theme (CCEW)

  • Religious Activities 108

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • The General Public/mankind 207

Activities (CCEW)

  • Makes Grants To Organisations 302
  • Provides Other Finance 303
  • Provides Services 306
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information 307
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research 308
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body 309

Scale of operation

  • National and Overseas

United Bible Societies Association

GB-CHC-800058

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1988-09-29 Registered as a charity
2004-12-31 23,694,178 27,078,987
2005-12-31 25,781,000 23,182,000
2006-12-31 35,033,654 25,216,741
2007-12-31 26,322,892 23,259,484
2008-12-31 28,565,646 29,874,937
2009-12-31 28,293,000 31,046,000
2010-12-31 29,116,000 29,809,000
2011-12-31 30,952,000 33,335,000
2012-12-31 34,949,000 32,015,000
2013-12-31 30,212,981 27,206,030
2014-12-31 27,249,254 27,196,781
2015-12-31 29,573,700 28,479,308
2016-12-31 33,523,485 32,844,659
2017-12-31 38,249,042 34,399,760
2018-12-31 38,171,337 38,892,528
2019-12-31 42,201,607 41,205,995
2020-12-31 35,454,489 31,565,759
2021-12-31 30,999,744 30,345,149
2022-12-31 38,861,344 37,303,143
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

United Bible Societies Association

GB-CHC-800058

Charity people

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2022
£
2021
£
Employees 116 111
Employees paid more than £60,000 32 24
Volunteers - -
Trustees -
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

United Bible Societies Association

GB-CHC-800058

Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2022
£m
2021
£m
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 29.2 23.6
Legacies - -
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 29.2 23.6
Income from charitable activities 8.7 6.6
Income from other trading activities - -
Income from investments 0.9 0.7
Other income - -
Total 38.9 31.0
Expenditure
Investment management - 0.1
Other spending on raising funds 0.1 -
Spending on raising funds 0.1 0.1
Grants to institutions - 24.5
Other charitable activities 37.2 5.7
Charitable activities 37.2 30.2
Other spending - -
Total 37.3 30.3
Net income / (expenditure) 1.6 0.7

United Bible Societies Association

GB-CHC-800058

Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2022
£m
2021
£m
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 1.2 1.1
Investment assets 27.6 32.4
28.8 33.6
Current assets
Current investment assets 8.1 7.6
Cash 31.0 31.3
Other current assets 17.9 11.3
57.0 50.1
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (26.1) (18.4)
Net current assets 30.8 31.8
Total assets less current liabilities 59.6 65.3
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year (0.2) (0.5)
Net assets (excluding pension scheme) 59.4 64.8
Defined benefit pension scheme 6.0 3.8
Net assets (including pension scheme) 65.4 68.6
Funds
Endowment funds 21.2 27.4
Restricted funds 28.3 25.9
Unrestricted funds 15.9 15.3
65.4 68.6

United Bible Societies Association

GB-CHC-800058

Income from government

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According to data returned to the Charity Commission, this charity did not receive income from government grants or contracts in 2022 (the latest year with data available) or 2021.

United Bible Societies Association

GB-CHC-800058

Data sources

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