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Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Britain

A Registered Charity based in England

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The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-1077961 .
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Description

The objects ('the Objects') of the Charity are to advance the Christian religion as practised by the body of Christian persons known as Jehovah's Witnesses, in particular but not exclusively by: 3 .1 producing audio and video material for Bible education, publishing, importing, exporting, recording, translating, producing, and distributing Bible literature. 3 .2 providing services and facilities for members of the Worldwide Order of Special Full-time Servants of Jehovah's Witnesses ('the Order') and such other support as deemed appropriate from time to time. 3.3 purchasing, building, and renovating properties for use by Jehovah's Witnesses as places of worship, as well as for other purposes to support the Charity's objects. 3.4 engage in acts of charity, mercy, and humanitarian aid. and 3.5 distributing funds and goods to other entities that have similar aims. Nothing in the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Charity shall authorise an application of the property of the Charity for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005.

Also known as

  • Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society

OSCR Charity number

SC046952

Registered

Postcode

CM2 8FW

Latest income

£88,967,810 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Office of Scottish Charity Regulator Charity Register Download published by Office of Scottish Charity Regulator.

Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Britain

GB-SC-SC046952

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Registered Office in the UK

Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Britain

GB-SC-SC046952

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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 3 active records and 0 inactive records, from 3 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-1077961 .
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-SC gives the scheme for this identifier (Scottish Charity Register), while SC046952 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Britain

GB-SC-SC046952

Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

Activities (OSCR)

  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself

Beneficiaries (OSCR)

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Purposes (OSCR)

  • The advancement of religion

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

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  • Arts AR » Media and publishing AR200 » Literature AR202
  • Arts AR » Media and publishing AR200 » Television AR206
  • Associations AS
  • Charity and VCS support CV
  • Economic and community development EC » International development EC103
  • Education ED
  • Religion RL
  • Religion RL » Christianity RL200
  • Religion RL » Christianity RL200 » Jehovah's Witnesses RL204
  • Religion RL » Religious activities RL300 » Church or place of worship RL302
  • Saving of lives SL » Humanitarian relief SL102

Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Britain

GB-SC-SC046952

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
2016-11-03 Registered as a charity
2017-08-31 89,598,492 48,481,630
2018-08-31 93,818,172 75,539,023
2019-08-31 129,599,589 130,458,697
2020-08-31 144,317,948 99,584,733
2021-08-31 130,210,285 61,423,632
2022-08-31 88,967,810 82,014,411
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

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Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Britain

GB-SC-SC046952

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Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Britain

GB-SC-SC046952

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