United Christian Broadcasters Limited

Registered charity 299128 Registered since 1988

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Northern Ireland

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

6 trustees on the board

Rev Alan Keith Scotland Chair since 2000
Helen Yousaf since 2024
Neil Arthur Elliott since 2018
REV David Edwards since 2014
Rev Diana Alverey Stacey since 2006
Simon Gerard Mccrossan since 2018

12.7y median 10y

average tenure

26y

longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

Rev Alan Keith Scotland Chair since 2000
Neil Arthur Elliott since 2018
REV David Edwards since 2014
Rev Diana Alverey Stacey since 2006
Simon Gerard Mccrossan since 2018

13.2y

average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (4)

Portfolio (2)

Rev Alan Keith Scotland Chair since 2000
REV David Edwards since 2014

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 6Religious Activities 6General Charitable Purposes 5The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Tech and media 7Health and social care 3Education 2

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

incomespending£10.3m latest income · income exceeded spending in 2023 and 2024

ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

10.8 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months · was 6.6 in 2020

110 from 106 in 2020

EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Connected through a shared trustee

Awareness Foundation 1 shared trustee
NEW Life Church Rugby 1 shared trustee
Always Ahead 1 shared trustee
Opportunity to Hope 1 shared trustee

Also active in the same field

Catholic Trust for England and Wales Similar size; both Religion
Hillsong Church London Similar size; both Religion

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Website	www.ucb.co.uk
Email	ucb@ucb.co.uk
Phone	01782 911000
Address	UNITED CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS, WESTPORT ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST6 4JF

Finances

£10,261,956 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£9,577,272	£7,445,590
2021	£9,574,223	£7,896,302
2022	£9,544,323	£8,163,471
2023	£10,149,095	£8,598,641
2024	£10,261,956	£9,586,879

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingReligious Activities

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE ASSOCIATION IS ESTABLISHED ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR OVERSEAS: A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION; B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGIOUS OR OTHER EDUCATION; AND C) THE RELIEF OF THE AGED POOR SICK OR DISABLED.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 23 OCTOBER 1987 AS AMENDED 8 MARCH 1988, 15 OCTOBER 2001 AND 13 OCTOBER 2006NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 29 JUN 2016 as amended on 12 Feb 2020 as amended on 27 Jan 2023

Trustees (6)

6trustees

63median age

3aged 70+

Rev Alan Keith Scotlandage band 75-79 Chair since 2000
Helen Yousafage band 50-54 since 2024
Neil Arthur Elliottage band 75-79 since 2018
REV David Edwardsage band 45-49 since 2014
Rev Diana Alverey Staceyage band 75-79 since 2006
Simon Gerard Mccrossanage band 45-49 since 2018

Linked company (Companies House)

United Christian Broadcasters Limited · 02182533 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 23/10/1987

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (4)

Awareness Foundation 1 shared trustee
NEW Life Church Rugby 1 shared trustee
Opportunity to Hope 1 shared trustee
Always Ahead 1 shared trustee

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