# WATCH TOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY OF BRITAIN

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1077961
- **Other names:** WATCH TOWER SOCIETY
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Oct. 27, 1999
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1077961


## Contact

- **Address:** 1 Kingdom Way, West Hanningfield, CHELMSFORD
- **Postcode:** CM2 8FW
- **Phone:** 02089062211



## Activities

**Objects:** 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.

**Activities:** 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.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Religious Activities
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £120653380 | £111075601 | £232868079 | 0 |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £100899361 | £133846050 | £214211184 | 0 |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £88967810 | £82014411 | £250448943 | 0 |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £130210285 | £61423632 | £261533365 | 0 |
| Aug. 31, 2020 | £144317948 | £99584773 | £192746712 | 0 |



## Trustees

- **Robert Li** (Chair) — appointed March 11, 2015
- Andrew Jeffery Llewellyn — appointed March 11, 2015
- Benjamin Scott Thompson — appointed Feb. 28, 2025
- Joel Bruce Fairall — appointed Nov. 1, 2024
- Liam Paul Trythall — appointed Feb. 28, 2025
- Luke Stephen Samuels — appointed Aug. 16, 2024
- Luke Thomas — appointed Feb. 1, 2024