# THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 232759
- **Other names:** BIBLE SOCIETY, CYMDEITHAS Y BEIBL
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** June 1, 1964
- **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=232759


## Contact

- **Address:** STONEHILL GREEN, WESTLEA, SWINDON
- **Postcode:** SN5 7DG
- **Phone:** 01793418222
- **Email:** info@biblesociety.org.uk
- **Website:** www.biblesociety.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ENCOURAGE THE WIDER CIRCULATION OR USE (OR BOTH) OF THE HOLY BIBLE OR ANY PART OR PARTS THEREOF

**Activities:** We are working to make the Bible available and accessible worldwide and build people's confidence in it.  We are an advocate for the Bible's place in our national life and we work closely with 146 other Bible Societies across the world to deliver our global ministry.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Religious Activities
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Albania
- Algeria
- Angola
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Benin
- Bolivia
- Bosnia And Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burma
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Congo
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Ivory Coast
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Lithuania
- Macedonia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Mali
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Northern Ireland
- Norway
- Occupied Palestinian Territories
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Scotland
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- The Gambia
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad And Tobago
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Turks And Caicos Islands
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United States
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £26154000 | £25798000 | £30051000 | 166 |
| March 31, 2024 | £23641000 | £24988000 | £30908000 | 157 |
| March 31, 2023 | £23302000 | £26776000 | £30822000 | 155 |
| March 31, 2022 | £23039000 | £19894000 | £34588000 | 142 |
| March 31, 2021 | £21505000 | £17542000 | £29879000 | 146 |



## Trustees

- **Alan Eccles CBE** (Chair) — appointed June 1, 2021
- Brenden Thompson — appointed Jan. 1, 2021
- Chittoor Isaac George — appointed June 1, 2021
- Dr Olubunmi Olayisade — appointed June 1, 2021
- Francis Davis — appointed Jan. 1, 2024
- Keith Starling — appointed Sept. 17, 2019
- Leanne Long — appointed Jan. 1, 2020
- Paul Williams — appointed Sept. 19, 2016
- Philip Hewinson — appointed May 31, 2024
- Professor Claire Taylor — appointed Jan. 1, 2024
- Ramez Atallah — appointed July 1, 2020
- Richard Taylor — appointed June 1, 2021
- Rochelle Bond — appointed June 1, 2021
- Rosemary Nuamah Williams — appointed March 1, 2021