# RELEASE INTERNATIONAL

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 280577
- **Other names:** CHRISTIAN MISSION TO THE COMMUNIST WORLD, RELEASE INTERNATIONAL, Voice of Persecuted Christians
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Aug. 19, 1980
- **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=280577


## Contact

- **Address:** Release International, PO Box 54, ORPINGTON, Kent
- **Postcode:** BR5 4RT
- **Phone:** 01689823491
- **Email:** info@releaseinternational.org
- **Website:** www.releaseinternational.org



## Activities

**Objects:** To advance the Christian faith in accordance with the Statement of Faith and Ethos Statement; The relief of poverty and other hardship, need or distress, for those who are suffering persecution or marginalisation for their Christian beliefs, and their families, by providing support and assistance; To further the charitable work of the Charity by the advancement of such other charitable purposes as the trustees shall from time to time decide, provided such purposes are consistent with the Statement of Faith and Ethos Statement.

**Activities:** To provide practical and spiritual support to persecuted Christians overseas.To inform and educate the UK Church about the persecution of Christians overseas.

**Area of benefit:** WORLDWIDE




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Religious Activities
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Afghanistan
- Azerbaijan
- Bhutan
- Burkina Faso
- China
- Egypt
- Eritrea
- India
- Iran
- Iraq
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Malaysia
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- Northern Ireland
- Pakistan
- Scotland
- Somalia
- Sri Lanka
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- Uzbekistan
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £3098198 | £3292630 | £1285476 | 29 |  |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £3461382 | £3705409 | £1479910 | 31 |  |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £3084500 | £3270081 | £1723934 | 29 |  |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £3123885 | £2865591 | £1909513 | 28 |  |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £2978186 | £2670432 | £1651219 | 26 |  |




## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| ANDREW WAYLAND |  | Dec. 7, 2016 |
| Christopher Perkins |  | June 19, 2025 |
| Danielle Face |  | Oct. 13, 2022 |
| David John Bentley |  | June 26, 2020 |
| Dr Berhane Asmelash |  | April 10, 2018 |
| Elizabeth Ann Saunders |  | Sept. 17, 2025 |
| MARTIN HENRY PRINT |  | March 14, 2024 |
| Rev Robert Karami |  | July 3, 2023 |