Die wichtigsten britischen Rechtsträger legen öffentliche Rechnungslegungen vor: Die Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Britain (1077961) wies Gesamtbruttoeinnahmen von 130,21 Mio. £ (2021), 88,97 Mio. £ (2022), 100,90 Mio. £ (2023), 120,65 Mio. £ (2024) und 38,46 Mio. £ (2025) aus; die International Bible Students Association (216647) in denselben Jahren 71,81 Mio. £ bis 40,58 Mio. £; The Kingdom Hall Trust (275946) 133,23 Mio. £ (2021), danach 25,77 Mio. £ bis 30,92 Mio. £; keine von ihnen weist Einnahmen aus staatlichen Zuwendungen aus.
Claim ID claim-authority-uk-charity-income-2021-2025Concerns 31. August 2025Zusammenhang
“Total gross income (FYE 31/08): 2021 £130.21m; 2022 £88.97m; 2023 £100.90m; 2024 £120.65m; 2025 £38.46m. Total expenditure: 2021 £61.42m; 2022 £82.01m; 2023 £133.85m; 2024 £111.08m; 2025 £78.17m. Activities: '1. Provision of facilities to assist full time ministers. 2. Producing material for Bible education … 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.'”
Register shows income from government grants/contracts as N/A in every year; FYE 2025 total income £38,463,325 and expenditure £78,172,336.
Hinweis zu Herkunft und Überprüfung for Charity Commission for England and Wales, Register of Charities, WATCH TOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY OF BRITAIN (1077961) — overview and financial history
Hinweis zur Vertrauensangabe.Fetched the register pages via curl (WebFetch was refused with 403) and parsed the financial-history data table.
Notes.Overview page: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/3966490. A Scottish registration also exists (OSCR SC046952; not opened).
Abgerufen. 19. September 2026 · Quellenkennung.src-cc-2025-0000-wtbts-britain-1077961
“Total gross income: 2021 £71.81m; 2022 £63.47m; 2023 £40.41m; 2024 £50.02m; 2025 £40.58m. Total expenditure: 2021 £75.50m; 2022 £48.78m; 2023 £43.84m; 2024 £57.84m; 2025 £36.77m. Activities: 'Provide serviced facilities to support religious activity of Jehovah's Witnesses. Arrange for venues to host conventions for Bible education. Pay expenses for and take care of living arrangements for members of the Worldwide Order of Special Full-Time Servants of Jehovah's Witnesses.'”
FYE 31 August 2025 total income £40,581,061; expenditure £36,770,107.
Hinweis zu Herkunft und Überprüfung for Charity Commission for England and Wales, Register of Charities, INTERNATIONAL BIBLE STUDENTS ASSOCIATION (216647) — overview and financial history
Hinweis zur Vertrauensangabe.Fetched the register pages via curl and parsed the data table.
“Total gross income: 2021 £133.23m; 2022 £30.92m; 2023 £25.77m; 2024 £27.92m; 2025 £30.30m. Total expenditure: 2021 £27.32m; 2022 £24.83m; 2023 £29.07m; 2024 £32.46m; 2025 £30.53m. Activities: 'To advance the Christian religion as practised by Jehovah's Witnesses by providing, maintaining, and at times acting as custodian trustee for places of worship in the United Kingdom.'”
FYE 31 August 2025 total income £30,298,548; expenditure £30,525,082. The 2021 spike (£133.23m, almost all 'donations and legacies') is unexplained on the register page and should not be interpreted without the accounts.
Hinweis zu Herkunft und Überprüfung for Charity Commission for England and Wales, Register of Charities, THE KINGDOM HALL TRUST (275946) — overview and financial history
Hinweis zur Vertrauensangabe.Fetched the register pages via curl and parsed the data table.
Abgerufen. 19. September 2026 · Quellenkennung.src-cc-2025-0000-kingdom-hall-trust-275946
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