WATCH TOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY OF BRITAIN
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
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.
Latest income
£38.5m
Expenditure
£78.2m
Financial year end
2025-08-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-31 | £130m | £61.4m | |
| 2022-08-31 | £89.0m | £82.0m | |
| 2023-08-31 | £101m | £134m | |
| 2024-08-31 | £121m | £111m | |
| 2025-08-31 | £38.5m | £78.2m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-08-31
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £31.0m |
| Charitable activities | £2.4m |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £4.7m |
| Total income | £38.5m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £78.2m |
| Raising funds | £0 |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £155k |
| Total expenditure | £78.2m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £184m |
| Total funds | £195m |
| — restricted | £0 |
| — unrestricted | £195m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £195m |
| Cash | £9.9m |
People
| Employees | 0 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- Religious Activities
Who it helps
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Other Charitable Activities
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.