Common questions about Biblica Europe Ministries Trust's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.
Is Biblica Europe Ministries Trust a good charity? +
Biblica Europe Ministries Trust scores 74 out of 100 (3 stars — Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 99% of its spending goes to charitable activities (3-yr avg) and its accounts are up to date. That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate.
Is Biblica Europe Ministries Trust a legitimate charity? +
The register data used for this profile lists Biblica Europe Ministries Trust as a registered charity (charity number 227111). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=227111&subId=0. Check the current entry and the identity of anyone requesting money. Registration does not verify a particular appeal; Clarity Score summarises filing transparency, not programme impact.
What is Biblica Europe Ministries Trust's charity number? +
Biblica Europe Ministries Trust's charity number is 227111. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals.
What is Biblica Europe Ministries Trust's charity rating? +
Biblica Europe Ministries Trust scores 74 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars — Needs improvement). The Clarity Score (method v1.1) sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking.
Does Biblica Europe Ministries Trust have reviews and complaints? +
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Biblica Europe Ministries Trust. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (none flagged on this profile). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How much of my donation reaches Biblica Europe Ministries Trust? +
Across the recent disclosed accounts used for this score, 99% of Biblica Europe Ministries Trust's total spending went to charitable activities (3-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift.
What are Biblica Europe Ministries Trust's overheads? +
Across the recent disclosed accounts used for this score, fundraising costs were about 1% of total expenditure and fundraising plus separately reported governance figures amount to about 2% of expenditure (2023–2025, disclosed years); these categories can overlap, so this is not a distinct total of all administration costs at Biblica Europe Ministries Trust. The register does not show individual salaries; senior pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report and accounts.
How much income does Biblica Europe Ministries Trust receive? +
Biblica Europe Ministries Trust reported £1.3m total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: stable.
Are Biblica Europe Ministries Trust's accounts up to date? +
Filing status: up to date (last filing 2026-07-28). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score.
Where is Biblica Europe Ministries Trust based? +
Biblica Europe Ministries Trust's registered contact address is in Belfast (BT6 8DD). It tells the regulator it operates in England and Wales, Belgium, Canada, China, Egypt, France, with a focus on religion.
Where does Biblica Europe Ministries Trust's money come from? +
Biblica Europe Ministries Trust reported £1.3m total income for the year ending 30 September 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £667k (51%), donations and legacies £631k (48%), investments £3,258 (0%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Biblica Europe Ministries Trust? +
The register records Biblica Europe Ministries Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Biblica Europe Ministries Trust's trustees paid? +
Biblica Europe Ministries Trust's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Biblica Europe Ministries Trust previously called? +
The register lists these previous names for Biblica Europe Ministries Trust: Ibs-Stl Ministries Trust; S.p. Trust Limited; Scripture Press Foundation (UK ) Limited; Stl Trust.
When was Biblica Europe Ministries Trust registered as a charity? +
Biblica Europe Ministries Trust was entered on the register on 29 October 1963. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 00753259).
How does CharityCompare score Biblica Europe Ministries Trust? +
We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Biblica Europe Ministries Trust's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought.
How often is this page updated? +
This profile was last updated on 6 September 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and Biblica Europe Ministries Trust's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.