International Bible Students Association

The objectives of the International Bible Student Association (IBSA) are to advance the Christian religion as practiced by the body of Christian persons known as Jehovah’s Witnesses. This is accomplished in particular but not exclusively by providing serviced facilities to support religious activity.

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Our Activities

Charitable donations are used to assist in paying expenses for and taking care of living arrangements for members of the Worldwide Order of Special Full-Time Servants of Jehovah’s Witnesses. One such example is at our beautiful purpose built premises in Chelmsford, Essex. Tours of these facilities are available to the public, free of charge.

As well as financially assisting legal entities of Jehovah’s Witnesses with similar aims and objectives, both foreign and domestic, IBSA engages in acts of charity and humanitarian aid.

Section 172(1) Statement

The board of trustees take into account the likely consequences of long-term decisions; build relationships with stakeholders; understand the importance of engaging with our volunteers; understand the impact of our operations on the communities within which we operate; and attribute importance to behaving as a responsible organisation.

The board of trustees consider, both individually and together, that through their strategic planning and decision making, that they have acted in the way they consider, in good faith, would be most likely to promote the success of the charity for the benefit of its stakeholders as a whole (having regard to the stakeholders and matters set out in s172(1)(a-f) of the Act) in the decisions taken during the year ended 31 August 2024.

Throughout the trustee’s report examples are given where the trustees continue to exercise their duties with regard to matters related to Section 172. For instance, in the public benefit section, the trustees confirm that they have taken into regard the impact of the charity’s operations on the community.

As the board of trustees, our intention is to behave responsibly and ensure that management operate the charity in a responsible manner, operating within the high standards of business conduct and good governance expected for a charity such as ours, and in doing so, will contribute to the delivery of our objectives and aims.