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The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
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Commission

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £28.8K

  • Spending

    £20.7K

Charity no. 101642 Date registered. 20/04/2015

Public benefits

The direct benefit, which flows from the advancement of religion, includes the spreading of the principles of Christianity through raising awareness and understanding of Christian beliefs and practices. On-going training is offered to continue the work and advance the purposes of Commission. This work also extends into the area of missionary

outreach. These benefits are evidenced through the encouragement of moral and spiritual improvement of society in the UK, Ireland and overseas. We also receive constructive feedback from radio stations that have requested our programmes and this in turn helps us to determine the content and direction of future productions.

What your organisation does

Commission is the UK’s only independent producer of Christian radio drama. Our output includes Bible dramas, magazine and music programmes, documentary strands and International Religious News. We also write and produce ‘Just a Moment’ slots for our local Downtown Radio. Our programmes are also used in other parts of the UK and Ireland, and abroad

by a number of radio stations namely Transworld Radio UK and Reach Beyond which broadcasts to south East Asia and the Pacific Rim. A weekly 1-hour youth music show (Venue 52) is produced, playing Christian pop/rock music. The show is syndicated and is currently airing on 10 stations across the UK, Ireland, Canada and America. In late 2013 Commission expanded its technical facilities to make further use of the Studio 1 acoustic space and its control room, and has installed a new software based Music Recording Facility. We have recently recorded local choirs, solo artists and a Hungarian choir who were visiting Northern Ireland. This move into more complex music recording is a positive step for Commission and hopefully opens the door to a much wider audience. It is our wish to encourage anyone who believes they have a particular musical talent to use the facility and in so doing have the opportunity to develop both their musical and interpersonal skills.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of religion

Who the charity helps

  • General public

How the charity works

  • Religious activities

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 30 June 2024

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 30 June 2023

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 30 June 2022

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charitable purposes

The objects of "Commission" are to spread the message of the Lord Jesus Christ and to encourage Christians to grow in their faith by any means consistent with the Statement of Faith set out in the Schedule hereto and including in particular (but not exclusively) the preparation of Christian radio programmes for broadcast, the preparation of audio and visual material for use in the Christian Church, and the encouragement and training of Christians in the communication of their faith. Schedule: Statement of Faith 1. The Unity of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit in the Godhead. 2. God’s Sovereignty in Creation, Revelation, Redemption and the Final Judgement. 3. The Divine inspiration and infallibility of Holy Scripture, as originally given, and its supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct. 4. The Fall of man, his lost estate and total depravity, making necessary the New Birth. 5. The deity of Jesus Christ, His virgin birth, death, bodily resurrection, present exaltation at God’s right hand and His personal return. 6. The necessity of the Holy Spirit to make the death of Christ effective to the individual sinner granting him repentance toward God and faith in Jesus Christ. 7. The One Holy Universal Church, which is the body of Christ to which all true believers belong. 8. Christ’s commission to the Church to go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature.

Governing document

Trust Deed or Declaration of Trust

Other name

The Trustees of Commission OR Commission Radio
  • 4 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 30 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Commission, Commission Broadcast Centre, Ballyoran Lane, Dundonald, Belfast, BT16 1XJ

Trustee board

Trustee
Mr Arthur Hoyle
Rev Jim Rea
Mr Mark Smith
Mr Mark Mccartney

Areas of operation

List of regions

  • In Ireland
  • In Northern Ireland
  • In The Uk
  • Internationally
  • Australia
  • Malawi
  • United States Of America
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