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  Resource For All Congregations in the United Kingdom

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  the complete resource to all congregations in the uk (inc northern ireland) is available.. all information is publicly available and is considered correct as of today.. as with any file this large, there may be mistakes.

  if you find any, please let me know.. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1rz0dqqh3p6rlkbylpppr6x5nx8lbslao.

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  Here is a list of the number of congregations running a deficit from 2012-2017. Not all congregations have filed financial reports for 2017.

  	Year	Total Congs	Not Filed	Filed	Halls in Deficit	% In Deficit of Reported Filings	% Overall Deficit
  England & Wales	2012	1325	575	750	276	36.80	20.83
  England & Wales	2013	1325	2	1323	468	35.37	35.32
  England & Wales	2014	1325	4	1321	364	27.55	27.47
  England & Wales	2015	1325	2	1323	683	51.63	51.55
  England & Wales	2016	1325	7	1318	644	48.86	48.60
  England & Wales	2017	1325	318	1007	471	46.77	35.55
  Scotland	2013	107	0	107	39	36.45	36.45
  	2014	107	0	107	32	29.91	29.91
  	2015	107	0	107	71	66.36	66.36
  	2016	107	0	107	64	59.81	59.81
  	2017	107	6	101	61	60.40	57.01
  UK (exc N.I.)	2013	1432	2	1430	507	35.45	35.41
  	2014	1432	4	1428	396	27.73	27.65
  	2015	1432	2	1430	754	52.73	52.65
  	2016	1432	7	1425	708	49.68	49.44
  	2017	1432	324	1108	532	48.01	37.15
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  Resource For All Congregations in the United Kingdom

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the complete resource to all congregations in the uk (inc northern ireland) is available.. all information is publicly available and is considered correct as of today.. as with any file this large, there may be mistakes.

  if you find any, please let me know.. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1rz0dqqh3p6rlkbylpppr6x5nx8lbslao.

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  truthseeker

  Explanation of how to use:

  The Registered Charities tab contains all congregations in the UK, inc. Northern Ireland where data is available.

  The information includes addresses, financial information, elder to publisher ratio (where numbers are given) and much more!

  If you sort by Column B, this will group all congregations that share a Kingdom Hall.
  
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  Resource For All Congregations in the United Kingdom

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the complete resource to all congregations in the uk (inc northern ireland) is available.. all information is publicly available and is considered correct as of today.. as with any file this large, there may be mistakes.

  if you find any, please let me know.. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1rz0dqqh3p6rlkbylpppr6x5nx8lbslao.

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  truthseeker

  The complete resource to all congregations in the UK (inc Northern Ireland) is available.

  All information is publicly available and is considered correct as of today.

  As with any file this large, there may be mistakes. If you find any, please let me know.
  

  
  

  https://drive.google.com/open?id=1RZ0dqqh3p6rlKbyLPPPR6x5nx8LBSlAo
  
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  UK congregations transferred more than £4 million during 2015-17 to Watchtower HQ

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  *** due to formatting issues when posting, i will be posting stats as a separate replies to this thread ***.

  stats as of january 13, 2018. .

  england and wales: 1,325 congregations.

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  truthseeker

  Davesmith, I reduce the number by 1 for Scotland to 107. Accidentally inc WT Trust which is not a congregation but listed in the Scottish charities register.
  
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  UK congregations transferred more than £4 million during 2015-17 to Watchtower HQ

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  *** due to formatting issues when posting, i will be posting stats as a separate replies to this thread ***.

  stats as of january 13, 2018. .

  england and wales: 1,325 congregations.

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  truthseeker

  Freddo, that's really interesting, thanks for sharing.

  Will soon have the whole file ready shortly.

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  UK congregations transferred more than £4 million during 2015-17 to Watchtower HQ

  by truthseeker in

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  *** due to formatting issues when posting, i will be posting stats as a separate replies to this thread ***.

  stats as of january 13, 2018. .

  england and wales: 1,325 congregations.

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  truthseeker

  Hey Slim,

  i will post the document shortly, just entering the last bit of data.

  It will prob be in a separate thread.

  Thanks for the info on the Assembly Hall in Scotland, I didn't know about this!

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  UK congregations transferred more than £4 million during 2015-17 to Watchtower HQ

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  *** due to formatting issues when posting, i will be posting stats as a separate replies to this thread ***.

  stats as of january 13, 2018. .

  england and wales: 1,325 congregations.

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  truthseeker

  Sliding Fast, all the info came from the CC but in the form of downloadable pdf documents where additional information was required.
  
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  UK congregations transferred more than £4 million during 2015-17 to Watchtower HQ

  by truthseeker in

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  *** due to formatting issues when posting, i will be posting stats as a separate replies to this thread ***.

  stats as of january 13, 2018. .

  england and wales: 1,325 congregations.

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  truthseeker

  It's not possible to accurately estimate what legacies other congregations had bequeathed to them who did not file additional financial reports but it's safe to say that Watchtower has received milions of pounds of legacies and congregations transferred several million pounds to WT HQ from 2015-17.

  These monies - your monies, your relative's monies, have been used, whether directly or indirectly, to fund child abuse settlements that Watchtower had to pay out.
  
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  UK congregations transferred more than £4 million during 2015-17 to Watchtower HQ

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
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  *** due to formatting issues when posting, i will be posting stats as a separate replies to this thread ***.

  stats as of january 13, 2018. .

  england and wales: 1,325 congregations.

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  truthseeker

  Most notable.

  Only one congregation had a fund for the poor and needy.

  Keynsham Congregation Of Jehovahs Witnesses

  "Within these funds is a fund of £5,000 held in trust for helping needy ones in the congregation / 2015"
  
  
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  UK congregations transferred more than £4 million during 2015-17 to Watchtower HQ

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  *** due to formatting issues when posting, i will be posting stats as a separate replies to this thread ***.

  stats as of january 13, 2018. .

  england and wales: 1,325 congregations.

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  truthseeker

  There were 218 congregations who had additional filings with the Charity Commission, usually because their income exceeded a certain amount.

  Of these congregations, 34 had legacies left to them in the amount of £3,069,000 for the years 2011-2014.

  In 2015, Governing Body member Stephen Lett, made a statement on the monthly broadcast that more money was going out than coming in.

  Of the 218 congregations who filed additional reports for their year end tax statements, 79 congregations had legacies left to them in the amount of £2,067,560 for the years 2015-2017.

  Most of these congregations followed the Governing Body's advice and donated in excess of 3 months of congregation expenses. These often included the full amount of any legacies bequeathed to the congregations.

  The total amount of money transferred to WT HQ/IBSA, including one off donations, transfers of wills and regular donations was £4,140,596.

  Some notable examples:

  Blackburn Roe Lee Congregation Of Jehovahs Witnesses received a legacy of £361,471 in 2016 and donated £360,180 to WT HQ.
  
  Watford Central Congregation Of Jehovahs Witnesses received a legacy of £315,000 in 2014 and donated £385,000 to WT HQ in 2015.