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The numbers behind the Exclusive Brethren in the UK

Over the next few weeks, we will be publishing a series of reports into the wealth of the Exclusive Plymouth Brethren in the UK. Research carried out over the last 3 months shows some quite astonishing numbers and how this secretive sect have amassed extreme wealth, whilst benefitting from their charitable status.

We will reveal the 400 companies with assets over £1 million, 80 of which are turning over £2.5 billion in total. A charity with over £60 million in assets, of which £46 million is cash. How 144 meeting rooms now have charitable status and circa £250 million in assets. Educational trusts raising funds for schools with over £50 million in assets. A brethren only retail empire turning over £30 million+ a year. At the core of this commercial cult is the the largest brethren company, the Universal Business team (UBT) turning over almost £100 million a year.

Open & Candid will also expose a number of inside experiences on this controversial sect, which will reveal how difficult it is to escape.
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The billion dollar mystery

Move over Medpro, make way for the incredible £950 million story of Medco Solutions! A company that simply did not exist at the start of the pandemic.
MEDCO SOLUTIONS

2San
​Global Test & Trace 

2SAN Global recruits 13 former senior executives from the UKHSA Test & Trace team, as Whiley & Hales bank on "Worldies" to lead their business.
2SAN TEST & TRACE

UBT sold

UBT (Universal Business Team) the major fund raiser for the PBCC, turning over almost £100 million in the UK alone, sold to a company with no assets! 
UBT SOLD

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Hales the real Covid winners

Over £3 Billion of the covid contracts awarded to Brethren members across the world, 85% of which, went to companies linked to the family of church leader, the elect Vessel, Bruce Hales
HALES FAMILY WINNERS

Open & Candid on Blackballed

Thanks to James DiFiore for inviting our founder Damian Hastie, on to his Blackballed podcast, to discuss the business & political links of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church.
BLACKBALLED

Trade together, Pray together

Sect companies & their meeting room, all fenced in, with the gate closed. Welcome to Carnforth, Lancashire, where the PBCC trade & pray together in their own charter village.
TRADE & PRAY

THE UKBDH 100

The 100 companies, owned by members of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (Exclusive Brethren), that won either UK Government, Regional Government covid contracts, part of framework agreements or were included on local & national government recommended lists. A total value of contracts worth circa £2.6 billion.
​Unispace Global
Sterilab Services
Inivos
Origin Packaging
Clandeboye Agencies
Tower Supplies
Techniclean Supply
Accora
Agile Medical
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Creative Activity Group
Kingsbury Press*
Centrado Trading
Toffeln
Blueleaf
Bryson Products
Corecare Global
Carlton Packaging
Oakdene Services (1925)
Ascot Signs
Lion Safety
Nexon Healthcare
Protec Healthcare
AUK Supplies
Denmore Press
AST Global Sourcing
Harmony Fire
Allgroup LLP
Bridge Valley Group
Selmach
ProGarm
​Lapwing
​Cottonmount Trading
Slater Safety
Sante Global
GDC Healthcare
Lindum Packaging
Halco Europe
Occura Healthcare
​CMT Group

Specialist Door Soultions
Oska Care
Selkent Medical
Yewdale Corporation
Eastpoint
Streamline Corporate
Innova Care Concepts
Springfield Supplies & Projects
Orcagel
Denka UK
SMI Int Group
Total Protection (UK)
Southgate Packaging*
Acopia Group
Lovair
TGS (UK)
Castle EU
Eclipse Furniture
Heathbrook Workwear
Innotech
McKinleys Group
​Plus Packaging
Duraflor
Otterdene
Brookhouse
Blake Envelopes
​Olsons Group
​Denmore Protection

Medco Solutions
AES Industrial Supplies
Bronze Architecture
Fairfield Care Products
Arrow County Supplies
Aero Healthcare
Giftfinder
Baca Workwear & Safety
Klipspringer
Hornbeck Team
Archer Marketing
Castle Industrial Supplies
CID Products
Clad Safety
CPP Trading Group
Hallmark Workwear & Safety
Medaco
Onyx - Safepro Industrial Supplies
Oxford Safety Supplies
Protective Wear Supplies (PWS)
Springfield Business Papers
Tudor Environmental
Ureka Global
Rhino Sensory
Stonegate Tooling
VIC Group
Venta Global
V12 Footwear
Stronghold Global
Wearertech
STS
Flamepro Global
​Sentura Group

James De Fiore Blackballed Podcasts 

The excellent Blackball Media series by James De Fiore focusing on the Exclusive Brethren. Interviews with a number of ex members and their stories. 
BLACKBALL MEDIA

Covid Contract UK Winners £2.6 Billion from Government Contracts

Medco Solutions
Unispace Global* - Sante Group
Sterilab Services
Inivos
Origin Packaging
Clandeboye Agencies
Tower Supplies
Techniclean Supply
Accora
Agile Medical
​
Creative Activity Group
Kingsbury Press*
Centrado Trading
Toffeln
Blueleaf
Bryson Products
Corecare Global
Carlton Packaging
Oakdene Services (1925)
Ascot Signs
Lion Safety


GDC Healthcare
Lindum Packaging
Halco Europe
Occura Healthcare
​CMT Group

Specialist Door Soultions
Oska Care
Selkent Medical
Yewdale Corporation
Eastpoint
Streamline Corporate
Innova Care Concepts
Springfield Supplies & Projects
Orcagel
Denka UK
SMI Int Group
Total Protection (UK)
Southgate Packaging*
Acopia Group
Lovair
TGS (UK)


AES Industrial Supplies
Bronze Architecture
Fairfield Care Products
Arrow County Supplies
Aero Healthcare
Giftfinder
Baca Workwear & Safety
Klipspringer
Hornbeck Team
Archer Marketing
Castle Industrial Supplies
CID Products
Clad Safety
CPP Trading Group
Hallmark Workwear & Safety
Medaco
Onyx - Safepro Industrial Supplies
Oxford Safety Supplies
Protective Wear Supplies (PWS)
Springfield Business Papers
Tudor Environmental
Ureka Global
* sold after contracts awarded

Brethren UK Finances

A "fag packet" look at the Brethren UK Finances, Covid Profits, Grace Trust, Oneschool Global UK, Rapid Relief Team
FINANCE

Canadian PPE Contract

Open & Candid have reported on over £2.6 Billion covid contracts wins in the UK, USA & Australia, Press Progress in Canada report on one awarded to an Oil Lubricants company!
CANADA PPE

Veracity Breaking Brethren - A Canadian documentary 

Breaking Brethren is a brilliant Canadian documentary which airs the views of a number of ex members

Influencing Elections

Plymouth Brethren members linked to donations to right wing think tanks at election time.
INFLUENCING ELECTIONS

Profit or Prophet?

The astonishing Covid contract update for companies ran by members of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, how they were awarded contracts worth £2.2 billion. The hundreds of connections that link 54 companies ran by members of the very small Plymouth Brethren Church members
COVID CONTRACTS

The Times

The Times report on the covid contracts awarded to the Plymouth Brethren, in conjunction with us here at Open & Candid. It is good to see some mainstream coverage
TIMES ARTICLE

Beckenham Charity

The remarkable links between the 5 trustees of the Albacore Gospel Hall Trust charity and the £2 billion pounds of Covid contracts awarded to 17 companies
BECKENHAM CHARITY

Michelle Donelan MP

Exclusive! The award of Government contracts, the Conservative MP for Chippenham Michelle Donelan, Young Britons Foundation, family ties, PPE contracts, a gospel hall, a 400 year old pub and at the heart of it the Plymouth Brethren
MICHELLE DONELAN

Testing, Testing £100, £200, £300 million

Covid testing is proving a real hit for two or maybe 3 companies, with Medco Solutions (surely one of the UK's fastest growing businesses) building on their PPE contracts and Sterilabs of Harrogate joining the party to take the Covid Contracts awarded to companies owned by Plymouth Brethren members to around £2 billion!
COVID TESTING

Grace Growth through PPE

Brethren charity reaps the award of the pandemic. The latest accounts from the Grace Trust show an increase in income of circa £25 million for 2020, driven by PPE trading
GRACE TRUST PPE

Original Prophet or Profit?

The remarkable story of 51 companies winning £1.3 billion of Covid-19 contracts
ORIGINAL CONTRACTS

Behind the Plymouth Brethren

A selection of videos from 1970's to the present day, where the Plymouth Brethren have featured in the media

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