Samaritan's Purse International Limited

Analysis

Samaritan's Purse International Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Coventry. It was registered in December 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02462257). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Samaritan's Purse International Limited reported income of £10.7m and spending of £9.6m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £8.4m to £10.7m (+27%), an average of +6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Samaritan's Purse International Limited sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Keychange Charity (£10.6m), The College of Optometrists (£10.7m) and Global Health Partnerships (£10.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 52%, donations and legacies 37% and investments 1.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £380k. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 8.9%. Grants to other organisations totalled £779k. Reserves of £4.7m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 52 people.