Pioneers UK Ministries

Analysis

Pioneers UK Ministries is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Doncaster. It was registered in April 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02917955). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2024, Pioneers UK Ministries reported income of £5.5m and spending of £3.7m, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £1.8m to £5.5m (+201%), an average of +44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 229%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Pioneers UK Ministries sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation (£5.5m), Ct4n Charitable Trust (£5.6m) and The Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group (£5.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 96% and trading 2.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £121k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.9%. Reserves of £1.9m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 74 people.

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.