Mission Aviation Fellowship International

Analysis

Mission Aviation Fellowship International is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ashford. It was registered in September 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief, religious activities and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03144199). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Mission Aviation Fellowship International reported income of £38.8m and spending of £40.0m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £27.8m to £38.8m (+39%), an average of +8.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Mission Aviation Fellowship International sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Cyrenians Ltd (£38.0m), Turn2us (£39.2m) and The Royal Academy of Arts (£37.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 66% and charitable activities 31%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.7m. Reserves of £3.5m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 627 people.