Arab World Ministries

Analysis

Arab World Ministries is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Witney. It was registered in November 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03275009). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2024, Arab World Ministries reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.5m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income fell from £2.4m to £1.3m (-45%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Arab World 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 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of All Saints, Lindfield (£1.3m), Halev Limited (£1.3m) and The Parochial Church Council of the Eccesiastical Parish of Ashtead (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97% and investments 1.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £47k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.1%. It employed 17 people.

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.