Friends International Ministries

Analysis

Friends International Ministries is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in October 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04500270). It says it provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Friends International Ministries reported income of £2.9m and spending of £2.9m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.9m to £2.9m (+54%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Friends International Ministries sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sat-7 UK Trust Limited (£2.9m), West London Mission Methodist Circuit (£2.9m) and First Love Church (£2.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 96% and charitable activities 3.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £48k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.9%. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 83 people.