Council for World Mission (UK)

Analysis

Council for World Mission (UK) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04758640). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Council for World Mission (UK) reported income of £4.8m and spending of £3.5m, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £4.1m to £4.8m (+17%), an average of +4.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 190% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Council for World Mission (UK) sits at the 99th 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Bath Abbey with St James, Bath (£4.7m), Rock UK Adventure Centres Limited (£4.8m) and Scripture Union (£4.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 97% and donations and legacies 2.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £9,026. Charitable activities took 47% of spending and raising funds 51%. Reserves of £159.8m would cover about 547 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.