The Melanesian Mission

Analysis

The Melanesian Mission is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in June 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05101167). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Melanesian Mission reported income of £163k and spending of £170k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £178k to £163k (-8.9%), an average of -2.3% a year. 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, The Melanesian Mission sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Hucclecote, St Philip and St James (£163k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Wrington (£163k) and Vajravarahi Kadampa Meditation Centre Ltd (£163k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.