Mission Direct Limited

Analysis

Mission Direct Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hitchin. It was registered in January 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05289161). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Mission Direct Limited reported income of £808k and spending of £840k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £607k to £808k (+33%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Mission Direct Limited sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Engineers Without Borders UK (£808k), Big Issue North Trust Ltd (£810k) and Crosslight Advice (£807k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and investments 1.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £15k. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 1.9%. Reserves of £179k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.