Challenge Mission in Asia

Analysis

Challenge Mission in Asia is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottingham. It was registered in March 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief, religious activities and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Challenge Mission in Asia reported income of £14k and spending of £9,465, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £21k to £14k (-32%), an average of -9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 55%. 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, Challenge Mission in Asia sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wincanton United Charities (£14k), Flitwick Combined Charities (£14k) and Kupas Yechiel (£14k).