Church Mission Society

Analysis

Church Mission Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in September 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06985330). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending January 2025, Church Mission Society reported income of £8.3m and spending of £8.1m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income fell from £8.3m to £8.3m (-0.3%), an average of -0.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Church Mission Society sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Martha Trust (£8.3m), The Alston Trust (£8.3m) and British Home and Hospital for Incurables (£8.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 71%, investments 9.6%, charitable activities 4.3% and trading 1.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2.3m. Charitable activities took 86% of spending and raising funds 13%. Grants to other organisations totalled £609k. Reserves of £3.3m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 154 people.