Challenge Ministries UK
Analysis
Challenge Ministries UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Aylesbury. It was registered in June 2015, 11 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Challenge Ministries UK reported income of £544k and spending of £507k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £525k to £544k (+3.5%), an average of +0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Challenge Ministries UK sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sight Cymru (£543k), Seafarers Hospital Society (£544k) and Freedom Network International (£543k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 83% and charitable activities 17%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 6.7%. Grants to other organisations totalled £307k. Reserves of £100k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 83%
- Charitable activities 17%
- Investments 0.1%
In the charity's own words
The charity is promoting and protecting the physical and mental health of children and young people disadvantaged or marginalised by the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Swaziland. Relieving poverty, financial hardship and advancing education in local communities, through the construction of orphan homes, the provision of educational facilities, apprenticeship training centres and business development.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Sight Cymru | Pontypool | £543k |
| Seafarers Hospital Society | Fitzrovia | £544k |
| Freedom Network International | Staffordshire Technology Park | £543k |
| Growing Hope | London | £544k |