The Great Mission

Analysis

The Great Mission is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stour Provost. It was registered in November 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Great Mission reported income of £534k and spending of £68k, leaving 87% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £36k to £534k (+1391%), an average of +96% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 1280%. Over the whole period it spent 32% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Great Mission sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% 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 Soundabout (£532k), Hampshire Association for the Care of the Blind (£535k) and Shropshire Football Association Limited (£532k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £459k would cover about 75 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.