Missionary Friends Trust

Analysis

Missionary Friends Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ipswich. It was registered in March 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Missionary Friends Trust reported income of £12k and spending of £14k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £11k to £12k (+8.5%), an average of +2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Missionary Friends Trust sits at the 25th percentile: it is larger than about 25% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bristol Jewish Burial Society (£12k), Abingdon Street Pastors (£12k) and Eritrean Welfare Association (£12k).