The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Limited

Analysis

The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Coventry. It was registered in April 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00567778). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Limited reported income of £6.8m and spending of £6.3m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.5m to £6.8m (+174%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 126%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Limited sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ) (£6.8m), Conventus of Our Lady of Consolation (£6.8m) and The Mission to Seafarers (£6.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 47% and donations and legacies 4.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £23k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.4%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3,800. Reserves of £442k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 24 people.