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Elim Foursquare Gospel Alliance

RegisteredRegistered charity number 251549MalvernHealth and saving lives
Income£83.9m2025-09-30
Spending£74.2msame year
Spent / received94%5-year average
Size in its cause100th pctHealth and saving lives
Registered1967Other
Employees1,497latest return

Analysis

Elim Foursquare Gospel Alliance is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Malvern. It was registered in February 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Elim Foursquare Gospel Alliance reported income of £83.9m and spending of £74.2m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £64.6m to £83.9m (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Elim Foursquare Gospel Alliance sits at the 100th 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 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Magenta Living (£82.7m), Lifearc (£86.7m) and The Salvation Army International Trust (£81.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 69%, trading 29% and investments 1.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £946k. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 0.9%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3.0m. Reserves of £32.1m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1,497 people.

Income and spending

£0£21.0m£41.9m£62.9m£83.9m2021 Income: £64,567,7502021 Spending: £61,139,35320212022 Income: £69,749,4562022 Spending: £69,092,92920222023 Income: £78,855,1302023 Spending: £72,619,68220232024 Income: £79,041,1982024 Spending: £76,105,04320242025 Income: £83,878,6622025 Spending: £74,208,0442025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 68%
  • Legacies 1.1%
  • Charitable activities 0.2%
  • Trading 29%
  • Investments 1.8%

In the charity's own words

We are a church organisation who seek to fulfil our objectives through extensive relevant programs both in the UK and overseas. Our expanding operations are mainly conducted through National Departments, approximately 500 churches in the UK and in 58 countries overseas

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