New Tribes Mission

Analysis

New Tribes Mission is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Grimsby. It was registered in February 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, New Tribes Mission reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.3m, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £1.2m to £1.1m (-13%), an average of -3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, New Tribes Mission sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Muhammadiyah House of Wisdom (£1.1m), Midlands Buddhist Association (£1.1m) and Abu Bakr Trust (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 55%, charitable activities 44% and investments 1.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £73k. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £73k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate.