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THE SALVATION ARMY INTERNATIONAL TRUST

Registered charity 1000566 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£81.8m
Latest spending
£65.1m
Registered
1990
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £418.10 million, with unrestricted funds of £335.66 million and a General Reserve of £7.75 million, which the Trustee confirms meets the target level for free reserves. Per the trustees' report, the Trust holds a strong balance sheet with £60.79 million in highly liquid current asset investments and cash, providing sufficient resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6.0 months of headquarters administration expenditure (held: £7.8m)
“The aim of the Trustee is for the balance on the General Reserve to cover equivalent to 6.0 months’ expenditure on headquarters administration costs.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Reliance Bank Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary, made a Gift Aid payment of £100,000 to the Trust in 2024/25.
“In 2023/24 the Bank made a Gift Aid payment of £100,000 to the Trust and a further £100,000 was paid in 2024/25, with £400,000 paid in July 2025 following the 2024/25 year-end.”
“Related party transactions between the two entiities during the financial year include interest received of £964k (2024: £630k) from the Bank” — page 89
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Trust received interest of £964,000 from Reliance Bank Limited.
“In 2023/24 the Bank made a Gift Aid payment of £100,000 to the Trust and a further £100,000 was paid in 2024/25, with £400,000 paid in July 2025 following the 2024/25 year-end.”
“Related party transactions between the two entiities during the financial year include interest received of £964k (2024: £630k) from the Bank” — page 89
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Trust paid grants totaling £170,000 to The Salvation Army Leaders’ Training College of Africa and Resource Centre Limited.
“In 2023/24 the Bank made a Gift Aid payment of £100,000 to the Trust and a further £100,000 was paid in 2024/25, with £400,000 paid in July 2025 following the 2024/25 year-end.”
“Related party transactions between the two entiities during the financial year include interest received of £964k (2024: £630k) from the Bank” — page 89
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Forvis Mazars LLP.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£81.8m
Total spending
£65.1m
Cost of raising funds
£14.5m
Reserves (reported)
£8.9m
Employees
272

Reported reserves equal ~1.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Angola · Antigua And Barbuda · Argentina · Australia · Austria · Bangladesh · Barbados · Belgium · Belize · Bermuda · Bolivia · Botswana

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£81.8m£65.1m
31/03/2024£86.0m£64.1m
31/03/2023£76.7m£63.1m
31/03/2022£49.0m£53.8m
31/03/2021£56.9m£57.7m

Common questions

Is THE SALVATION ARMY INTERNATIONAL TRUST financially healthy?

The accounts state that total funds increased to £418.10 million, with unrestricted funds of £335.66 million and a General Reserve of £7.75 million, which the Trustee confirms meets the target level for free reserves. Per the trustees' report, the Trust holds a strong balance sheet with £60.79 million in highly liquid current asset investments and cash, providing sufficient resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Forvis Mazars LLP.

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FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
C E K STERN CHARITABLE TRUST1£35k
LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH (WARWICKSHIRE)1£4k
FOREST HILL CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k

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