INTERNATIONAL SERVICE FELLOWSHIP TRUST

Registered charity 1020758 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as INTERSERVE · listed website unreachable when last crawled · also registered in Scotland as SC047295 (OSCR)

Latest income
£2.6m
Latest spending
£2.6m
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a total surplus of £58,103 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven largely by legacy income. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves are held at approximately £585,000, which the charity considers reasonable to cater for potential adverse experience, representing roughly 37 weeks of general fund expenditure.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: c£585,000 (approximately 37 weeks of General Fund expenditure) (held: £585k)
Interserve considers it reasonable to hold reserves of c£585,000 to cater for potential adverse experience. This is approximately 37 weeks of its General Fund expenditure or approximately 11 weeks of its overall expenditure for the year ending 31 December 2024.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Expenses reimbursed to directors
£1,735 (2023 - £2,911) was reimbursed to 5 (2023 - 7) directors for travel and related expenses incurred in undertaking activities on behalf of the charity. — page 26
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Griffin Stone Moscrop & Co.

Corporate structure

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£2.6m
Total spending
£2.6m
Cost of raising funds
£79k
Reserves (reported)
£1.4m
Employees
59

Reported reserves equal ~6.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Afghanistan · Bangladesh · Cambodia · India · Kyrgyzstan · Laos · Nepal · Northern Ireland · Pakistan · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£2.6m£2.6m
31/12/2023£2.6m£2.5m
31/12/2022£2.4m£2.5m
31/12/2021£2.3m£2.5m
31/12/2020£3.0m£2.7m

Common questions

Is INTERNATIONAL SERVICE FELLOWSHIP TRUST financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a total surplus of £58,103 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven largely by legacy income. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves are held at approximately £585,000, which the charity considers reasonable to cater for potential adverse experience, representing roughly 37 weeks of general fund expenditure. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Griffin Stone Moscrop & Co.

Who funds INTERNATIONAL SERVICE FELLOWSHIP TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name INTERNATIONAL SERVICE FELLOWSHIP TRUST as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT MARK, TOLLINGTON PARK, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST WOKING, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, BROMLEY, WYCLIFFE BAPTIST CHURCH, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN, POLEGATE. DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER..

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmount
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT MARK, TOLLINGTON PARKFY2023£19k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST WOKINGFY2025£17k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, BROMLEYFY2023£15k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, BROMLEYFY2022£14k
WYCLIFFE BAPTIST CHURCHFY2022£10k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN, POLEGATE. DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER.FY2022£9k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST WOKINGFY2024£8k
RAYNERS LANE BAPTIST CHURCHFY2022£8k
HERTFORD TOWN CHURCHFY2024£5k
ILFORD HIGH ROAD BAPTIST CHURCHFY2024£4k
CITY CHURCH BIRMINGHAMFY2023£4k
EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH, GRAVESEND.FY2023£4k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT MARK, TOLLINGTON PARKFY2025£3k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT MARK, TOLLINGTON PARKFY2024£3k
THE S M B TRUSTFY2025£3k
PORTSWOOD CHURCHFY2024£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY'S, OVERTON, DIOCESE OF WINCHESTERFY2025£2k
CHRISTCHURCH HARPENDENFY2023£2k
FOREST HILL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY'S, OVERTON, DIOCESE OF WINCHESTERFY2023£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY'S, OVERTON, DIOCESE OF WINCHESTERFY2024£2k
GRACE CHURCH DELL ROADFY2024£2k
GRACE CHURCH DELL ROADFY2023£1k
THE ASHBURNHAM THANKSGIVING TRUSTFY2023£1k
PORTSWOOD CHURCHFY2025£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY'S, OVERTON, DIOCESE OF WINCHESTERFY2022£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREAT FARINGDONFY2023£1k
ILFORD HIGH ROAD BAPTIST CHURCHFY2023£1k
THE ASHBURNHAM THANKSGIVING TRUSTFY2024£800
SELSDON BAPTIST CHURCHFY2024£750
SELSDON BAPTIST CHURCHFY2023£645
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANN, HANGER LANEFY2023£600
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANN, HANGER LANEFY2022£600
THE ASHBURNHAM THANKSGIVING TRUSTFY2025£600
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREAT FARINGDONFY2024£565
KNIGHTON FREE CHURCHFY2024£500
KNIGHTON FREE CHURCHFY2025£500
SELSDON BAPTIST CHURCHFY2025£500
RAYNERS LANE BAPTIST CHURCHFY2021£250
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PANCRAS AND ST JOHN, CHICHESTERFY2022£150
ILFORD HIGH ROAD BAPTIST CHURCHFY2025£100
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PANCRAS AND ST JOHN, CHICHESTERFY2023£90

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