MISSION AVIATION FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL

Registered charity 1058226 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as M A F EUROPE, MAF EUROPE, MISSION AVIATION FELLOWSHIP EUROPE

MAF International uses light aircraft transform the lives of some of the world's most isolated people in need. Working in partnership with hundreds of other Christian and humanitarian organisations, MAF International delivers help, hope and healing to remote and inaccessible communities in the developing world.

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Latest income

£38.8m

Latest spending

£40.0m

Registered

1996

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds surplus of USD 1,674k for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by a surplus on restricted funds. The trustees confirm that unrestricted general reserves of USD 4,753k are within the agreed policy bracket of USD 3,670k to USD 9,750k, although they fell below the median target of USD 6,710k. The organisation maintains sufficient cash reserves to cover liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £110,000 to £119,999 — below the median for charities its size (£130k)

“£110,000 to £119,999 1”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £6k; policy: between USD 3,670k and USD 9,750k)

“The base reserve as of 31 December 2025, USD 4,753k was within the chosen brackets but fell below the median level of USD 6,710k.” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£38.8m

Total spending

£40.0m

Cost of raising funds

£418k

Reserves (reported)

£3.5m

Employees

627

Reported reserves equal ~1.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (66% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (13/04/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Alastair Ralph Gunn
JEAN AHUMUZA MUTABAZI
Soren Filbert

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

Operates in: Afghanistan · Australia · Bangladesh · Burma · Canada · Chad · East Timor · Finland · Guinea · India · Kent · Kenya

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£38.8m	£40.0m
31/12/2024	£44.8m	£35.8m
31/12/2023	£37.5m	£34.8m
31/12/2022	£36.3m	£29.8m
31/12/2021	£27.8m	£27.4m

Common questions

Is MISSION AVIATION FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds surplus of USD 1,674k for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by a surplus on restricted funds. The trustees confirm that unrestricted general reserves of USD 4,753k are within the agreed policy bracket of USD 3,670k to USD 9,750k, although they fell below the median target of USD 6,710k. The organisation maintains sufficient cash reserves to cover liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of MISSION AVIATION FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £110,000 to £119,999 band.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE S M B TRUST	2	£11k
GREENGATE TRUST	1	£267k
WYCLIFFE BAPTIST CHURCH	1	£143k
CHRIST CENTRAL CHURCHES WORLDWIDE	1	£90k
HAJI RAFIQUE FOUNDATION	1	£62k
THE MAURICE AND HILDA LAING CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£55k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, BROMLEY	1	£51k
CHILDS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£40k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MISSION AVIATION FELLOWSHIP UK.

MISSION AVIATION FELLOWSHIP UK income £17.2m
MEDIC ASSIST INTERNATIONAL income £237k
WAYMAKER INTERNATIONAL income £207k
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE FELLOWSHIP TRUST income £2.6m
INTERSERVE INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP income £493k
THE MA'ARIF FOUNDATION UK income £772k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
MISSION AVIATION FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL	£38.8m	£110,000 to £119,999	—	below	—	no doubt
MISSION AVIATION FELLOWSHIP UK FY2025	£17.2m	£100,000 - £110,000	—	above	—	no doubt
MEDIC ASSIST INTERNATIONAL FY2024	£237k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WAYMAKER INTERNATIONAL FY2025	£207k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE FELLOWSHIP TRUST FY2024	£2.6m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
INTERSERVE INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP FY2024	£493k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.