EVANGELICAL MISSION ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1081966 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EMA, EVANGELICAL MISSIONARY ALLIANCE, GLOBAL CONNECTIONS

The object for which the company is established is to maintain, advance and promote the Christian Faith throughout the world by such means as the Trustees shall think fit. As a membership network, Global Connections has always sought to do this through strengthening and improving the practice of its members and the UK church in relation to world mission activities.

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Latest income

£238k

Latest spending

£310k

Registered

2000

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a deficit of £71,707, primarily driven by a 25% drop in jobs advertising income. However, unrestricted reserves remain healthy at £225,462, which is well above the board's 'Early Warning' reserve limit of £103,078. The trustees confirm that the going concern basis is appropriate as reserves are not forecast to fall below the absolute limit of £37,916 within the next 12 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 2.5 months' expenditure plus closure costs (£103,078) (held: £225k)

“The current Board policy is to hold an upper free reserve limit at or above 2.5 months’ expenditure, plus an amount to cover the cost of closure, the total of which currently equates to £103,078.” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Abigail Willetts
Anu Ola
Caroline Maxwell
Cindy Crossley
Folasakin Oyeleye
Louisa Evans
Natasha Rayan
Nathaniel Jennings
Rev Vanmelitharayil Samkutty

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£238k	£310k
31/12/2024	£249k	£316k
31/12/2023	£416k	£277k
31/12/2022	£298k	£288k
31/12/2021	£299k	£219k

Common questions

Is EVANGELICAL MISSION ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a deficit of £71,707, primarily driven by a 25% drop in jobs advertising income. However, unrestricted reserves remain healthy at £225,462, which is well above the board's 'Early Warning' reserve limit of £103,078. The trustees confirm that the going concern basis is appropriate as reserves are not forecast to fall below the absolute limit of £37,916 within the next 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds EVANGELICAL MISSION ASSOCIATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name EVANGELICAL MISSION ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SOULS, LANGHAM PLACE, LONDON, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS WOODSIDE PARK, INTERNATIONAL SERVICE FELLOWSHIP TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SOULS, LANGHAM PLACE, LONDON	FY2022	£8k	Discretionary
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS WOODSIDE PARK	FY2023	£7k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SOULS, LANGHAM PLACE, LONDON	FY2022	£6k	Mission grants to projects and organisations
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE FELLOWSHIP TRUST	FY2023	£1k	Funded from designated Legacy tithe fund
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS WOODSIDE PARK	FY2021	£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS WOODSIDE PARK	FY2022	£195

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
CITY CHURCH ( CAMBRIDGE )	1	£72k
KINGSGATE CHURCH TRUST	1	£59k
LIFE CHURCH (CENTRAL ENGLAND)	1	£54k
AYLSHAM COMMUNITY CHURCH	1	£24k
NEW LIFE CHURCH (NORTH LONDON)	1	£6k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with COUNCIL FOR WORLD MISSION (UK).

COUNCIL FOR WORLD MISSION (UK) income £4.2m
NEW WORLD MISSION ASSOCIATION UK income £794k
UNITED KINGDOM WORLD EVANGELISM TRUST income £411k
LAYMEN'S EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIP UK income £221k
RELATIONAL MISSION income £431k
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD - PRAISE CONNECTIONS income £2.8m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
EVANGELICAL MISSION ASSOCIATION	£238k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
COUNCIL FOR WORLD MISSION (UK) FY2024	£4.2m	£60,001 - £70,000	1	above	—	no doubt
NEW WORLD MISSION ASSOCIATION UK FY2025	£794k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
UNITED KINGDOM WORLD EVANGELISM TRUST FY2024	£411k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LAYMEN'S EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIP UK FY2025	£221k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
RELATIONAL MISSION FY2024	£431k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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