24-7 PRAYER

Registered charity 1091413 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Advancement of the Christian faith in the United Kingdom and overseas, particularly within youth culture.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE WORLDWIDE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Woking, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£5.3m
Latest spending
£5.0m
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £293,273 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by a significant increase in unrestricted donations. Free reserves stood at £660,366, which the trustees note is £20,366 above their stated policy target of approximately £640,000. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3 months of the minimum level of resources expended, which equates to approximately £640,000 in general funds (held: £660k)
“The trustees have established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets held by the charity should be 3 months of the minimum level of resources expended, which equates to approximately £640,000 in general funds.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations by trustees
“Donations totalling £90,730 were made to the charity by 5 trustees during the financial year (2024 £15,993 by 5 trustees).” — page 44
“Waverley Abbey Trust is related to 24-7 Prayer by virtue of a partnership agreement, to help both charities fulfil their complementary visions” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payments to trustee-connected business
“Donations totalling £90,730 were made to the charity by 5 trustees during the financial year (2024 £15,993 by 5 trustees).” — page 44
“Waverley Abbey Trust is related to 24-7 Prayer by virtue of a partnership agreement, to help both charities fulfil their complementary visions” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: 24-7 Prayer.Com Ltd
“The company owns 100% of the issued share capital of one £1 ordinary share of 24-7 Prayer.Com Ltd a UK company.” — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 145
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 5 (£60,001–£70,000: 2; £70,001–£80,000: 2; £90,001–£100,000: 1)
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 491
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 3 (£60,001–£70,000: 2; £80,001–£90,000: 1)
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 4
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£70,001–£80,000: 1)
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Total income
£5.3m
Total spending
£5.0m
Cost of raising funds
£247k
Reserves (reported)
£660k
Employees
45

Reported reserves equal ~1.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (79% 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: 4.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£5.3m£5.0m
31/12/2024£4.1m£3.9m
31/12/2023£2.6m£2.4m
31/03/2023£3.8m£3.6m
31/03/2022£2.2m£2.0m

Common questions

Is 24-7 PRAYER financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £293,273 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by a significant increase in unrestricted donations. Free reserves stood at £660,366, which the trustees note is £20,366 above their stated policy target of approximately £640,000. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

Who funds 24-7 PRAYER?

Funders whose own accounts filings name 24-7 PRAYER as a grant recipient include THE COSTA FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE JERUSALEM TRUST, Stolkin Foundation, WESTHILL ENDOWMENT, THE DEO GLORIA TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE COSTA FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£182k
THE JERUSALEM TRUSTFY2025£60kChristian Education
Stolkin FoundationFY2021£21kFurther the religion and charitable work for Christian faith
Stolkin FoundationFY2024£20kFurther the religion and charitable work for Christian faith
WESTHILL ENDOWMENTFY2024£14kGrantmaking
WESTHILL ENDOWMENTFY2025Unverified read£14kGrant approved in excess of £10,000
THE DEO GLORIA TRUSTFY2022£10kEvangelism
THE DEO GLORIA TRUSTFY2023£10kEvangelism
THE GRANT FOUNDATIONFY2023Unverified read£10kWildfires - family and youth religious event
JEREMY ALEXANDER SETTLEMENTFY2023£10k
JEREMY ALEXANDER SETTLEMENTFY2026£10k
JEREMY ALEXANDER SETTLEMENTFY2025£8k
KESWICK HALL CHARITYFY2022£5kInstitutional grant
KESWICK HALL CHARITYFY2024£5kCorporate grant
JEREMY ALEXANDER SETTLEMENTFY2022£5k
Stolkin FoundationFY2025£3kFurther the religion and charitable work for Christian faith
THE COSTA FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE S M B TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE S M B TRUSTFY2023£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH AUGHTON, LANCASHIREFY2022£1kCharitable donation
THE BASSIL SHIPPAM AND ALSFORD TRUSTFY2024£75015.03.24 24-7 Prayer
ADORE CHURCHFY2025£600Other connected organisations who received funding include ‘24/7 Prayer’ who provide resources such as Lectio 365;
THE BASSIL SHIPPAM AND ALSFORD TRUSTFY2025£500
ARIMATHEA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£500
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH AUGHTON, LANCASHIREFY2024£330
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH AUGHTON, LANCASHIREFY2023£300Missionary Giving

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TAKING GROUND.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
24-7 PRAYER£5.3m——above—no doubt
TAKING GROUND FY2025£118k—0above—no doubt
FOUNT FY2025£89k—0unclear—no doubt
Make Known FY2025£899kmore than £60,0002unclear—no doubt
RELEASE INTERNATIONAL FY2025£3.7m£60,000 - £69,9991above—no doubt
CENTRE CHURCH FY2025£167k£40,0000unclear—no doubt

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