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.

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Latest income

£4.1m

Latest spending

£3.9m

Registered

2002

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £259,120 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted funds standing at £1,221,549. The trustees' report indicates that reserves are currently £81,278 above the stated policy target of approximately £560,000, representing three months of minimum expenditure. The auditors confirmed that there are no material uncertainties related to the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £1.2m)

“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 £560,000 in general funds.” — page 24

Per its FY2024 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. The company was incorporated on 4 December 2001 and has never traded.” — page 41

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "below" (FY2023) to "above" (FY2024).

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

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

Total income

£4.1m

Total spending

£3.9m

Cost of raising funds

£264k

Reserves (reported)

£560k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~1.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (77% 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: 6.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Charles Paul Murray Douglas BAchair
Brian Russell
Dr Nomalungelo Nyathi
Elisa Alberto · trustee of 3 other charities
Marius Lukas Frey
Peter Greig · trustee of 1 other charity
Pui-Hung Cheong
Scot James Bower
Selina Hue Ying Lau

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£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
31/03/2021	£1.4m	£1.1m

Common questions

Is 24-7 PRAYER financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £259,120 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted funds standing at £1,221,549. The trustees' report indicates that reserves are currently £81,278 above the stated policy target of approximately £560,000, representing three months of minimum expenditure. The auditors confirmed that there are no material uncertainties related to the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 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.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE COSTA FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£182k
THE JERUSALEM TRUST	FY2025	£60k	Christian Education
Stolkin Foundation	FY2024	£20k	Further the religion and charitable work for Christian faith
WESTHILL ENDOWMENT	FY2025	£14k	Grant approved in excess of £10,000
WESTHILL ENDOWMENT	FY2024	£14k	Grantmaking
THE DEO GLORIA TRUST	FY2022	£10k	Evangelism
JEREMY ALEXANDER SETTLEMENT	FY2023	£10k
THE GRANT FOUNDATION	FY2023	£10k	Wildfires - family and youth religious event
THE DEO GLORIA TRUST	FY2023	£10k	Evangelism
JEREMY ALEXANDER SETTLEMENT	FY2025	£8k
JEREMY ALEXANDER SETTLEMENT	FY2022	£5k
KESWICK HALL CHARITY	FY2024	£5k	Corporate grant
Stolkin Foundation	FY2025	£3k	Further the religion and charitable work for Christian faith
THE COSTA FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£2k
THE S M B TRUST	FY2023	£2k
THE S M B TRUST	FY2025	£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH AUGHTON, LANCASHIRE	FY2022	£1k	Charitable donation
THE BASSIL SHIPPAM AND ALSFORD TRUST	FY2024	£750	15.03.24 24-7 Prayer
ADORE CHURCH	FY2025	£600	Other connected organisations who received funding include ‘24/7 Prayer’ who provide resources such as Lectio 365;
THE BASSIL SHIPPAM AND ALSFORD TRUST	FY2025	£500
ARIMATHEA CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£500
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH AUGHTON, LANCASHIRE	FY2024	£330
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH AUGHTON, LANCASHIRE	FY2023	£300	Missionary Giving

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
EMMANUEL CHURCH WIMBLEDON	1	£10k
CHARITIES ADMINISTERED IN CONNECTION WITH THE UNAFFILIATED CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES	1	£3k
OAKHALL CHURCH, CATERHAM	1	£2k
GRACE TO YOU EUROPE	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIP OF CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES TRUST CORPORATION LIMITED.

THE EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIP OF CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES TRUST CORPORATION LIMITED income £596k
TOGETHER FOR CHRIST HIS KINGDOM AND HIS CHURCH income £141k
CHRISTIAN PRISON RESOURCING income £145k
RCCG KINGDOM OF PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING HACKNEY income £146k
REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD, TRUE VINE CENTRE income £147k
HOUSE OF JUDAH (PRAISE) MINISTRIES (INTERNATIONAL) income £108k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
24-7 PRAYER	£4.1m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
THE EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIP OF CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES TRUST CORPORATION LIMITED FY2025	£596k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
TOGETHER FOR CHRIST HIS KINGDOM AND HIS CHURCH FY2025	£141k	£30,632	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CHRISTIAN PRISON RESOURCING FY2024	£145k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
RCCG KINGDOM OF PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING HACKNEY FY2025	£146k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD, TRUE VINE CENTRE FY2025	£147k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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