THE NAVIGATORS UK LIMITED

Registered charity 1099148 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC038484 (OSCR)

The advancement of Christian religion in the UK and overseas through evangelism, teaching, mentoring, training and distribution of materials and by such other means being charitable as the organisation shall determine.

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Latest income
£2.2m
Latest spending
£2.1m
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total net assets increased to £1,961,319, with unrestricted free reserves and buffer funds held at £300,299. Per the trustees' report, this reserve position is above the calculated minimum policy target of £263,518, though it remains below the midpoint target of £455,118. The trustees have set a deficit budget for the following year, supported by the charity's strong balance sheet and ongoing donor support.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Voluntary donations and grants were £1,793,997 (2024: 1,482,154). In addition the charity also recovered gift aid of £208,943 (2024: £202,561).” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Burton Sweet Ltd. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Navigators UK (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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 31/08/2025)

Total income
£2.2m
Total spending
£2.1m
Cost of raising funds
£33k
Reserves (reported)
£300k
Employees
11

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 (92% 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: 1.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Australia · Canada · Cardiff · Ethiopia · France · Germany · Ghana · Hungary · Ivory Coast · Kenya · Mali · Netherlands

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£2.2m£2.1m
31/08/2024£1.8m£1.9m
31/08/2023£1.7m£1.9m
31/08/2022£1.7m£1.8m
31/08/2021£1.5m£1.5m

Common questions

Is THE NAVIGATORS UK LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total net assets increased to £1,961,319, with unrestricted free reserves and buffer funds held at £300,299. Per the trustees' report, this reserve position is above the calculated minimum policy target of £263,518, though it remains below the midpoint target of £455,118. The trustees have set a deficit budget for the following year, supported by the charity's strong balance sheet and ongoing donor support. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Burton Sweet Ltd.

Who funds THE NAVIGATORS UK LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE NAVIGATORS UK LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, CLARENDON PARK, LEICESTER.

Known funders

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

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.

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.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE NAVIGATORS UK LIMITED£2.2m—0unclear—no doubt
THE EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIP OF CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES TRUST CORPORATION LIMITED FY2025£596k—0unclear—no doubt
TOGETHER FOR CHRIST HIS KINGDOM AND HIS CHURCH FY2025£141k£30,6320unclear—no doubt
REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD, TRUE VINE CENTRE FY2025£147k—0unclear—no doubt
HOUSE OF JUDAH (PRAISE) MINISTRIES (INTERNATIONAL) FY2025£108k£35,3000unclear—no doubt
THE C3 CHURCH FY2024£2.4m—0unclear—no doubt

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