IMAGINE THE DAY LIMITED

Registered charity 1100673 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity's activity is that of the promotion and advancement of the Christian religion, the worship of God and the spreading of the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ in the UK and overseas.Specifically the Charity runs the Lions Programme which provides training for Christian Entrepreneurs and Big Sing Soul which provides choral support for schools, prisons and related disadvantaged groups.

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£13.2m

Latest spending

£8.3m

Registered

2003

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £4,955,479 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven primarily by significant restricted donations. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £228,430, which the trustees consider adequate against their policy target of one month's unrestricted spend. The auditors confirmed an unqualified opinion, noting no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one month’s unrestricted spend (excluding grants and donations) (held: £228k)

“the trustees have determined that a general reserve (excluding fixed assets) equivalent to at least one month’s unrestricted spend (excluding grants and donations) should be maintained.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Payments in respect of the use of facilities were made to I.M. Facilities Limited, a company in which Andrew Edmiston is a director, by the charity of £14,432 (2024 £14,780). At the balance sheet date, the amount due to I.M. Facilities Limited was £32 (2024 £Nil). Donation income of £13,118,824 (2024 £3,444,381) has been received from I.M. Group Limited, a company in which Andrew Edmiston is a director. Payments have been made to I.M. Parts and Service Limited, a company in which Andrew Edmiston is a director, for costs associated with a loan vehicle of £38 (2024 £Nil). At the balance sheet date, the amount due to I.M. Parts and Services Limited was £Nil (2024 £Nil). Income of £9,088 (2024 £6,414) has been received from Mosaic Church Coventry, a charity in which Andrew Edmiston is a trustee. Grants have been paid to Mosaic Church Coventry of £294,616 (2024 £235,146). At the balance sheet date, the amounts outstanding to Mosaic Church Coventry was £Nil (2024 £Nil).

“Payments in respect of the use of facilities were made to I.M. Facilities Limited, a company in which Andrew Edmiston is a director, by the charity of £14,432 (2024 £14,780). At the balance sheet date, the amount due to I.M. Facilities Limited was £32 (2024 £Nil). Donation income of £13,118,824 (2024 £3,444,381) has been received from I.M. Group Limited, a company in which Andrew Edmiston is a director. Payments have been made to I.M. Parts and Service Limited, a company in which Andrew Edmiston is a director, for costs associated with a loan vehicle of £38 (2024 £Nil). At the balance sheet date, the amount due to I.M. Parts and Services Limited was £Nil (2024 £Nil). Income of £9,088 (2024 £6,414) has been received from Mosaic Church Coventry, a charity in which Andrew Edmiston is a trustee. Grants have been paid to Mosaic Church Coventry of £294,616 (2024 £235,146). At the balance sheet date, the amounts outstanding to Mosaic Church Coventry was £Nil (2024 £Nil). Paul Manwaring Payments in respect of fees and disbursements relating to the provision of a training and mentoring programme were made to Paul Manwaring by the charity of £14,680 (2024 £13,725). At the balance sheet date, the amount due to Paul Manwaring was £1,167 (2024 £1,162). Paul Manwaring & Gary Spicer Paul Manwaring & Gary Spicer are trustees of Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer and grants of £7,280,824 (2024 £2,645,581) were paid during the year. At the balance sheet date, the amount outstanding to Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer was £Nil (2024 £Nil). Gary Spicer Payments in respect of fees and disbursements relating to the provision of Management Services were made to Radical Outreach Limited, a company in which Gary Spicer is a director, by the charity of £72,129 (2024 £66,714). At the balance sheet date, the amount due to Radical Outreach Limited was £5,358 (2024 £5,533). Payments in respect of fees and disbursements relating to the provision of a children’s programme were made to Naomi Baskerville, the daughter of Gary Spicer, by the charity of £10,281 (2024 £4,680). At the balance sheet date, the amount due to Naomi Baskerville was £762 (2024 £510). Gary Spicer & Andrew Edmiston Donation income of £1,000 (2024 £Nil) was received from Tracie Edmiston who is the sister of Gary Spicer and related through marriage to Andrew Edmiston.” — page 35

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Dains Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 04942225

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Imagine The Day (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.

SPICER, Georgia Grace — director, appointed 01/02/2024on trustee list
WILLIAMS, Beth Emily — director, appointed 01/02/2024on trustee list
MANWARING, Paul — director, appointed 22/03/2023on trustee list
SPICER, Gary Paul — director, appointed 23/10/2003on trustee list
EDMISTON, Andrew Martin — director, appointed 23/10/2003on trustee list
EDMISTON, Alison — director, appointed 23/10/2003on trustee list
ISON, Michael — secretary, appointed 01/01/2023

Official officers record.

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

Total income

£13.2m

Total spending

£8.3m

Reserves (reported)

£228k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.3 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 (99% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (17/12/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

ALISON EDMISTON
ANDREW MARTIN EDMISTON
Beth Emily Williams
GARY SPICER
Georgia Grace Spicer · trustee of 1 other charity
Paul Manwaring

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	£13.2m	£8.3m
31/12/2024	£3.6m	£3.6m
31/12/2023	£1.6m	£1.6m
31/12/2022	£2.4m	£2.3m
31/12/2021	£1.2m	£1.1m

Common questions

Is IMAGINE THE DAY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £4,955,479 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven primarily by significant restricted donations. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £228,430, which the trustees consider adequate against their policy target of one month's unrestricted spend. The auditors confirmed an unqualified opinion, noting no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Dains Audit Limited.

Who funds IMAGINE THE DAY LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name IMAGINE THE DAY LIMITED as a grant recipient include CHRISTIAN VISION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
CHRISTIAN VISION	FY2022	£33k

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
FRONTLINE TRUST	1	£122k
THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATION	1	£70k
SIR HARRY PILKINGTON FUND	1	£2k
SKELTON BOUNTY	1	£2k
CARMEL MAR THOMA CHURCH,LIVERPOOL	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with IMAGINE FOUNDATION.

IMAGINE FOUNDATION income £268k
DAYSTAR TELEVISION EUROPE income £385k
CHRIST IMAGE ASSEMBLY, NORTHAMPTON income £134k
HOUSE OF PRAISE TRUST income £1.7m
IMAGINE IF TRUST income £475k
WORD INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES UK income £233k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
IMAGINE THE DAY LIMITED	£13.2m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
IMAGINE FOUNDATION FY2024	£268k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
DAYSTAR TELEVISION EUROPE FY2025	£385k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CHRIST IMAGE ASSEMBLY, NORTHAMPTON FY2025	£134k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HOUSE OF PRAISE TRUST FY2024	£1.7m	—	—	below	—	no doubt
IMAGINE IF TRUST FY2025	£475k	—	0	below	—	no doubt

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