OM International

Registered charity 1112655 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as INTERNATIONAL COORDINATING TEAM (ICT), OM ICT LTD, OM INTERNATIONAL SERVICES (CARLISLE) LTD, OM INTERNATIONAL SERVICES (CARLISLE)LTD

The charity owns offices to accommodate the International Coordinating Team (ICT) of Operation Mobilisation(OM) An international partnership operating in over 110 countries. The ICT co-ordinates decision making throughout the OM world, and supplies services and resources vital to the functioning of OM internationally.

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Latest income
£6.1m
Latest spending
£5.6m
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £6.14 million against total expenditure of £5.61 million, resulting in a net income of £530,708. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves were £226,909, which is below the stated policy target of three months of unrestricted costs, though they anticipate the sale of the Forest Hill property will replenish reserves to the target level.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £227k; policy: three months of unrestricted costs)
“Therefore, at year end unrestricted reserves equated to 0.6 months of unrestricted costs (2023 – 1.1 months).”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The company acts as Trustee in respect of the transmission of worldwide income and expenditure... held in a custodian capacity... totalling £16,535,493
“The company acts as Trustee in respect of the transmission of worldwide income and expenditure, received and paid respectively by one OM-Worldwide entity in respect of another. All the parties have similar objectives. The assets held at 31 December 2024, totalling £16,535,493 (2023 - £16,743,606) are held in a custodian capacity for the settlement of the corresponding liabilities.” — page 27
“In November 2022 the Board agreed to loan GBA Ships e.V. the sum of US$1,800,000 (£1,437,700), interest free, and repayable in full by 30th October 2025.” — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loan to GBA Ships e.V.
“The company acts as Trustee in respect of the transmission of worldwide income and expenditure, received and paid respectively by one OM-Worldwide entity in respect of another. All the parties have similar objectives. The assets held at 31 December 2024, totalling £16,535,493 (2023 - £16,743,606) are held in a custodian capacity for the settlement of the corresponding liabilities.” — page 27
“In November 2022 the Board agreed to loan GBA Ships e.V. the sum of US$1,800,000 (£1,437,700), interest free, and repayable in full by 30th October 2025.” — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Forvis Mazars LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£6.1m
Total spending
£5.6m
Cost of raising funds
£204k
Reserves (reported)
£263k
Employees
34

Reported reserves equal ~0.6 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 (88% 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: 3.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Afghanistan · Albania · Algeria · Angola · Argentina · Australia · Austria · Azerbaijan · Bangladesh · Barbados · Belgium · Bosnia And Herzegovina

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£6.1m£5.6m
31/12/2023£6.0m£5.9m
31/12/2022£6.1m£6.1m
31/12/2021£5.1m£5.5m
31/12/2020£6.7m£5.1m

Common questions

Is OM International financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £6.14 million against total expenditure of £5.61 million, resulting in a net income of £530,708. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves were £226,909, which is below the stated policy target of three months of unrestricted costs, though they anticipate the sale of the Forest Hill property will replenish reserves to the target level. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Forvis Mazars LLP.

Who funds OM International?

Funders whose own accounts filings name OM International as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SOULS, LANGHAM PLACE, LONDON.

Known funders

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

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with OMF INTERNATIONAL (UK).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
OM International£6.1m—0below—no doubt
OMF INTERNATIONAL (UK) FY2023£6.0m—0within—no doubt
OASIS INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FY2025£119k—0below—no doubt
CLC INTERNATIONAL OFFICE FY2025£650k—0unclear—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S TRUST FY2025£117k—0above—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION UK FY2025£3.7m——unclear—no doubt

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