CAM INTERNATIONAL

Registered charity 1153577 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CAM

The main object of the charity is the advancement of the Christian faith in Africa; working with national churches in areas of evangelism, literature distribution, Bible teaching, education and medical work. This is primarily achieved through the donation of funds to affiliated missionary workers and local projects with which the charity is partnering.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£4.7m

Latest spending

£365k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased significantly to £4,884,431, driven largely by a generous legacy gift, resulting in unrestricted reserves that exceed the trustees' stated policy target of £500,000. The charity reported a net income of £4,044,533 despite a £259,114 loss on investments, and the auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding its 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: £500,000 (held: £3.9m)

“CAM International's trustees have agreed to maintain a reserve fund in the region of £500,000 to cover the expected commitments in the year” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by McMillan & Co LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£4.7m

Total spending

£365k

Cost of raising funds

£13k

Reserves (reported)

£500k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~16.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (24/02/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (14/01/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

ANDREW PHILIP MCMANUS
Dr ANNE ELIZABETH DYER · trustee of 1 other charity
FLETCHER NGALASA KUSALOKA
Gordon McKillop
Paul Stephenson

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

Operates in: Congo (Democratic Republic) · Ethiopia · Mozambique · Zambia

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£4.7m	£365k
31/03/2024	£374k	£559k
31/03/2023	£485k	£481k
31/03/2022	£490k	£437k
31/03/2021	£533k	£571k

Common questions

Is CAM INTERNATIONAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased significantly to £4,884,431, driven largely by a generous legacy gift, resulting in unrestricted reserves that exceed the trustees' stated policy target of £500,000. The charity reported a net income of £4,044,533 despite a £259,114 loss on investments, and the auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by McMillan & Co LLP.

Who funds CAM INTERNATIONAL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CAM INTERNATIONAL as a grant recipient include RELEASE ERITREA, LINCOLN ROAD CHAPEL.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
RELEASE ERITREA	FY2023	£4k	Voluntary income/Donation
LINCOLN ROAD CHAPEL	FY2023	—	Regular recipient

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
ROSCA TRUST	1	£6k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ALL NATIONS CHARITABLE TRUST.

ALL NATIONS CHARITABLE TRUST income £176k
SOUTHEND CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP income £424k
OPERATION KINDLE LTD income £114k
THE GRACE FELLOWSHIP income £124k
REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD THE CITY OF GOD income £173k
THE CAMBRIDGE CHINA DEVELOPMENT TRUST income £416k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CAM INTERNATIONAL	£4.7m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
ALL NATIONS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£176k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SOUTHEND CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP FY2024	£424k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
OPERATION KINDLE LTD FY2025	£114k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE GRACE FELLOWSHIP FY2024	£124k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD THE CITY OF GOD FY2024	£173k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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