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PRAYER STORM

Registered charity 1161853 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PRAYERSTORM

To advance the Christian faith in particular (but not limited to) by the provision of Christian literature and other Christian materials, the development of Christian education in schools, universities and colleges and the provision of training on prayer to churches, other religious and secular education organisations.

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Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£924k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £418,378 for the year, with total income rising to £1,342,498. However, the trustees report that free reserves of £271,551 are below the stated policy targets of £297,293 for orderly wind-up and £862,691 for operational stability. The charity maintains sufficient cash to meet short-term liabilities and has 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

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (76% of income)
“Income from donations and legacies totalled £1,023,417” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £272k)
“This level of reserves is below both the orderly wind-up provision and the six-month operational reserve target set out in the policy.” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Mckellens Chartered Accountants. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£924k
Cost of raising funds
£34k
Reserves (reported)
£272k
Employees
15

Reported reserves equal ~3.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (76% 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: 2.6% 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: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£1.3m£924k
31/08/2024£618k£568k
31/08/2023£329k£358k
31/08/2022£349k£304k
31/08/2021£460k£283k

Common questions

Is PRAYER STORM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £418,378 for the year, with total income rising to £1,342,498. However, the trustees report that free reserves of £271,551 are below the stated policy targets of £297,293 for orderly wind-up and £862,691 for operational stability. The charity maintains sufficient cash to meet short-term liabilities and has no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Mckellens Chartered Accountants.

Who funds PRAYER STORM?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PRAYER STORM as a grant recipient include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Chanctonbury, THE COSTA FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ChanctonburyFY2023£4k
THE COSTA FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
UK CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS LTD1£66k
THE JERUSALEM TRUST1£60k
WESTHILL ENDOWMENT1£28k
Stolkin Foundation1£23k
JEREMY ALEXANDER SETTLEMENT1£23k
THE DEO GLORIA TRUST1£20k
THE GRANT FOUNDATION1£10k
EMMANUEL CHURCH OXFORD1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TOGETHER FOR CHRIST HIS KINGDOM AND HIS CHURCH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PRAYER STORM£1.3m—0below—no doubt
TOGETHER FOR CHRIST HIS KINGDOM AND HIS CHURCH FY2025£141k£30,6320unclear—no doubt
24-7 PRAYER FY2024£4.1m——above—no doubt
ST MARY'S CHRISTIAN WORKERS TRUST FY2025£483k—0above—no doubt
THE CHRISTIAN TRUST FY2024£2.5m—0unclear—no doubt
VICTORY CHRISTIAN CENTRE (THE CHURCH) IN FELLOWSHIP WITH ASSEMBLIES OF GOD FY2025£174k—0within—no doubt

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