GREATER EUROPE MISSION UK

Registered charity 1162468 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GEM UK

1. Support for GEM missionaries from overseas working in the UK2. Mobilisation, training and support of UK nationals seeking to work as missionaries in Europe

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Latest income

£630k

Latest spending

£659k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an overall deficit of £28,434 for the year ended 30 June 2025, driven by unrestricted funds which had a deficit of £23,000. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves fell to £76,102, which is below the stated policy target of approximately £90k, prompting the implementation of staff support-raising targets from January 2026 to reduce future deficits.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: more than £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)

“One member of staff received a salary at a rate of more than £60,000 per annum.” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“One member of staff received a salary at a rate of more than £60,000 per annum.” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £76k)

“With the recent year-on-year reduction in the levels of Unrestricted reserves, the trustees recognise that our actual reserves now fall short of this level.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income

£630k

Total spending

£659k

Reserves (reported)

£76k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~1.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (79% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

John Rhodeschair · trustee of 2 other charities
Dani Keith
Jon Burns
Rachelle Neal
Rev JEREMY ANDREW DEARING

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£630k	£659k
30/06/2024	£532k	£519k
30/06/2023	£543k	£466k
30/06/2022	£413k	£403k
30/06/2021	£139k	£124k

Common questions

Is GREATER EUROPE MISSION UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an overall deficit of £28,434 for the year ended 30 June 2025, driven by unrestricted funds which had a deficit of £23,000. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves fell to £76,102, which is below the stated policy target of approximately £90k, prompting the implementation of staff support-raising targets from January 2026 to reduce future deficits. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of GREATER EUROPE MISSION UK earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the more than £60,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds GREATER EUROPE MISSION UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GREATER EUROPE MISSION UK as a grant recipient include THE JOSEPH RANK TRUST, GRACE CHURCH DELL ROAD.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JOSEPH RANK TRUST	FY2025	£38k
GRACE CHURCH DELL ROAD	FY2023	£2k

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
CHRIST CHURCH MAYFAIR	2	£33k
NETLEY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP	1	—
THE PG & NJ BOULTON TRUST LIMITED	1	£85k
BELMONT EXETER	1	£38k
FIELDSDENE TRUST	1	£9k
Grace Baptist Association	1	£6k
CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH WALTHAMSTOW	1	£4k
HADLEIGH BAPTIST CHURCH	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EUROPEAN CHRISTIAN MISSION (BRITAIN).

EUROPEAN CHRISTIAN MISSION (BRITAIN) income £1.0m
GRACE TO YOU EUROPE income £458k
GRACE BAPTIST MISSION CIO income £1.9m
UK AMBASSADORS FOR CHRIST LTD income £188k
THE BAPTIST UNION OF GREAT BRITAIN income £11.1m
NEW WORLD MISSION ASSOCIATION UK income £794k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
GREATER EUROPE MISSION UK	£630k	more than £60,000	1	below	—	no doubt
EUROPEAN CHRISTIAN MISSION (BRITAIN) FY2024	£1.0m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GRACE TO YOU EUROPE FY2025	£458k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
GRACE BAPTIST MISSION CIO FY2025	£1.9m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
UK AMBASSADORS FOR CHRIST LTD FY2025	£188k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BAPTIST UNION OF GREAT BRITAIN FY2025	£11.1m	—	2	unclear	—	no doubt

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