THE MATTHEW 25 MISSION

Registered charity 1163389 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MATTHEW 25

relieve sickness and financial hardship in promoting and preserving good health and advancing this in accordance with Christian principles by the provision of funds food and services

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ('OBJECTS') FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ARE TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH AND EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND IN EASTBOURNE AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Eastbourne, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£255k

Latest spending

£196k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total unrestricted funds of £304,708 at year-end, with a designated contingency reserve of £75,000. The trustees report that this level of reserves is maintained in accordance with their policy of holding six months' expenditure to mitigate funding risks. The charity reported a surplus on the general fund of £83,317 for the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six month’s expenditure (reserves figure: £305k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to six month’s expenditure.” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 40

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 40
Government income: £200 — grants £200 (1); under 1% of the £297,615 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 40

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Register events

Received assets from another charity (13/11/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Adam Aucock
Anne Philippa Oliphant
David Michael Lofthouse
Dr Valerie Lesley Dawson
Matthew Isaac Ford
Mihai Eduard Coliban
Simon Kirkdale

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£255k	£196k
31/12/2024	£298k	£247k
31/12/2023	£240k	£236k
31/12/2022	£305k	£199k
31/12/2021	£175k	£181k

Common questions

Is THE MATTHEW 25 MISSION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total unrestricted funds of £304,708 at year-end, with a designated contingency reserve of £75,000. The trustees report that this level of reserves is maintained in accordance with their policy of holding six months' expenditure to mitigate funding risks. The charity reported a surplus on the general fund of £83,317 for the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE MATTHEW 25 MISSION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE MATTHEW 25 MISSION as a grant recipient include GOODNEWS EVANGELICAL MISSION, SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIO, JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WILLINGDON.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
GOODNEWS EVANGELICAL MISSION	FY2022	£30k
SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIO	FY2022	£25k	Social justice
GOODNEWS EVANGELICAL MISSION	FY2023	£20k
GOODNEWS EVANGELICAL MISSION	FY2021	£20k
JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£20k	Social Welfare
GOODNEWS EVANGELICAL MISSION	FY2024	£10k
JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£8k	Social Welfare
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WILLINGDON	FY2022	£1k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Postcode Lottery	30/09/2024	£25k	Unrestricted Funding
UK government	23/09/2020	£10k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund

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
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON	1	£30k
COMMUNITY OF THE HOLY CROSS	1	£1k
SION COLLEGE	1	£900

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE MATTHEW 25 35 TRUST.

THE MATTHEW 25 35 TRUST income £107k
THE SOCIETY OF MARY AND MARTHA income £649k
MATTHEW GOOD FOUNDATION income £554k
MANALIVE income £193k
TAKING GROUND income £118k
MARANATHA EVANGELISTIC MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL income £43k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE MATTHEW 25 MISSION	£255k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE MATTHEW 25 35 TRUST FY2025	£107k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SOCIETY OF MARY AND MARTHA FY2025	£649k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
MATTHEW GOOD FOUNDATION FY2025	£554k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MANALIVE FY2025	£193k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
TAKING GROUND FY2025	£118k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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