FERNDALE INTERNATIONAL

Registered charity 1180250 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE PROVISION OF GRANTS TO CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, FOR THEOLOGICAL TRAINING AND MISSIONARY WORK, FOR THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, AND DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE.

Objects

1.TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL PEOPLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE ATTACHED SCHEDULE IN SUCH PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES CONSIDER APPROPRIATE BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS TO CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, FOR THEOLOGICAL TRAINING AND MISSIONARY WORK.2.THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, AND DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS.3.THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL NEED AND SUFFERING AMONG VICTIMS OF NATURAL OR OTHER KINDS OF DISASTER IN THE FORM OF MONEY (OR OTHER MEANS DEEMED SUITABLE) FOR PERSONS, CHARITABLE BODIES, CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS AND/OR COUNTRIES AFFECTED.

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

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Latest income
£45k
Latest spending
£282k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds decreased from £1,555,927 to £1,214,213 due to a net expenditure of £281,722 against investment income of £44,820. Per the trustees' report, the charity is self-funded by an investment portfolio and has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Note 16
“During the year, grants totalling £231,837 (2024: £277,899) were made to Veritas College International, a charitable company over which R Oosthuizen and BP Wolvaardt have significant influence.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£45k£282k
30/06/2024£50k£339k
30/06/2023£0£394k
30/06/2022£0£393k
30/06/2021£0£365k

Common questions

Is FERNDALE INTERNATIONAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds decreased from £1,555,927 to £1,214,213 due to a net expenditure of £281,722 against investment income of £44,820. Per the trustees' report, the charity is self-funded by an investment portfolio and has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.