INTERSERVE INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP

Registered charity 1187558 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as INTERSERVE INTERNATIONAL

Interserve International Fellowship helps support Interserve country operations across the globe.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES:1. TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE;2. TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP;3. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION;4. TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND PRESERVE HEALTH;5. TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITIES WHO ARE MEMBERS OF INTERSERVE INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, CO-ORDINATION, EDUCATION AND TRAINING; AND6. TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH MAY BE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

Area of benefit: ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD

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

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

Registered contact address: Birmingham, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£501k
Latest spending
£591k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of $121,846 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total reserves of $658,969. The trustees confirm that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, citing that future reserves and income are sufficient to meet current commitments. The charity does not employ staff directly but utilizes staff from other entities, reimbursing them for expenses.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months expenditure - approximately $230,000 (reserves figure: £659k)
“The Trustees have amended the reserves policy during the year and now state that the Charity should hold a minimum unrestricted reserve (including designated funds) equivalent to six months expenditure - approximately $230,000.” — page 6
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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£501k
Total spending
£591k
Reserves (reported)
£70k
Employees
0

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: Charitable activities (86% 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

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

Operates in: Australia · Brazil · Canada · Chile · Hong Kong · India · Ireland · Malaysia · Netherlands · New Zealand · Singapore · South Korea

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£501k£591k
31/12/2024£493k£567k
31/12/2023£407k£644k
31/12/2022£479k£686k
31/12/2021£358k£285k

Common questions

Is INTERSERVE INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of $121,846 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total reserves of $658,969. The trustees confirm that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, citing that future reserves and income are sufficient to meet current commitments. The charity does not employ staff directly but utilizes staff from other entities, reimbursing them for expenses. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds INTERSERVE INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP?

Funders whose own accounts filings name INTERSERVE INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP as a grant recipient include INTERNATIONAL SERVICE FELLOWSHIP TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE FELLOWSHIP TRUSTFY2025£30kFunded from designated Legacy tithe fund
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE FELLOWSHIP TRUSTFY2024£22kFunded from designated Legacy tithe 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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with INTERNATIONAL RELIEF FRIENDSHIP FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
INTERSERVE INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP£501k——above—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL RELIEF FRIENDSHIP FOUNDATION FY2025£83k—0unclear—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE FELLOWSHIP TRUST FY2025£2.7m—0above—no doubt
INTEGRITY INTERNATIONAL TRUST FY2024£72k—0unclear—noted
IDRB FY2025£171k—0unclear—no doubt
BETHEL PRAYER FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL FY2025£29k—0unclear—no doubt

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