MEDHURST MINISTRIES

Registered charity 1197575 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provides practical, spiritual and financial support to churches/church plants and gospel workers ministering in areas of deprivation.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY PROVIDING SUPPORT TO CHURCHES, PASTORS, CHURCH PLANTERS AND GOSPEL WORKERS SERVING IN DEPRIVED PLACES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANTS, RESOURCES, MENTORING, RETREATS AND TRAINING AND ANY OTHER MEANS COMPATIBLE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH.

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

£147k

Latest spending

£128k

Registered

2022

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income decreased to £147,135 from £206,244 in the prior year, while unrestricted funds increased to £118,503. The charity maintains a reserves policy targeting three months of budgeted expenditure, which it currently exceeds with its unrestricted cash position.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of budgeted expenditure (held: £119k)

“The trustees have determined that the charity should aim to hold unrestricted cash of no less than 3 months of budgeted expenditure so that the charity could continue to operate should income (including grant funding) and/or expenditure vary adversely.” — page 10

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
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Mathew Spandler Davisonchair
Ian Williamson
Merrix McConnel
Stephanie Greer
Wezi Ngwisha

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£147k	£128k
31/03/2024	£206k	£167k
31/03/2023	£190k	£115k

Common questions

Is MEDHURST MINISTRIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income decreased to £147,135 from £206,244 in the prior year, while unrestricted funds increased to £118,503. The charity maintains a reserves policy targeting three months of budgeted expenditure, which it currently exceeds with its unrestricted cash position. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
KENNETH COPELAND MINISTRIES	1	£68k
THE JERUSALEM TRUST	1	£55k
Stolkin Foundation	1	£5k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN, EAST TWICKENHAM	1	£4k
THE GOSHEN TRUST	1	£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY APOSTLES, CHARLTON KINGS	1	£500

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RADSTOCK MINISTRIES.

RADSTOCK MINISTRIES income £563k
HOPE FOR THE NATIONS MINISTRIES income £135k
PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES income £124k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HIGHAM (ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST) WITH MERSTON income £110k
MERCY BEYOND LIMITED income £596k
GILBERT DEYA MINISTRIES income £19k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
MEDHURST MINISTRIES	£147k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
RADSTOCK MINISTRIES FY2024	£563k	—	above	—	no doubt
HOPE FOR THE NATIONS MINISTRIES FY2025	£135k	—	within	—	no doubt
PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES FY2024	£124k	up to £25,000	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HIGHAM (ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST) WITH MERSTON FY2024	£110k	—	within	—	no doubt
MERCY BEYOND LIMITED FY2024	£596k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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