MISSION RELIEF

Registered charity 1198325 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provide aid in Kenya and other places affected by natural disasters.

Objects

(A) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY AND ALL NECESSARY SUPPORT TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT. (B) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL NEED AND SUFFERING AMONGST VICTIMS OF NATURAL OR OTHER KIND OF DISASTERS IN THE FORM OF MONEY OR OTHER MEANS DEEMED SUITABLE FOR PERSONS, BODIES, ORGANISATIONS AND / OR COUNTRIES AFFECTED, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL AID, HOUSING, COUNSELLING AND EDUCATION.(C) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PERSONS IN NEED, INCLUDING ORPHANS, ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL AID AND MATERIALS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO BOOKS, FURNITURE, STATIONERY AND CLOTHING AND ALSO THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION OF SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, TRAINING CENTRES, ORPHANAGES AND UNIVERSITIES.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008].

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£748k
Latest spending
£667k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that Mission Relief reported a surplus of £81,034 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £747,908 and total expenditure of £666,874. Per the trustees' report, the charity held total funds of £154,213 at year-end, comprising £87,184 in unrestricted funds and £67,029 in restricted funds. The trustees confirmed that the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis, citing strong donor support and sufficient liquidity to meet obligations for at least twelve months.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

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: 10

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

  • Volunteers: 12

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

  • Volunteers: 15

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 4 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2022 (received 05/12/2023, 35 days after the 31/10/2023 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Mission Relief (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram · linkedin

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

Total income
£748k
Total spending
£667k
Cost of raising funds
£22k
Reserves (reported)
£87k
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~1.6 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 (91% 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: 2.9% 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: Kenya · Morocco · Throughout England · Turkey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£748k£667k
31/12/2024£312k£286k
31/12/2023£288k£256k
31/12/2022£63k£47k

Common questions

Is MISSION RELIEF financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Mission Relief reported a surplus of £81,034 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £747,908 and total expenditure of £666,874. Per the trustees' report, the charity held total funds of £154,213 at year-end, comprising £87,184 in unrestricted funds and £67,029 in restricted funds. The trustees confirmed that the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis, citing strong donor support and sufficient liquidity to meet obligations for at least twelve months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MISSION RELIEF£748k——unclear—no doubt
PURSUE FY2025£47k—0above—no doubt
UK RELIEF HUMANITARIAN ORGANISATION FY2025£150k—0above—no doubt
MS FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025£46k—0above—no doubt
HUMAN RELIEF MISSION FY2024£1.9m—0above—no doubt
Restoration Faith Global Missions FY2025£27k—0unclear—no doubt

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