THE OPEN-AIR MISSION

Registered charity 215409 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE OPEN AIR MISSION

The Mission is an inter-denominational Christian organisation whose objective is to take the Christian Gospel to the people. The Mission presents the Gospel among children in school assemblies and beach missions; in the open air and at public activities such as race meetings, and distributes Christian literature in the course of its work. There is close co-operation with Christian Churches.

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Latest income
£629k
Latest spending
£832k
Registered
1963

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£629k
Total spending
£832k
Cost of raising funds
£78k
Reserves (reported)
£328k
Employees
20

Reported reserves equal ~4.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 12.3% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Operates in: Hungary · Scotland · Spain · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£629k£832k
31/12/2023£551k£772k
31/12/2022£757k£651k
31/12/2021£909k£566k
31/12/2020£785k£529k

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Who funds THE OPEN-AIR MISSION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE OPEN-AIR MISSION as a grant recipient include STOBART NEWLANDS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE STUART HINE TRUST CIO, WEST ROW BAPTIST CHURCH, SHEPSHED WORD OF LIFE CHURCH.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
STOBART NEWLANDS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£23k
STOBART NEWLANDS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£23k
STOBART NEWLANDS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£23k
STOBART NEWLANDS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£23k
THE STUART HINE TRUST CIOFY2022£12k
WEST ROW BAPTIST CHURCHFY2022£3kMission Support
SHEPSHED WORD OF LIFE CHURCHFY2025£2kMissionary Support
SHEPSHED WORD OF LIFE CHURCHFY2023£550Outreach/Other