SIM INTERNATIONAL (UK)

Registered charity 219763 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AEF, AFRICA EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIP, AFRICA EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIP (SAGM), AFRICA EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, SIM · also registered in Scotland as SC040432 (OSCR)

Latest income
£4.6m
Latest spending
£4.6m
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased by 3.8% to £4,627,691, while total expenditure decreased by 3.1% to £4,614,268, resulting in a net surplus for the year. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £2,482,049, which the Trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy target of covering six months of general fund expenditure plus expected deficits. The Trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Trustees reimbursed for travel, accommodation and support costs
During the year 5 Trustees (2024: 5) were reimbursed £2,409 (2024: £4,699) of expenses relating to travel, accommodation and support costs. — page 36
In addition, 1 Trustee (2024: 1) received £12,216 (2024: £25,152) for monthly living expenses in relation to their role as a SIM member.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee received living expenses as a SIM member
During the year 5 Trustees (2024: 5) were reimbursed £2,409 (2024: £4,699) of expenses relating to travel, accommodation and support costs. — page 36
In addition, 1 Trustee (2024: 1) received £12,216 (2024: £25,152) for monthly living expenses in relation to their role as a SIM member.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Price Bailey LLP.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — SIM UK (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income
£4.6m
Total spending
£4.6m
Cost of raising funds
£26k
Reserves (reported)
£2.5m
Employees
22

Reported reserves equal ~6.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Benin · Bolivia · Botswana · Burkina Faso · Ethiopia · France · Ghana · Kenya · Liberia · Madagascar · Malawi · Namibia

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£4.6m£4.6m
30/09/2024£4.5m£4.8m
30/09/2023£4.3m£4.6m
30/09/2022£4.4m£4.2m
30/09/2021£4.2m£4.0m

Common questions

Is SIM INTERNATIONAL (UK) financially healthy?

The accounts state that total income increased by 3.8% to £4,627,691, while total expenditure decreased by 3.1% to £4,614,268, resulting in a net surplus for the year. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £2,482,049, which the Trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy target of covering six months of general fund expenditure plus expected deficits. The Trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Price Bailey LLP.

Who funds SIM INTERNATIONAL (UK)?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SIM INTERNATIONAL (UK) as a grant recipient include THORNTON HEATH EVANGELICAL CHURCH, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST WOKING, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST NEW BOROUGH AND LEIGH, WIMBORNE, BEESTON FREE CHURCH NOTTINGHAM, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST NICHOLAS, TOOTING GRAVENEY.

Known funders

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