INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP OF EVANGELICAL STUDENTS

Registered charity 247919 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as I F E S TRUST, I F E S TRUST LIMITED

Latest income
£7.6m
Latest spending
£7.2m
Registered
1966
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net surplus of $464k and total unrestricted funds of $3.2 million. Per the trustees' report, free reserves were $0.6 million for the group, which is below the stated policy target range of $733k to $1,833k based on the 2025 budget.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£76k)
One employee had earnings within $75,390 (£60,000) - $87,955 (£70,000) band in the year — page 39
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
One employee had earnings within $75,390 (£60,000) - $87,955 (£70,000) band in the year — page 39
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 10% and 25% of the annual operational budget (held: £600k)
We have set a target range for the free reserves to be between 10% and 25% of the annual operational budget. The 2025 budget for IFES would require a free reserves figure between $733k and $1,833k. — page 21
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Received $5.60 million from IFES/USA.
During the year to 31 December 2024 IFES (UK) received $5.60 million from IFES/USA (2023: $6.62 million)
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: IFES ASIA SDN. BHD
IFES UK owns the entire share capital of IFES Asia SDN BHD, a company incorporated in Malaysia on 20 January 2016 to help IFES make better use of technology in its ministry and outreach. — page 41
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — IFES · International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (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 31/12/2024)

Total income
£7.6m
Total spending
£7.2m
Cost of raising funds
£558k
Reserves (reported)
£529k
Employees
87

Reported reserves equal ~0.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Albania · Algeria · Angola · Antigua And Barbuda · Argentina · Armenia · Australia · Austria · Azerbaijan · Bangladesh · Barbados · Belarus

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£7.6m£7.2m
31/12/2023£8.4m£7.1m
31/12/2022£7.6m£6.6m
31/12/2021£4.6m£5.0m
31/12/2020£4.4m£4.2m

Common questions

Is INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP OF EVANGELICAL STUDENTS financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net surplus of $464k and total unrestricted funds of $3.2 million. Per the trustees' report, free reserves were $0.6 million for the group, which is below the stated policy target range of $733k to $1,833k based on the 2025 budget. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP OF EVANGELICAL STUDENTS earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP OF EVANGELICAL STUDENTS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP OF EVANGELICAL STUDENTS as a grant recipient include STEWARDS COMPANY LTD, CHRIST CHURCH LIVERPOOL, THE ASHBURNHAM THANKSGIVING TRUST.

Known funders

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