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MISSION WITHOUT BORDERS

Registered charity 270659 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AID TO THE PERSECUTED LIMITED, CHILD RESCUE INTERNATIONAL, CRI, EVANGELISM CENTRE LIMITED, INTERAID LIMITED, MISSION WITHOUT BORDERS (UK) LTD

Mission Without Borders is a Christian charity that aims to serve the spiritual, educational, emotional and material needs of those experiencing the effects of poverty or oppression. Our purpose is to reach people for Christ and as a result we see our role as showing compassion and empathy to all people regardless of their background or religious beliefs.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£3.4m
Latest spending
£3.4m
Registered
1976
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased by 5% to £3,420,430, resulting in a surplus for the year of £45,755. The charity holds unrestricted free reserves of £522,125 and a cash balance of £601,056, which the trustees consider adequate given ongoing fundraising investments. The trustees and auditors confirm the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 7.1% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Of this, £3,132,597 (2024 - £2,918,254) was expended in furtherance of our charitable activities, with £242,078 (2024 - £283,388) used in raising funds.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months expenditure (held: £522k)
“To that end, the trustees will regularly review and set a target reserve levels with a goal to increase reserve levels to the equivalent of three months expenditure.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Goods transferred to MWBI
“All goods received for field programmes in 2025, and with a value of £2,420,360 (2024 £2,300,016), have been transferred to Mission Without Borders International (MWBI), of which the company is the UK affiliate.” — page 32
“Two trustees of the charity held remunerated positions in MWBI (Stephen Young International Chief Executive Officer, MWBI and Sarah Farquhar – International Chief Operating Officer, MWBI).” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees holding remunerated positions in MWBI
“All goods received for field programmes in 2025, and with a value of £2,420,360 (2024 £2,300,016), have been transferred to Mission Without Borders International (MWBI), of which the company is the UK affiliate.” — page 32
“Two trustees of the charity held remunerated positions in MWBI (Stephen Young International Chief Executive Officer, MWBI and Sarah Farquhar – International Chief Operating Officer, MWBI).” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee donations
“All goods received for field programmes in 2025, and with a value of £2,420,360 (2024 £2,300,016), have been transferred to Mission Without Borders International (MWBI), of which the company is the UK affiliate.” — page 32
“Two trustees of the charity held remunerated positions in MWBI (Stephen Young International Chief Executive Officer, MWBI and Sarah Farquhar – International Chief Operating Officer, MWBI).” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£3.4m
Total spending
£3.4m
Cost of raising funds
£242k
Reserves (reported)
£522k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~1.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 7.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Albania · Bosnia And Herzegovina · Bulgaria · Moldova · Northern Ireland · Romania · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales · Ukraine

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£3.4m£3.4m
31/12/2024£3.3m£3.2m
31/12/2023£2.9m£2.8m
31/12/2022£3.5m£3.4m
31/12/2021£2.8m£2.6m

Common questions

Is MISSION WITHOUT BORDERS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased by 5% to £3,420,430, resulting in a surplus for the year of £45,755. The charity holds unrestricted free reserves of £522,125 and a cash balance of £601,056, which the trustees consider adequate given ongoing fundraising investments. The trustees and auditors confirm the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

Who funds MISSION WITHOUT BORDERS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MISSION WITHOUT BORDERS as a grant recipient include THE FYRISH FOUNDATION, THE JERUSALEM TRUST, BROMLEY BAPTIST CHURCH, HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE DEO GLORIA TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FYRISH FOUNDATIONFY2022£42k
THE JERUSALEM TRUSTFY2022£20kChristian Evangelism and Relief Work Overseas CV-19 emergency grants
BROMLEY BAPTIST CHURCHFY2022£10kFor Ukraine appeal
HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2021£5kGrant
THE DEO GLORIA TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK'S HARROGATEFY2022£5kLong term main mission partner
THE DEO GLORIA TRUSTFY2024£5k
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR ENGLAND, WALES AND NORTHERN IRELANDFY2023£5kProject Grants
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK'S HARROGATEFY2023£4kLong term mission partner
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK'S HARROGATEFY2024£4kLong Term Mission Partner (Overseas)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HERNE BAY CHRIST CHURCH [HAMPTON ST ANDREW'S]FY2025£3kMissionary and charitable giving
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK'S HARROGATEFY2021£3kLong term main mission partner
THE ARCHER TRUSTFY2022£3kOne-off grant to provide funding for its centres in Ukraine, Moldova and Romania to provide support to Ukrainian refugees.
THE S M B TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HERNE BAY CHRIST CHURCH [HAMPTON ST ANDREW'S]FY2024£3k
THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATIONFY2023£3k
THE S M B TRUSTFY2024£3k
THE S M B TRUSTFY2023£3k
THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATIONFY2022£3k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HERNE BAY CHRIST CHURCH [HAMPTON ST ANDREW'S]FY2023£3k
THE S M B TRUSTFY2022£3k
DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH CHELTENHAMFY2024£2k
DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH CHELTENHAMFY2025£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S, ST ALBANSFY2024£2k
CHILTERN CHURCHFY2024£1k
CHILTERN CHURCHFY2025£1kGrants for UK and overseas mission
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR ENGLAND, WALES AND NORTHERN IRELANDFY2022£1kProject Grants
THE ARCHER TRUSTFY2023£1kCharitable activities
THE BISHOP RADFORD TRUSTFY2023£1kOffering Christian material and emotional support to 25 vulnerable, elderly people in Moldova.
THE DE BRYE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S, ST ALBANSFY2025£1k
BROMLEY BAPTIST CHURCHFY2021£990Mission
SEEDFIELD TRUSTFY2021£500
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH CHELTENHAMFY2023£500Mission Giving
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S, ST ALBANSFY2023£400
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S, ST ALBANSFY2022£250

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S KINGS WORTHY1—
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY THE VIRGIN, PRITTLEWELL1—
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREWS, KINSON, BOURNEMOUTH1—
THE WILLIAM LEECH FOUNDATION LIMITED - THE FOUNDATION TRUST1£676k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED1£340k
THE WILLIAM LEECH FOUNDATION LIMITED - THE CHARITY TRUST1£312k
THE SOLE 2 SOUL FOUNDATION1£263k
ALL NATIONS1£144k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MINISTRIES WITHOUT BORDERS INTERNATIONAL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MISSION WITHOUT BORDERS£3.4m—0unclear7.1%no doubt
MINISTRIES WITHOUT BORDERS INTERNATIONAL FY2025£836k—0unclear—no doubt
SOCIAL WORKERS WITHOUT BORDERS FY2025£139k—0unclear—no doubt
MEDICAL MISSION INTERNATIONAL (UK) FY2025£935k—0within—no doubt
MOMBASA MISSION FY2024£118k—0unclear—no doubt
CHURCH MISSION SOCIETY FY2025£8.3m—3unclear11.8%no doubt

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