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THE LUIS PALAU EVANGELISTIC TEAM

Registered charity 285474 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LUIS PALAU EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION · also registered in Scotland as SC040681 (OSCR)

Working in partnership with Churches and para church organisations we organise innovative ways of serving communities and sharing the Gospel to advance the evangelical Christian faith in the United Kingdom and throughout the world.

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Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£1.0m
Registered
1982
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds were £235,626 at year-end, which the trustees note far exceeds their stated reserves policy target of £45,000. The independent auditors confirmed that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £45,000 (held: £236k)
“It is the policy of the charitable company to maintain unrestricted funds (the free reserves). This is currently set by the directors at £45,000 which is duly considered to be the amount required to cover the estimated costs of closing the charity if the need arose, as well as meeting the working capital requirements of the charity.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Businesses that share one or more of the directors of the company made donations of £5,000 in the year. (2024: £5,000)
“Businesses that share one or more of the directors of the company made donations of £5,000 in the year. (2024: £5,000)” — page 16
“Directors donated a total of £15,850 in the year (2024: £14,500).” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Directors donated a total of £15,850 in the year (2024: £14,500).
“Businesses that share one or more of the directors of the company made donations of £5,000 in the year. (2024: £5,000)” — page 16
“Directors donated a total of £15,850 in the year (2024: £14,500).” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by M T Manley & Co Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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.

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

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£1.0m
Cost of raising funds
£38k
Reserves (reported)
£236k
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~2.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (51% 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: 3.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Austria · Bulgaria · Greece · Italy · Macedonia · Moldova · Romania · Serbia

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£1.1m£1.0m
31/12/2024£778k£882k
31/12/2023£554k£442k
31/12/2022£978k£1.4m
31/12/2021£868k£383k

Common questions

Is THE LUIS PALAU EVANGELISTIC TEAM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds were £235,626 at year-end, which the trustees note far exceeds their stated reserves policy target of £45,000. The independent auditors confirmed that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by M T Manley & Co Limited.

Who funds THE LUIS PALAU EVANGELISTIC TEAM?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE LUIS PALAU EVANGELISTIC TEAM as a grant recipient include THE JERUSALEM TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JERUSALEM TRUSTFY2022£50kEvangelism and Christian Mission in the UK