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THE METHODIST RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT FUND

Registered charity 291691 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ALL WE CAN, MRDF

The Methodist Relief and Development Fund (operating as All We Can) is an international development and relief organisation, working to see every person's potential fulfilled. Focussed on serving the world's most marginalised communities, it is rooted in the Christian faith.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£2.8m
Latest spending
£2.9m
Registered
1985
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased by 10% to £2.8m, driven largely by a 77% rise in legacy income and new emergency appeals. Unrestricted general reserves closed the year at £1.5m, which is £0.9m above the Board's minimum general reserve target of £350k. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 24.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“The cost of raising funds increased by £0.2m (39%) to £0.7m (2024: £0.5m) representing 24% of total expenditure (2024: 17%)” — page 47
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 20% of the following year’s unrestricted income budget (excluding emergency donations) with a minimum of £350k (held: £1.5m)
“The general reserves are now required to be 20% of the following year’s unrestricted income budget (excluding emergency donations) with a minimum of £350k.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from Trustees
“During the year the charity received donations from Trustees of £5,973.41 (2024: £1,603)” — page 78
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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 31/08/2025)

Total income
£2.8m
Total spending
£2.9m
Cost of raising funds
£711k
Reserves (reported)
£1.5m
Employees
22

Reported reserves equal ~6.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 25.3% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bangladesh · Ethiopia · India · Jordan · Liberia · Malawi · Sierra Leone · Throughout England And Wales · Uganda · Zimbabwe

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£2.8m£2.9m
31/08/2024£2.5m£3.0m
31/08/2023£3.2m£4.0m
31/08/2022£4.3m£4.0m
31/08/2021£3.6m£2.7m

Common questions

Is THE METHODIST RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased by 10% to £2.8m, driven largely by a 77% rise in legacy income and new emergency appeals. Unrestricted general reserves closed the year at £1.5m, which is £0.9m above the Board's minimum general reserve target of £350k. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

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. PETER, FORMBY1—
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF MICKLEHAM1—
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WIGAN WEST1—
THE FOUNDRY INTERNATIONAL LTD1—
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HUNTINGTON, EARSWICK & NEW EARSWICK1—
BRIXINGTON COMMUNITY CHURCH (BAPTIST) EXMOUTH1—
BETHESDA BAPTIST CHURCH, ROGERSTONE1—
THE PHILIP J MILTON AND COMPANY PLC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1—

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ELM HALL DRIVE METHODIST CHURCH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE METHODIST RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT FUND£2.8m——above24.0%no doubt
ELM HALL DRIVE METHODIST CHURCH FY2025£140k£3,4650unclear—no doubt
THE LANTERN METHODIST CHURCH OF WIMBLEDON AND RAYNES PARK FY2025£300k—0within—no doubt
BOURNEMOUTH METHODIST CHURCH FY2025£394k——unclear—no doubt
TEARFUND FY2025£80.2m——unclear—no doubt
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (UK) FY2024£1.5m—0above—no doubt

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