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Rural Missions

Registered charity 802305 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RURAL MISSION SOLUTIONS LTD, RURAL SUNRISE, Rural Mission Solutions, SUNRISE MINISTRIES

To advance the Christian faith in the United Kingdom and throughout the world by such means being charitable as the Society may determine.

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Latest income
£691k
Latest spending
£307k
Registered
1989
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FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating profit of £13,567 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income rising to £146,993 from £45,323 in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £13,567 are significantly higher than the stated policy target of three months' expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were materially non-compliant.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £45,000 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
“Employees earn less than £45,000 pa.” — page 10
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £14k)
“a policy to ensure 3 months’ worth of expenditure is held within reserves has been introduced.” — page 3
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The document states Mission for Christ is a 'sister charity' with 'strong links' and provided grants. However, it does not explicitly state the amount of grants received FROM Mission for Christ specifically, only that grants were claimed from them. The total grants are £112,000. Without a specific amount attributed to this related party in the text, I cannot list a specific amount. Rule 6 says 'who, what, amount'. If amount is not explicit, I should probably exclude or mark as unclear. Let's look closer. Note 2 says 'Grants have been claimed from a sister charity... as well as new grants from other funding sources.' It does not break down the £112,000. Therefore, the specific amount for the related party is not explicitly stated. I will omit this from related_party_flags as the amount is not explicit.
“The Charity benefited from grants from Mission for Christ, a charity with similar aims and objectives.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income
£691k
Total spending
£307k
Cost of raising funds
£48k
Reserves (reported)
£402k
Employees
6

Reported reserves equal ~15.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 6.9% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Operates in: Ireland · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£691k£307k
31/12/2024£147k£133k
31/12/2023£45k£42k
31/12/2022£30k£41k
31/12/2021£12k£31k

Common questions

Is Rural Missions financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operating profit of £13,567 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income rising to £146,993 from £45,323 in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £13,567 are significantly higher than the stated policy target of three months' expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were materially non-compliant. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of Rural Missions earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £45,000 band.

Who funds Rural Missions?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Rural Missions as a grant recipient include EMSWORTH BAPTIST CHURCH, THE BISHOP RADFORD TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
EMSWORTH BAPTIST CHURCHFY2023£11kChurch giving
THE BISHOP RADFORD TRUSTFY2025£2kFoundation Grants
EMSWORTH BAPTIST CHURCHFY2024£1kChurch giving
EMSWORTH BAPTIST CHURCHFY2022£100Church giving

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
FOREST OF DEAN COMMUNITY CHURCH1£275k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST THOMAS, OAKWOOD1£108k
CITY CHURCH ( CAMBRIDGE )1£72k
KINGSGATE CHURCH TRUST1£59k
LIFE CHURCH (CENTRAL ENGLAND)1£54k
AYLSHAM COMMUNITY CHURCH1£24k
CHRIST CHURCH CENTRAL LEEDS1£10k
NEW LIFE CHURCH (NORTH LONDON)1£6k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RELATIONAL MISSION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Rural Missions£691kUnder £45,0000above—no doubt
RELATIONAL MISSION FY2024£431k—0above—no doubt
REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD, TRUE VINE CENTRE FY2025£147k—0unclear—no doubt
WESTERN COUNTIES & SOUTH WALES EVANGELISATION TRUST FY2025£755k—0above—no doubt
THE APOSTOLIC FAITH MISSION INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES UK FY2025£184k—0unclear—no doubt
LONDON RIVERSIDE CHURCH FY2024£1.0m—0unclear—no doubt

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