Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 3

Good reserves management: +3
Large legacies income: +1
Multiple Deficits: -2

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 10

MISSION AVIATION FELLOWSHIP UK

MAF uses light aircraft to transform the lives of some of the world's most isolated people in need. Working in partnership with hundreds of other Christian and humanitarian organisations, MAF delivers help, hope and healing to remote and inaccessible communities in the developing world. MAF UK is the largest provider of resources for MAF International's work within the MAF global partnership.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received Government grants
Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 27 years

www.maf-uk.org

maf@maf-uk.org

01303850950

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22	£15,971	£17,122	£-1,151	£2,161	£7,915	£7,441	5.2	94	482
31/12/21	£13,787	£12,598	£1,189	£2,124	£9,055	£7,910	7.5	87	499
31/12/20	£12,651	£12,264	£387	£2,115	£7,866	£7,547	7.4	99	478
31/12/19	£11,684	£13,509	£-1,825	£2,389	£7,479	£7,452	6.6	83	497
31/12/18	£15,389	£13,656	£1,733	£2,320	£9,304	£9,274	8.1	91	520
31/12/17	£13,314	£12,935	£379	£2,218	£7,571	£7,526	7	88	0
31/12/16	£13,002	£13,485	£-483	£2,080	£7,192	£7,118	6.3	90	0
31/12/15	£13,638	£13,668	£-30	£2,176	£7,675	£7,601	6.7	78	0
31/12/14	£12,201	£12,580	£-379	£2,326	£7,705	£7,622	7.3	83	0
31/12/13	£12,050	£11,570	£480	£2,287	£8,084	£7,994	8.3	77	0
31/12/12	£11,764	£10,720	£1,044	£2,501	£7,604	£7,545	8.4	80	0
31/12/11	£11,383	£9,681	£1,702	£2,210	£6,560	£6,315	7.8	78	0
31/12/10	£10,316	£9,361	£955	£2,038	£4,858	£4,599	5.9	80	0
31/12/09	£10,065	£10,220	£-155	£2,170	£3,903	£3,722	4.4	84	0
31/12/08	£10,532	£9,772	£760	£2,051	£4,058	£3,921	4.8	84	0
31/12/07	£9,155	£10,481	£-1,326	£1,818	£3,298	£3,170	3.6	84	0
31/12/06	£8,730	£7,723	£1,007	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	£8,648	£8,551	£97	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04	£6,974	£7,057	£-83	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 13.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 12.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £130,000-£140,000
Liabilities/Assets: 14%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 94%
Reserves/Spending: 5.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 5.3

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
Religious Activities
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides human resources

Where it operates

Australia, Chad, East Timor, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

94 employees
482 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 34-76

ANDREW MACLAY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Accountant

ANDREW HAWKINS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chairman

CARL KNIGHTLY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Ceo

CLARE TUNBRIDGE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: EMERGING LEADERS,

ELIZABETH ANN SAUNDERS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Hr, Other trusteeship: SUTTON COMMUNITY WORKS,

GORDON MAY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Charity Manager, Other trusteeship: EUROVANGELISM,

MATTHEW BURTON Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

MAX GOVE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

RICHARD JONES Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Head Of Finance

STEVE OSEI-MENSAH Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Commercial Director

STUART MATHESON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Charity Consultant

WILLIAM NAIRN LOWE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: THE SILVER HOPE TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/09/1997, number: 1064598
Registered at Companies House on 16/09/1997, number: 03437446

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from NORTH SHIELDS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP on 11/10/2023

Main office

MISSION AVIATION FELLOWSHIP
CASTLE HOUSE
CASTLE HILL AVENUE
FOLKESTONE
CT20 2TQ

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH BY SUCH MEANS AS THE CHARITY SHALL DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING BY SUPPORTING AND ENCOURAGING THE WORK OF MISSION AVIATION, CHURCHES, MISSIONS AND RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES SO THAT THE LOVE OF CHRIST IS SHARED BY WORD AND PRACTICAL MEANS

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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