Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

OMF INTERNATIONAL (UK) 

IN FELLOWSHIP WITH CHURCHES AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS OMF SEEKS TO MOBILISE PEOPLE, PRAYER, AND RESOURCES FOR MISSION TO EAST ASIANS BOTH IN UK AND OVERSEAS.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £15,729,127 available, equivalent to 27 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 16 years

www.omf.org.uk

omf@omf.org.uk

01732880315

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Financial Data ?

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£6,734£6,974£-240£5£16,136£15,72927.118108
31/12/21£6,814£6,439£375£5£15,881£15,44728.817109
31/12/20£5,976£6,573£-597£4£14,844£14,39826.31598
31/12/19£17,966£6,693£11,273£5£14,803£14,46325.91388
31/12/18£6,183£6,561£-377£4£3,530£3,26661298
31/12/17£7,926£6,902£1,024£4£3,907£3,4566120
31/12/16£7,415£6,666£749£5£2,883£2,4204.4160
31/12/15£6,873£7,203£-330£49£2,134£1,8773.1170
31/12/14£6,482£6,424£59£39£2,464£2,2744.2180
31/12/13£6,111£6,944£-834£42£2,405£2,1763.8180
31/12/12£7,773£6,322£1,450£42£3,238£3,1205.9170
31/12/11£6,684£6,225£459£42£1,788£1,5973.1180
31/12/10?£5,811£6,055£-244£50£1,329£1,1572.3250
31/03/09£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 27.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 5.6
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • 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
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cambodia, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 18 employees
  • 108 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Foundation Scotland - Grant to OMF International(UK)
£200 29/04/2020
Donation from Ruth Farquhar. Refrence: Lorna Ferguson
Foundation Scotland - Grant to OMF International(UK)
£1,500 29/04/2020
Donation from Ruth Farquhar. Reference: Gerard and Sarah Charles

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 34-67
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/05/2008, number: 1123973
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/03/2008, number: 06541911
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; all on time
Main office

UNIT 6
STATION APPROACH
BOROUGH GREEN
KENT
TN15 8BG

Objectives

3.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH WORLD-WIDE3.2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION ACCORDING TO CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES (THE OBJECTS)IN EVERY CASE THE OBJECTS ARE TO BE CARRIED OUT BY THE HELP OF GOD AND IN HUMBLE CO-OPERATION WITH CHURCHES IN EAST ASIA AND THE WORLD TO BRING PEOPLE TO A SAVING KNOWLEDGE OF THE LOVE OF GOD IN CHRIST AND TO ASSIST IN BUILDING UP THE CHURCH WHICH IS HIS BODY THROUGHOUT EAST ASIA AND THE WORLD TOGETHER WITH SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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