Overall GiG Score: -3 ?
Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: -7
Support Score: 0
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified

MISSION WITHOUT BORDERS 

Mission Without Borders is a Christian charity that aims to serve the spiritual, educational, emotional and material needs of those experiencing the effects of poverty or oppression. Our purpose is to reach people for Christ and as a result we see our role as showing compassion and empathy to all people regardless of their background or religious beliefs.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board is completely male
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
Established: 48 years
(51 years as a company)

www.mwbuk.org

info@mwbuk.org

02079401370

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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£3,481£3,438£43£304£430£4291.562
31/12/21£2,782£2,591£191£233£388£3801.850
31/12/20£2,213£2,153£59£169£196£1961.140
31/12/19*£3,156£3,149£7£101£137£1320.522
31/12/18£1,664£1,648£16£79£130£1300.922
31/12/17£2,111£2,118£-7£116£115£1150.640
31/12/16£2,269£2,275£-6£139£122£1220.640
31/12/15£2,200£2,243£-44£141£127£1270.730
31/12/14£3,407£3,307£100£96£171£1710.640
31/12/13£4,303£4,304£-1£95£71£710.240
31/12/12£3,651£3,643£7£109£72£720.240
31/12/11£3,869£3,899£-30£104£65£650.240
31/12/10£4,060£4,039£20£68£94£940.340
31/12/09£3,143£3,193£-50£65£74£740.340
31/12/08£4,326£4,339£-13£72£124£1240.340
31/12/07£4,456£4,458£-2£68£137£1370.440
31/12/06£3,809£3,895£-86£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£4,157£4,189£-32£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£2,413£2,432£-19£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 8.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 8.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 1.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 10.5
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 6 employees
  • 2 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Albania, Bosnia And Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Moldova, Northern Ireland, Romania, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales, Ukraine,

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
The Bishop Radford Trust - Grant to Mission Without Borders (MWB)
£1,430 30/07/2022
Offering Christian material and emotional support to 25 vulnerable, elderly people in Moldova.
The Bishop Radford Trust - Grant to Mission Without Borders (MWB)
£1,000 29/07/2022
Offering Christian material and emotional support to 25 vulnerable, elderly people in Moldova.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Mission Without Borders
£200 24/11/2020
Operation Christmas Love Appeal donation from Rosemary Byrde

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
Michael has spent many years leading not-for-profit organisations and in Bible translation for those who don’t have the Bible. He has also over 25 years working in commerce and industry.
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/01/1976, number: 270659
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/08/1972, number: 01065601
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; AR19: 12 days late,
Main office

MISSION WITHOUT BORDERS
175 TOWER BRIDGE ROAD
LONDON
SE1 2AG

Objectives

TO ADVANCE AND PROCLAIM THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ANY OTHER PART OF THE WORLD.TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF THOSE SUFFERING THE EFFECTS OF POVERTY OR OPPRESSION IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD WITHOUT REGARD TO THEIR RELIGIOUS OR ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS.TO HELP SUPPORT AND CARE FOR CHILDREN IN NEED AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN ORPHANED OR ABANDONED OR WHO HAVE BEEN PLACED IN INSTITUTIONS

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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