tearfund
Activities & Mission
TEARFUND IS A CHRISTIAN RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY COMMITTED TO ERADICATING POVERTY. OUR VISION IS TO SEE PEOPLE FREED FROM POVERTY LIVING TRANSFORMED LIVES AND REACHING THEIR GOD-GIVEN POTENTIAL. OUR MISSION IS TO FOLLOW JESUS WHERE THE NEED IS GREATEST RESPONDING TO CRISES AND PARTNERING WITH LOCAL CHURCHES TO BRING RESTORATION TO PEOPLE LIVING IN POVERTY.
Fundraising
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Region
Country
Afghanistan Angola Bangladesh Bolivia Brazil Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Central African Republic Chad China Colombia Ethiopia Guatemala Haiti Honduras India Iraq Ivory Coast Jordan Kenya Laos Liberia Malawi Mali Mozambique Burma Nepal Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Pakistan Peru Philippines Russia Rwanda Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa Sudan Syria Tanzania Thailand Uganda United States Congo (Democratic Republic) Zambia Zimbabwe Scotland Northern Ireland
Financial Information
Latest Income
£82,587,318
Latest Expenditure
£82,727,000
Financial Efficiency
Program Ratio 84.1%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 84.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 16.5%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure
Latest Financial Breakdown
Income Sources
Donations & Legacies £81,398,000
Charitable Activities £613,000
Other Trading £2,000
Investments £574,000
Other Income £0
Expenditure Categories
Charitable Expenditure £69,450,000
Raising Funds £13,277,000
Governance £385,000
Grants to Institutions £19,136,000
Other Expenditure £0
Financial Trend
Annual Returns
| Financial Year | Income | Expenditure | Charitable Spending | Net Assets | Reserves | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | £82,587,318 | £82,727,000 | £69,450,000 | £27,179,000 | £6,117,000 | 1078 / 1300 |
| 2023 | £85,382,000 | £90,292,000 | £75,447,000 | £27,319,000 | £6,523,000 | 1057 / 1300 |
| 2022 | £79,474,000 | £76,914,000 | £64,287,000 | £32,229,000 | £11,475,000 | 1088 / 1300 |
| 2021 | £81,367,000 | £77,756,000 | £66,538,000 | £29,669,000 | £9,626,000 | 1237 / 1750 |
| 2020 | £85,057,000 | £85,210,000 | £73,031,000 | £26,058,000 | £3,896,000 | 1204 / 9700 |
Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers
Details
Address
100 CHURCH ROAD
TEDDINGTON
MIDDLESEX
TW118QE
TEDDINGTON
MIDDLESEX
TW118QE
Email
legal@tearfund.orgWebsite
www.tearfund.orgRegistration Date
6 March 1973
Status
Registered
Registry Information
Organisation Number
265464
Charity Number
265464
Trustees
JOHN DAVIDSON
STEPHANIE CLARE BIDEN
ANNA LASZLO
David Wesson
Jayakumar Kuruvilla Christian
Jean Paul Ndagijimana
Catherine Alison De Souza
AKINYEMI OLUSESAN ODUSOLU
Stanley Arumugam
Andrew Fraser Mackie
Alfred Weyers Biehler
Tracy Jane Cotterell
Sectors & Classifications
Also Known As
- TEAR FUND
- TEARFUND
- TOILET TWINNING
- Bin Twinning
- Twinning Unlimited