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the open-air mission

The charity supports children and young people and the general public. The Open-Air Mission is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in Oxfordshire and operates in England And Wales, Hungary, and various other locations.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The Mission is an inter-denominational Christian organisation whose objective is to take the Christian Gospel to the people. The Mission presents the Gospel among children in school assemblies and beach missions; in the open air and at public activities such as race meetings, and distributes Christian literature in the course of its work. There is close co-operation with Christian Churches.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£628,728
Latest Expenditure
£832,341

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 120.0%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 90.7%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 10.3%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £561,359
Charitable Activities £20,692
Other Trading £0
Investments £45,800
Other Income £877

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £754,744
Raising Funds £77,597
Governance £8,202
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£628,728£832,341£754,744£1,790,000£327,76520 / 50
2023£550,898£772,154£703,847£1,945,555£248,80517 / 50
2022£756,511£650,516£589,805£2,143,586£680,45615 / 50
2021£909,129£566,220£498,608£2,181,376£817,64014 / 50
2020£785,040£528,555£475,931£1,786,715£463,21812 / 50

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers