THE MESSAGE TRUST
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
The Message Trust is a worldwide movement with a passion to share the love of Jesus Christ in words and actions with the hardest-to-reach young people and vulnerable adults, through creative mission, community transformation, Christ-centred enterprise and programmes working with those who are poor.
Latest income
£10.3m
Expenditure
£10.4m
Financial year end
2025-08-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-31 | £7.6m | £7.1m | |
| 2022-08-31 | £8.6m | £10.6m | |
| 2023-08-31 | £10.7m | £10.5m | |
| 2024-08-31 | £9.9m | £10.2m | |
| 2025-08-31 | £10.3m | £10.4m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-08-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £7.5m |
| Charitable activities | £2.7m |
| Trading | £58k |
| Investment income | £30k |
| Total income | £10.3m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £10.1m |
| Raising funds | £281k |
| Grants to institutions | £183k |
| Governance | £36k |
| Total expenditure | £10.4m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £875k |
| Total funds | £8.6m |
| — restricted | £569k |
| — unrestricted | £8.1m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £8.6m |
| Cash | £1.1m |
People
| Employees | 168 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- Religious Activities
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How it works
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.