THE SALVATION ARMY
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
A Christian Movement committed to putting belief into action: taking a holistic approach, engaging with physical, emotional and spiritual needs, offering services without discrimination.In addition to Christian Worship, in buildings and the open air, services include drop in centres, lunch clubs, parent and toddler groups, debt advice, youth clubs, after school clubs & emergency food parcels.
Latest income
£338m
Expenditure
£332m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £238m | £199m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £282m | £227m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £280m | £270m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £327m | £309m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £338m | £332m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £181m |
| Charitable activities | £27.0m |
| Trading | £115m |
| Investment income | £9.1m |
| Total income | £338m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £186m |
| Raising funds | £146m |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £1.0m |
| Total expenditure | £332m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £70.3m |
| Total funds | £913m |
| — restricted | £536m |
| — unrestricted | £361m |
| — endowment | £16.5m |
| Total assets | £913m |
| Cash | £24.1m |
People
| Employees | 1,610 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Disability
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- Religious Activities
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Other Charitable Purposes
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Other Charitable Activities
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.