TEARFUND
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
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.
Latest income
£80.2m
Expenditure
£77.7m
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 | £81.4m | £77.8m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £79.5m | £76.9m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £85.4m | £90.3m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £82.6m | £82.7m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £80.2m | £77.7m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £79.0m |
| Charitable activities | £455k |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £754k |
| Total income | £80.2m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £66.5m |
| Raising funds | £11.2m |
| Grants to institutions | £19.9m |
| Governance | £428k |
| Total expenditure | £77.7m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £11.8m |
| Total funds | £29.8m |
| — restricted | £16.4m |
| — unrestricted | £13.4m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £29.8m |
| Cash | £3.5m |
People
| Employees | 893 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- Religious Activities
Who it helps
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- 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.