FRONTIERS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 3 July 1992
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 02585745
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £1,899,596
Latest expenditure: £1,997,343
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: FRONTIERS, PO BOX 1445, HIGH WYCOMBE, HP12 9BU

Website recorded by the regulator: www.frontiers.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Company's primary objective is to advance the Christian religion amongst those people who have not had the opportunity to consider the Christian faith as their religion. In accordance with our faith we seek to love people and give practical help where we can. The Company carries out this role through its relationship with the wider Frontiers worldwide movement.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 7 September 2026
Date Accounts Received: 7 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,899,596
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,997,343

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 24 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 24 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,717,549
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,877,461

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 29 August 2024
Date Accounts Received: 29 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,910,092
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,037,360

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 26 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 26 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,517,687
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,947,367

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 15 August 2022
Date Accounts Received: 15 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,704,478
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,733,633

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 7 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,899,596
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,997,343
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 13

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 24 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,717,549
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,877,461
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 9

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 29 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,910,092
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,037,360
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 9

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 26 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,517,687
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,947,367
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 7

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 15 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,704,478
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,733,633
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 6

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 7 September 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 1862957
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 21912
Income Investments: 14727
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1899596
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £30,325
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,967,018
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1997343
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 33863
Expenditure Support Costs: 231018
Expenditure Depreciation: 3022
Gain Loss Investment: -212
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 1112147
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £875,222
Assets Total Fixed: 1602646
Assets Own Use: 1602646
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £549,631
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,277,055
Assets Current Investment: 172470
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £875,222
Creditors One Year Total Current: 433774
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 843281
Assets Cash: £226,362
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 783411
Funds Restricted: 91811
Funds Total: 875222
Count Employees: 10
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 24 September 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 1693321
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 7686
Income Investments: 16542
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1717549
Income Legacies: 1000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £31,477
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,845,984
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1877461
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 5940
Expenditure Support Costs: 143823
Expenditure Depreciation: 6202
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £857,219
Assets Total Fixed: 490499
Assets Own Use: 490499
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £821,618
Assets Total Liabilities: £339,148
Assets Current Investment: 172682
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £972,969
Creditors One Year Total Current: 339148
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £491,523
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 857219
Funds Restricted: 115750
Funds Total: 972969
Count Employees: 11
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 29 August 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 1881572
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 14985
Income Investments: 13535
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1910092
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £25,270
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,012,090
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2037360
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 5640
Expenditure Support Costs: 135694
Expenditure Depreciation: 5696
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £969,903
Assets Total Fixed: 496663
Assets Own Use: 496663
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,010,927
Assets Total Liabilities: £374,709
Assets Current Investment: 85000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,132,881
Creditors One Year Total Current: 374709
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £698,735
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 969903
Funds Restricted: 162978
Funds Total: 1132881
Count Employees: 12
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 26 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 2501524
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 14182
Income Investments: 1981
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2517687
Income Legacies: 570060
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £23,705
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,923,662
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1947367
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 5280
Expenditure Support Costs: 54422
Expenditure Depreciation: 66906
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 21660
Reserves: £621,184
Assets Total Fixed: 496939
Assets Own Use: 496939
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,165,884
Assets Total Liabilities: £402,674
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,260,149
Creditors One Year Total Current: 402674
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £472,327
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1135439
Funds Restricted: 124710
Funds Total: 1260149
Count Employees: 12
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 15 August 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 1697175
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 5892
Income Investments: 1411
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1704478
Income Legacies: 5223
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £21,761
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,711,872
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1733633
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 103414
Expenditure Support Costs: 32915
Expenditure Depreciation: 5816
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £139,548
Assets Total Fixed: 473426
Assets Own Use: 473426
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £517,586
Assets Total Liabilities: £301,183
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £689,829
Creditors One Year Total Current: 301183
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £360,838
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 621184
Funds Restricted: 68645
Funds Total: 689829
Count Employees: 17
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 303
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Other Finance

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 106
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Overseas Aid/famine Relief

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: FRONTIERS
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2022-10-27T00:00:00
Reason: Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number: 3955162
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1075557
Assoc Charity Name: THE RICON TRUST

Charity Name: FRONTIERS
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2017-01-04T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (gi)
Assoc Organisation Number: 253127
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 253127
Assoc Charity Name: THE NAPHILL AND HAWRIDGE MISSIONS TRUST

Charity Name: FRONTIERS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1992-07-03T00:00:00

Charity Name: FRONTIERS
Charity Event Order: 4
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2025-02-21T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (gi)
Assoc Organisation Number: 291317
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 291317
Assoc Charity Name: THE GILBEY TRUST

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED 22 JUNE 1992, AMENDED 4TH JUNE 2003.
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AMONGST THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AS THEIR RELIGION.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 45179
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: FRONTIERS (UK) LIMITED

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment