GFA World — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 7 October 1997
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03433617
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £1,834,368
Latest expenditure: £1,616,701
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 122 Braymere Road, Hampton Centre, PETERBOROUGH, PE7 8NB

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Charity's objectives and principal activities for the year under review were raising support for missionaries and compassion ministries in Asia and educating and mobilising the Church in the United Kingdom and Europe. Our governors believe that these objectives and activities exceed the general guidelines for public benefit set by the Charity Commission.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 5 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 5 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,834,368
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,616,701

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 23 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 23 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,450,140
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,594,456

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 19 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 19 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,253,389
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,444,534

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,486,203
Total Gross Expenditure: £441,523

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 7 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 7 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,575,441
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,107,550

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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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 5 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,834,368
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,616,701
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 23 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,450,140
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,594,456
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 19 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,253,389
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,444,534
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,486,203
Total Gross Expenditure: £441,523
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: No
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: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 7 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,575,441
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,107,550
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: No
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: 5

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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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 5 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 1791112
Income Other Trading Activities: 1224
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 42032
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1834368
Income Legacies: 54704
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £520,146
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,096,555
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1616701
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 102456
Expenditure Support Costs: 102456
Expenditure Depreciation: 8586
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,099,000
Assets Total Fixed: 1365665
Assets Own Use: 1012665
Assets Long Term Investment: 353000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £771,878
Assets Total Liabilities: £21,818
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,115,725
Creditors One Year Total Current: 21818
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £763,527
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1099000
Funds Restricted: 1016725
Funds Total: 2115725
Count Employees: 6
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 23 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 2426455
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 23685
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2450140
Income Legacies: 265000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £495,350
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,099,106
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1594456
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 114133
Expenditure Depreciation: 4646
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,320,261
Assets Total Fixed: 577797
Assets Own Use: 224797
Assets Long Term Investment: 353000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,347,518
Assets Total Liabilities: £27,257
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,898,058
Creditors One Year Total Current: 27257
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,340,133
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 763798
Funds Restricted: 1134260
Funds Total: 1898058
Count Employees: 7
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 19 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 1245221
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 8168
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1253389
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £531,453
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,913,081
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2444534
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 95166
Expenditure Depreciation: 25860
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £373,172
Assets Total Fixed: 354296
Assets Own Use: 266296
Assets Long Term Investment: 88000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £721,617
Assets Total Liabilities: £33,539
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,042,374
Creditors One Year Total Current: 33539
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £715,290
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 373172
Funds Restricted: 669202
Funds Total: 1042374
Count Employees: 8
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 1479564
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 6639
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1486203
Income Legacies: 88000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £369,545
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £0
Expenditure Other: 71978
Expenditure Total: 441523
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 5346
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £360,979
Assets Total Fixed: 142498
Assets Own Use: 54498
Assets Long Term Investment: 88000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,124,626
Assets Total Liabilities: £33,606
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,233,518
Creditors One Year Total Current: 33606
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £2,114,062
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 360979
Funds Restricted: 1872539
Funds Total: 2233518
Count Employees: 6
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 7 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 1573451
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 1990
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1575441
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £326,839
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,707,090
Expenditure Other: 73621
Expenditure Total: 2107550
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 4427
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,188,838
Assets Total Fixed: 18842
Assets Own Use: 18842
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,189,421
Assets Total Liabilities: £19,425
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,188,838
Creditors One Year Total Current: 19425
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,175,631
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 260317
Funds Restricted: 928521
Funds Total: 1188838
Count Employees: 6
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Peterborough City
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

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

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

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: GFA World
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1997-10-07T00:00:00

Charity Name: GFA World
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2023-02-16T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 1055406
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1055406
Assoc Charity Name: THE SANCTUARY CHARITABLE TRUST

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM & ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 12 SEPTEMBER 1997AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 04 JUL 2017AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 13 DEC 2017 as amended on 13 Dec 2017
Charitable Objects: 2.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE: 2.1.1 TO RELIEVE OR PREVENT FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND SUFFERING ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY MEANS INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO): (A) PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING; (B) PROVIDING GRANTS, GOODS AND SERVICES; (C) PROVIDING EMERGENCY AND ONGOING SUPPORT TO PEOPLE AFFECTED BY CONFLICT OR DISASTER; (D) EDUCATING, ENGAGING WITH AND MOBILISING PEOPLE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OTHER COUNTRIES CONCERNING SUCH HARDSHIP AND SUFFERING; 2.1.2 TO ADVANCE HEALTH AND RELIEVE SICKNESS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD; 2.1.3 TO PROMOTE AND ENABLE EDUCATION, ESPECIALLY AMONGST THOSE WITH LIMITED OR NO ACCESS TO IT; 2.1.4 TO PROMOTE AND UPHOLD THE PRINCIPLES OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH THROUGHOUT THE WORLD INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO): (A) SUPPORTING INDIGENOUS CHRISTIANS AND THEIR EFFORTS TO DEMONSTRATE THE LOVE OF CHRIST, ESPECIALLY IN FULFILLING OBJECTIVES 2.1.1, 2.1.2, AND 2.1.3; (B) IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OTHER COUNTRIES PARTICULARLY THROUGH TEACHING AND THROUGH DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 598201
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: GFA WORLD

Charity Name Id: 427320
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: GOSPEL FOR ASIA (UK)

Charity Name Id: 597150
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: Gospel for Asia UK

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures