Overview
Samaritan's Purse International Limited's network
8 people2 organisationsi7 listed on the board plus 1 company secretary. 2 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is Samaritan's Purse International Limited. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.The board
7 listed + 1 company secretaryiCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew March Lawrence | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Donna Pierce | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| E David Beroth | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Edward Graham | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Justin Thomas Arnot | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Merrill Littlejohn | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Paul Saber | Trustee | ||
| Ekeoma Vivian Iwu | Company secretary (charitable company) | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Subsidiaries
1 companyiEach company here has this charity named as an owner on the Companies House register of people with significant control (PSC).A charity is matched to a PSC entry by registration number, or by exact name and postcode. An entry that matches only by name (postcode differs) is marked likely. Names shared by several charities are never linked. Current directors are from Companies House.Samaritan's Purse (Trading) Ltd 02754964 Subsidiary Active iOfficial. The PSC entry gives Companies House number 2462257, this charity's own company number, and its name matches the charity's name exactly.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Samaritan's Purse International Ltd as a corporate owner of this company, notified 6 April 2016. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Samaritan's Purse International Ltd as a corporate owner of this company, notified 6 April 2016. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Control: 75-100% of shares (notified 6 April 2016)
Current directors
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Source: Companies House register of people with significant control. Control levels are as filed by the company.
Board
The board
7 listed + 1 company secretaryiCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew March Lawrence | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Donna Pierce | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| E David Beroth | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Edward Graham | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Justin Thomas Arnot | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Merrill Littlejohn | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Paul Saber | Trustee | ||
| Ekeoma Vivian Iwu | Company secretary (charitable company) | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Former company secretaries of the charitable company: Alan James Holdsworth (2022), Victoria Marjorie Jean Fafalios (2008-2018), Jean Steele Wilson (2013). Full officer list
Subsidiaries
1 companyiEach company here has this charity named as an owner on the Companies House register of people with significant control (PSC).A charity is matched to a PSC entry by registration number, or by exact name and postcode. An entry that matches only by name (postcode differs) is marked likely. Names shared by several charities are never linked. Current directors are from Companies House.Samaritan's Purse (Trading) Ltd 02754964 Subsidiary Active iOfficial. The PSC entry gives Companies House number 2462257, this charity's own company number, and its name matches the charity's name exactly.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Samaritan's Purse International Ltd as a corporate owner of this company, notified 6 April 2016. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Samaritan's Purse International Ltd as a corporate owner of this company, notified 6 April 2016. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Control: 75-100% of shares (notified 6 April 2016)
Current directors
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Source: Companies House register of people with significant control. Control levels are as filed by the company.
Board DNA
iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.Average tenure
2.8y
median 4y
Longest tenure
4y
since 2022
Over 6 years
0
of 6 on the board
Years in governance
8.5y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
7
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
2
of 6 on the board
7 trustees on the board
- Andrew March Lawrence since 2026
- Donna Pierce since 2022
- E David Beroth since 2022
- Edward Graham since 2022
- Justin Thomas Arnot since 2025
- Merrill Littlejohn since 2022
- Paul Saber
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- Edward Graham since 2022
- Merrill Littlejohn since 2022
Portfolio (5)
- Andrew March Lawrence since 2026
- Donna Pierce since 2022
- E David Beroth since 2022
- Justin Thomas Arnot since 2025
- Paul Saber
Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
The Advancement of Health or Saving of Lives 7The Prevention or Relief of Poverty 6Religious Activities 5Overseas Aid/famine Relief 2Education/training 1
Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Health and social care 8Other services 6Education 2
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Network
Network
iThe large node is Samaritan's Purse International Limited. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.Most connected
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Finances
5 financial years held, 2021 to 2025, years ending 31 March.
Income and expenditure
5 years · years end 31 MarchiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | |||||
| Total income | £8.37m | £10.47m | £11.87m | £12.51m | £10.66m |
| Total expenditure | £7.95m | £9.06m | £11.67m | £9.66m | £9.63m |
| Government income | |||||
| Government contracts | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Government grants | Not reported | £4.19k | £22.50k | Not reported | Not reported |
| Income by source | |||||
| Donations and legacies | £3.86m | £5.56m | £5.69m | £3.99m | £3.98m |
| Legaciespart of donations and legacies | £107.52k | £274.46k | £184.27k | £297.93k | £379.75k |
| Charitable activities | £4.51m | £4.90m | £6.16m | £8.30m | £5.59m |
| Other trading activities | £1.47k | £327 | £667 | £531 | £306 |
| Investments | £157 | £284 | £17.14k | £89.28k | £113.24k |
| Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other income | £1.80k | £6.47k | £6.38k | £126.34k | £980.01k |
| Expenditure by type | |||||
| Charitable activities | £7.20m | £8.21m | £10.64m | £8.62m | £8.77m |
| Raising funds | £748.32k | £850.23k | £1.03m | £1.04m | £863.72k |
| Grants to institutionspart of charitable activities | £500.65k | £770.50k | £1.48m | £577.04k | £779.46k |
| Governance | £20.22k | £33.00k | £40.44k | £99.35k | £61.72k |
| Investment management | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other expenditure | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Definitions
- Total income
- Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
- Total expenditure
- Everything the charity spent in the year.
- Government contracts
- Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
- Government grants
- Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
- Donations and legacies
- Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
- Legacies
- Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
- Charitable activities (income)
- Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
- Other trading activities
- Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
- Investments
- Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
- Endowments
- New endowment funds received in the year.
- Charitable activities (expenditure)
- Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
- Raising funds
- The cost of fundraising and trading.
- Grants to institutions
- Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
- Governance
- The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
- Investment management
- The cost of managing the charity's investments.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Assets and liabilities
5 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Own use assets | £1.69m | £1.62m | £1.61m | £2.23m | £1.93m |
| Long-term investments | £2 | £2 | £2 | £2 | £2 |
| Other assets | £1.53m | £3.29m | £3.49m | £5.71m | £7.07m |
| Defined benefit pension schemea minus figure is a deficit | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total liabilities | £143.00k | £419.26k | £401.83k | £393.13k | £427.81k |
| Net assetsassets minus liabilities | £3.07m | £4.49m | £4.69m | £7.54m | £8.57m |
Definitions
- Own use assets
- Land, buildings, equipment and other fixed assets the charity uses for its work.
- Long-term investments
- Investments held for the long term, such as shares, bonds or property let to others.
- Other assets
- Current assets: cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments.
- Defined benefit pension scheme
- The surplus (above zero) or deficit (below zero) on a final-salary type pension scheme.
- Total liabilities
- What the charity owes: creditors due within a year and after a year, and provisions. Drawn below zero in the chart and shown as a positive figure in the table, as the register does.
- Net assets
- Assets minus liabilities, including any pension surplus or deficit. Equal to total funds.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Funds and reserves
5 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted funds | £2.35m | £2.84m | £2.82m | £5.50m | £6.64m |
| Restricted funds | £728.83k | £1.66m | £1.87m | £2.04m | £1.93m |
| Endowment funds | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total funds | £3.07m | £4.49m | £4.69m | £7.54m | £8.57m |
| Reservesas declared by the charity | £656.56k | £1.21m | £1.21m | £3.28m | £4.71m |
| Assets besides buildingsinvestments, cash and money owed to it, before debts | £1.53m | £3.29m | £3.49m | £5.71m | £7.07m |
Definitions
- Unrestricted funds
- Money the trustees can spend on any of the charity's purposes, including funds they have set aside (designated) themselves.
- Restricted funds
- Money that must be spent on particular purposes set by the donor or the terms of an appeal.
- Endowment funds
- Capital the charity must keep, either permanently or until the terms allow it to be spent.
- Total funds
- All funds together. Equal to net assets.
- Reserves
- The charity's own figure for unrestricted funds that are freely available, after setting aside fixed assets and designated funds. Charities explain their reserves policy in their annual report.
- Assets besides buildings
- Long-term investments plus other assets (cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments), before its debts are paid. If declared reserves are larger than this, they must include buildings.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Accounts and annual returns
Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Reporting up to date
Every annual return and set of accounts arrived on time for 5 years.
| Year ending | Due by | Annual return | Accounts | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | 10 September 2025 | 10 September 2025 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | 21 November 2024 | 21 November 2024 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | 15 November 2023 | 15 November 2023 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | 21 November 2022 | 21 November 2022 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | 23 September 2021 | 23 September 2021 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
Accounts filed at Companies House
Company 02462257 has made 36 accounts filings (1 amended filing included) since 1991. Each links to the copy at Companies House where it has been published online.
| Made up to | Filed on | Type | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 10 November 2025 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)52 pages |
| 31 March 2024 | 10 December 2024 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)27 pages |
| 31 March 2023 | 27 November 2023 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)48 pages |
| 31 March 2022 | 3 January 2023 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)48 pages |
| 31 March 2021 | 10 September 2021 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)49 pages |
| 31 March 2020 | 17 April 2021 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)49 pages |
| 31 March 2019 | 3 October 2019 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)44 pages |
| 31 March 2018 | 28 September 2018 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)38 pages |
| 31 March 2017 | 7 December 2017 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)40 pages |
| 31 March 2016 | 31 December 2016 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)43 pages |
| 31 March 2014 | 27 October 2016 | Amended: full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)35 pages |
| 31 March 2015 | 31 December 2015 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)39 pages |
| 31 March 2014 | 16 December 2014 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)18 pages |
| 31 March 2013 | 26 November 2013 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)36 pages |
| 31 March 2012 | 7 November 2012 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)34 pages |
| 31 March 2011 | 18 November 2011 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)31 pages |
| 31 March 2010 | 6 October 2010 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)31 pages |
| 31 March 2009 | 25 September 2009 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)31 pages |
| 31 December 2007 | 26 September 2008 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)31 pages |
| 31 December 2006 | 19 October 2007 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)28 pages |
| 31 December 2005 | 26 September 2006 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)23 pages |
| 31 December 2004 | 20 October 2005 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)19 pages |
| 31 December 2003 | 13 October 2004 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)17 pages |
| 31 December 2002 | 30 October 2003 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)16 pages |
| 31 December 2001 | 28 October 2002 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)16 pages |
| 31 December 2000 | 29 November 2001 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)18 pages |
| 31 December 1999 | 25 October 2000 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)16 pages |
| 31 December 1998 | 27 October 1999 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)19 pages |
| 31 December 1997 | 29 October 1998 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)14 pages |
| 31 December 1996 | 28 October 1997 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)14 pages |
| 31 December 1995 | 29 October 1996 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)14 pages |
| 31 December 1994 | 31 October 1995 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)12 pages |
| 31 December 1993 | 27 October 1994 | Full accounts | Not online |
| 31 December 1992 | 25 October 1993 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)10 pages |
| 31 December 1991 | 13 October 1992 | Full accounts | Not online |
| 31 December 1990 | 31 October 1991 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)11 pages |
Definitions
- Annual return
- The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
- Accounts
- The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
- On time
- Received on or before the due date.
- Late
- Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
- Overdue
- Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
- Qualified accounts
- The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register and to Companies House (filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0). Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.
Grants
Funding received
1 grantiFrom grants published by funders to 360Giving. Not every funder publishes, so this is not a complete record of a charity's income.Total from published grants
£1k
£1,000
Grants
1
published to 360Giving
Funders
1
distinct funders
Latest grant
Mar 2026
17 March 2026
Grants awarded 17 March 2026.
By year
iBy year the grant was awarded, in pounds.£1k2026
Funders
1 funder| Funder | Grants | Total | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHAREGIFT | 1 | £1,000 | 2026 |
Grants
newest first| Date | Funder | Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 March 2026 | SHAREGIFT | Distribution ID57 | £1,000 |
Who published this data
Grant records are published by the funders named below to 360Giving, each under the open licence shown. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where that licence is shown. Governance Register has reformatted the data, removed duplicate rows and matched recipients and funders to register records; it has not changed the amounts or dates published.
About
Purposes and governing document
Register page (opens in a new tab)Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.
FOR
What it does
Who it helps
How it helps
- Where it operates
- Throughout England and WalesCountries: Albania, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iraq, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Philippines, Romania, Rwanda, Eswatini, Uganda, Ukraine, Serbia, Congo (Democratic Republic), Zambia, Zimbabwe, Montenegro, Scotland, Kosovo
- Area of benefit
- NOT
DEFINED as filed - Governing document
- MEMORANDUM
AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 23/01/1990AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 04/12/1990AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03/05/1994NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 15/07/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 22 OCT 2020 as amended on 07 Dec 2022 as filed - Register history
- 20 December 1990Registered
- 1 November 2021Received assets from Ebenezer Family Trust (248916)
- 20 December 2023Received assets from Next Step Ministries Trust (1042827)
- 12 February 2026Received assets from Jubilee Pentecostal Church (270461)
- 17 February 2026Received assets from New Wine Church Burton (1159882)
- Previous name
- Samaritan International Limited
Policies the charity says it has
Governing documents at Companies House
- 6 January 2023Memorandum and articles
- 6 January 2023Resolution
- 22 October 2020Memorandum and articles
- 22 October 2020Resolution
- 19 October 2020Statement of the company's objects
- 5 January 2015Resolution
Read them in the filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), and Companies House filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0.
About
- Website
- www.samaritans-purse.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Samaritan's Purse International Limited
- Registered
- 1990