Tearfund
Tear Fund, Bin Twinning, Tearfund, Toilet Twinning, Twinning Unlimited
- Country
- England & Wales
- Charity number
- 265464
- Status
- Registered
- Registered
- March 6, 1973
- Legal form
- Charitable company
- Area of benefit
- Worldwide
Address
- Address
- 100 CHURCH ROAD
TEDDINGTON
MIDDLESEX
TW118QE
Contact
- Phone
- 020 3906 3906
- [email protected]
- Website
tearfund.org
Activities
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.
Objects: (a) The Objects For Which The Company Is Established Are: (1) (a) To Relieve Poverty, Suffering And Distress And Prevent Disease And Ill Health Among The Peoples Of The World; And (b) To Promote Christian Education And Faith And As To Both The Objectives Set Out In Sub-Paragraph (a) And (b) In This Sub-Clause By Wherever Possible Working In Partnership With Or Through Fellow Christians Such Objectives To Be Pursued In Accordance With The Following Principles; (i) The Bible Is The Authoritative Word Of God And Is The Guiding Rule Of All Christian Belief And Behaviour. (ii) Wherever Possible The Supervision Of Any Project Supported By The Company Will Be In The Hands Of Christians Who Wholeheartedly Support The Ethos And Objectives Of The Company; And (iii)the Statement Of Faith Set Out At The End Of These Articles Of Association.
Classification
- How
- Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- What
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Religious Activities
- Who
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind
Areas of operation
- Country
- Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Colombia, Congo (Democratic Republic), Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kenya, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Ireland, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Rwanda, Scotland, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, United States, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Region
- Throughout England And Wales
Finances
| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £80,238,000 | £77,667,000 | £29,750,000 | 893 |
| March 31, 2024 | £82,587,000 | £82,727,000 | £27,179,000 | 1,078 |
| March 31, 2023 | £85,382,000 | £90,292,000 | £27,319,000 | 1,057 |
| March 31, 2022 | £79,474,000 | £76,914,000 | £32,229,000 | 1,088 |
| March 31, 2021 | £81,367,000 | £77,756,000 | £29,669,000 | 1,237 |
Trustees
| Name | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Akinyemi Olusesan Odusolu | Jan. 5, 2022 |
| Anna Laszlo | Sept. 27, 2018 |
| Alfred Weyers Biehler | May 23, 2025 |
| Andrew Fraser Mackie | May 23, 2025 |
| Catherine Alison De Souza | Sept. 24, 2021 |
| David Wesson | Dec. 4, 2019 |
| Jayakumar Kuruvilla Christian | Sept. 15, 2020 |
| Jean Paul Ndagijimana | March 24, 2021 |
| Stephanie Clare Biden | Sept. 1, 2017 |
| Tracy Jane Cotterell | June 10, 2025 |