Nations Trust
What it does
Nations Trust trains Christian missionary candidates at its bases in Wales & England, most of whom are from outside the UK. It also helps and supports indigenous Christian leaders to establish missionary organisations working out from their own countries.
Its charitable purposes
A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH WORLDWIDE, IN PARTICULAR BY HELPING INDIGENOUS PEOPLE ESTABLISH NATIONAL MISSION MOVEMENTS.B) THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED AND CONSEQUENTLY SUFFERING HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OR WHO AGED OR SICK.C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF CHILDREN OR ADULTS ESPECIALLY VOCATIONAL TRAINING.D) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Religious activities
- Who it helps
- People of a particular ethnic or racial origin
- Other defined groups
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
- Central African Republic
- Egypt
- Lesotho
- South Korea
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined
Income and spending
In the year ending 28 February 2026, it had income of £340,745 and spent £140,365.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 February 2026 | £340,745 | £140,365 | Not reported | 5 |
| 28 February 2025 | £122,969 | £107,181 | Not reported | 5 |
| 29 February 2024 | £86,393 | £74,246 | Not reported | 5 |
| 28 February 2023 | £93,060 | £195,397 | Not reported | 5 |
| 28 February 2022 | £90,525 | £84,761 | Not reported | 5 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 276%, from £90,525 in the year to 28 February 2022 to £340,745 in the year to 28 February 2026.
- Spending against income
- It spent 41% of its income in the year to 28 February 2026. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 28 February 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 28 February 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 29 February 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 28 February 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
8 trustees run the charity.
- Mr Stephen Michael Garstin CoupeChair
- Hyunil Joo
- Jungbeom Kim
- Mr Robert Noel Chirgwin
- Mr STEPHEN JOHN GRINDROD
- Mrs Kathleen Anne Coupe
- MS Gail Louise Dixon
- Suk Kwang Jung
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 February 2026 | 28 December 2026 | Received 6 August 2026, 144 days early | Received 6 August 2026 |
| 28 February 2025 | 28 December 2025 | Received 15 August 2025, 135 days early | Received 15 August 2025 |
| 29 February 2024 | 29 December 2024 | Received 25 October 2024, 65 days early | Received 25 October 2024 |
| 28 February 2023 | 28 December 2023 | Received 11 October 2023, 78 days early | Received 11 October 2023 |
| 28 February 2022 | 28 December 2022 | Received 3 October 2022, 86 days early | Received 3 October 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1069419
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 5 May 1998
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 5 FEBRUARY 1998. as amended on 29 Nov 2024
- Company number
- 03505690This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.nations.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Carmarthenshire
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.