World Horizons Limited
What it does
* Furthering World Horizons in the UK by stimulating interest in evangelism and church planting by outdoor pursuits activities, conferences, promotional activities, training and overseas journeys.* Supporting the work of World Horizons overseas which is completely financially autonomous.* Initiating sustainable development and business projects. * Advancing education* Relieving hardship
Its charitable purposes
3.1 TO PROPAGATE AND SPREAD THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AND TO ASSIST IN THE EXTENSION OF HIS KINGDOM BY, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING MEANS: 3.1.1 TO RECRUIT, TRAIN AND APPOINT CHRISTIANS IN ESTABLISHING INDIGENOUS, EVANGELISING CHURCHES WORLDWIDE; 3.1.2 TO PROMOTE AND FURTHER RENEWAL OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH AND THE DEEPENING OF THE SPIRITUAL LIVES OF CHRISTIANS AND ALSO THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN CHRISTIAN CHURCHES, GROUPS, ORGANISATIONS AND MISSIONS; AND 3.1.3 TO ENCOURAGE AND ADVISE CHRISTIANS ON THE START-UP AND DEVELOPMENT OF ENTERPRISES THAT ARE FOCUSED ON GENERATING SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, SPIRITUAL AND SUSTAINABLE PROFIT, THAT WILL BE USED TO ADVANCE CHRISTIAN EVANGELISM, CHURCH PLANTING AND DISCIPLESHIP WORLDWIDE. 3.2 TO ADVANCE AND PROMOTE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AMONGST CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS BOTH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND WORLDWIDE, IN PARTICULAR BY PROMOTING THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST AND TO HELP AND EDUCATE THEM THROUGH THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE-TIME ACTIVITIES SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES, THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS, MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND PRACTISING MEMBERS OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH. 3.3 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND WORLDWIDE. 3.4 TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY THE PROVISION OF GIFTS IN KIND, GRANTS OF MONEY OR MEDICAL CARE OR ASSISTANCE, WORLDWIDE.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Disability
- Overseas aid and famine relief
- Religious activities
- Amateur sport
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Carmarthenshire
- Pembrokeshire
- City of Swansea
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Elsewhere
- Liverpool City
- Luton
- Burkina Faso
- Japan
- Niger
- Spain
- Turkey
- Brazil
- Nepal
- United States
- Bedford
- Bexley
- Cambodia
- France
- Germany
- India
- Venezuela
- Northern Ireland
- Gibraltar
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £285,923 and spent £256,481.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £285,923 | £256,481 | Not reported | 41 |
| 31 December 2024 | £227,334 | £334,907 | Not reported | 50 |
| 31 December 2023 | £364,004 | £333,842 | Not reported | 48 |
| 31 December 2022 | £194,225 | £250,345 | Not reported | 110 |
| 31 December 2021 | £232,509 | £249,987 | Not reported | 50 |
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 23%, from £232,509 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £285,923 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 90% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | £15,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Graham Maurice DaviesChair
- Dr Christopher Todd Lambert
- Jane Farndon
- Timothy Robert Morris
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 26 October 2026, 5 days early | Received 26 October 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 24 September 2025, 37 days early | Received 24 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 23 October 2024, 8 days early | Received 23 October 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 11 August 2023, 81 days early | Received 11 August 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 5 September 2022, 56 days early | Received 5 September 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 513524
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 27 January 1983
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 23 NOVEMBER 1982 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 24 JUNE 1983 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 12 MAY 1990AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 30 OCT 2017
- Company number
- 01680675This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.worldhorizons.co.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.