Rural Missions (number 802305) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Rural Missions do?
To advance the Christian faith in the United Kingdom and throughout the world by such means being charitable as the Society may determine.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Rural Missions
Answers Rural Missions gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2026, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Rural Missions's highest-paid staff paid?
Rural Missions's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Rural Missions's money come from?
Rural Missions reported £691k total income for the year ending 31 March 2026. The largest sources were donations and legacies £666k (96%), trading and fundraising events £18k (3%), investments £6,856 (1%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £590k.
Donations and legacies£666k · 96%
Trading and fundraising events£18k · 3%
Investments£6,856 · 1%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Rural Missions as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Rural Missions's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
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Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Provides Human Resources; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Rural Missions registered for?
Religious Activities
Why is there no Clarity Score for Rural Missions yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Rural Missions.
An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity.
The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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What should you check before donating to Rural Missions?
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The register data used for this profile lists Rural Missions as a registered charity (number 802305) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Rural Missions's charity number?
Rural Missions's charity number is 802305. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 802305?
Search 802305 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Rural Missions do?
To advance the Christian faith in the United Kingdom and throughout the world by such means being charitable as the Society may determine.
Does Rural Missions have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Rural Missions. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Rural Missions?
Rural Missions's website listed in our register data is http://www.ruralmissions.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Rural Missions's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Rural Missions's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Rural Missions's money come from?
Rural Missions reported £691k total income for the year ending 31 March 2026. The largest sources were donations and legacies £666k (96%), trading and fundraising events £18k (3%), investments £6,856 (1%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £590k.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Rural Missions?
The register records Rural Missions as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Rural Missions's trustees paid?
Rural Missions's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Rural Missions previously called?
The register lists these previous names for Rural Missions: Sunrise Ministries; Rural Mission Solutions LTD.
When was Rural Missions registered as a charity?
Rural Missions was entered on the register on 10 November 1989. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 02433511).