BMS World Mission
At a glance
Key takeaways
- BMS World Mission works globally in Christian mission, with its Hope for the World and Help for the Journey work covering health, education, justice and people forced to leave home, so check that your project fits these aims and its stated principles before writing.
- Most of its grants fall between £38,000 and £200,000, with a median of £52,000 and a largest grant of about £235,000, so a request near the lower end of that typical band is a sensible starting point, and the band is not a ceiling.
- Applications must meet BMS principles, demonstrate good stewardship and satisfy BMS criteria for monitoring, evaluation and learning, and partners are subject to due diligence and money-laundering procedures, so organisations unable to meet these should not expect funding.
- No application process is published, so contact the charity directly to ask how to apply and when; the annual report does not say how competitive it is or whether existing relationships matter.
Overview
BMS World Mission is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1174364).
BMS World Mission exists to see people brought to faith in Jesus Christ and experience abundant life, enabling Baptist churches to respond to the call of God throughout the world. Its work falls into four main geographic regions: Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, South America, and Europe, Middle East and North Africa. It focuses on Heart for the Gospel, Hope for the World, and Help for the Journey. In the period, it awarded grants of £2.2m.
What they fund
Priority Areas
BMS World Mission works with global partner organisations, Baptist churches, mission workers and supporters to share the gospel and nurture disciples, particularly where churches are scarcely present and in some of the poorest nations. Its stated purposes also include preventing and relieving poverty, sickness and disaster-related suffering overseas, and advancing healthcare and education. Through its Hope for the World work, it partners to improve health, access to justice and education; its Help for the Journey work supports people forced to leave home. The charity describes its work as global, with partner organisations receiving support through grants, people, learning and influence. Grants are made against a Board-approved budget, with its mission innovation fund supporting new work and its relief fund responding to emergencies; applications must meet BMS principles, stewardship expectations and monitoring, evaluation and learning criteria.
Themes
- Christian mission
- Poverty relief
- Healthcare
- Education
- Disaster relief
- Refugee support
- Access to justice
Geographic Focus
Globally.
How to apply
Grant applications must meet BMS principles, demonstrate good stewardship and satisfy BMS criteria for monitoring, evaluation and learning. Partner organisations are subject to due diligence and money-laundering procedures.
Who can apply:
- Grant applications must meet specific BMS principles and be able to meet BMS criteria for monitoring, evaluation and learning.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- It works in places where churches are scarcely present and in some of the poorest nations as defined by the Multidimensional Poverty Index.
- It aims to support people with opportunity and basic services in locations with high refugee outflow towards Europe.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- International
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to BMS World Mission.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 21 grants in year to 31 December 2025 by size
Median £52,000 (year to 31 December 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- EBF£233,000year to 31 December 2025
- APBF£220,000year to 31 December 2025
- Big Life Ministries£198,000year to 31 December 2025
- Cyan International£154,000year to 31 December 2025
- THIMAR£140,000year to 31 December 2025
- All4Aid£119,000year to 31 December 2025
- JLH£105,000year to 31 December 2025
- Quest Academy£98,000year to 31 December 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 1 line covering other, unnamed recipients (£359k).
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2021 | £9,148,000 | £7,579,000 | £1,834,000 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £8,215,000 | £8,274,000 | £2,437,000 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £7,078,000 | £7,656,000 | £1,803,000 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £8,319,000 | £7,703,000 | £2,045,000 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | £6,494,000 | £8,045,000 | £2,200,000 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 5 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2021; year to 31 December 2022; year to 31 December 2023; year to 31 December 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- bmsworldmission.org
- bmsworldmission.org/our-ministries · read on 31 October 2026
- bmsworldmission.org/what-we-do · read on 31 October 2026
- bmsworldmission.org · read on 31 October 2026
- bmsworldmission.org/contact-us · read on 31 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 31 October 2026.
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Applying to BMS World Mission?
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Contact
- 01235 517638source
- +44 (0) 1235 517 700source
- supporterservices@bmsworldmission.orgsource
- mail@bmsworldmission.orgsource
- BMS World Mission PO Box 49, 129 Broadway Didcot, Oxfordshire United Kingdom OX11 8XAsource
- bmsworldmission.org
- Contact form
Applying to BMS World Mission?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- 01235 517638source
- +44 (0) 1235 517 700source
- supporterservices@bmsworldmission.orgsource
- mail@bmsworldmission.orgsource
- BMS World Mission PO Box 49, 129 Broadway Didcot, Oxfordshire United Kingdom OX11 8XAsource
- bmsworldmission.org
- Contact form