The Message Trust
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The annual report says the trust's grants go to its own Eden Partners and individuals linked to them, to students on its Message School of Evangelism, and to new international hubs, so a charity outside that network should check closely whether its work fits before applying.
- Its stated purpose is sharing the good news of Jesus with young people and urban communities, and it works in partnership with local churches and Christian organisations, so a Christian mission should be central to any request.
- Most of the 21 grants to organisations that could be checked fall between £500 and £20,000, with a median of £2,000, so a modest request in that range is the realistic size; the largest was about £37,500, so that band is not a ceiling.
- No application process is published, so the first step is to use the contact details shown and ask whether the trust considers approaches and when, since the annual report gives no deadlines and does not say how competitive its giving is.
Overview
The Message Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1081467).
The Message Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, exists to share the good news of Jesus with young people and urban communities in word and action. It began when a single band took the good news into Manchester high schools and has since grown into a wider ministry. Its grants go to Eden Partners and designated individuals directly associated with those Partnerships, to students of the Message School of Evangelism, and to new international Message hubs. In its latest year it paid £182,736 in grants.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The Message Trust's stated purpose is to share the good news of Jesus with young people and urban communities, especially those hardest to reach. Its wider work combines creative mission, Community Groceries, prison mentoring, training and Christ-centred enterprise, serving people facing poverty, disadvantage or barriers to employment. The report says grants support Eden teams and individuals directly associated with those partnerships, bursaries for students who would otherwise be unable to finish their course, and independent international hub charities. It gives new hubs funding to establish their work on the ground and become financially sustainable. Its work is carried out in close partnership with local churches and Christian organisations across the UK and overseas.
Geographic Focus
Germany; South Africa; Brazil; Netherlands; Uganda.
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Brazil
- Germany
- Netherlands
- South Africa
- Uganda
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Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 21 grants in year to 31 August 2025 by size
Median £2,000 (year to 31 August 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Message Uganda£37,739year to 31 August 2025
- Message Netherlands£32,563year to 31 August 2025
- Message South Africa£20,000year to 31 August 2025
- Message Brazil£16,770year to 31 August 2025
- Eden Byker£16,234year to 31 August 2025
- Eden Southbank£15,902year to 31 August 2025
- Eden Central Drive£10,000year to 31 August 2025
- Message Germany£10,000year to 31 August 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 August 2021 | £7,569,659 | £7,078,648 | £557,594 | Accounts for year to 31 August 2021 |
| year to 31 August 2022 | £8,585,273 | £10,573,055 | £364,160 | Accounts for year to 31 August 2022 |
| year to 31 August 2023 | £10,694,114 | £10,500,610 | £303,487 | Accounts for year to 31 August 2023 |
| year to 31 August 2024 | £9,932,468 | £10,248,228 | £219,036 | Accounts for year to 31 August 2024 |
| year to 31 August 2025 | £10,336,484 | £10,391,785 | £182,736 | Accounts for year to 31 August 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 August 2021; year to 31 August 2022; year to 31 August 2023; year to 31 August 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 August 2025: grants paid out in the year.
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
- message.org.uk · read on 23 October 2026
- message.org.uk/what-we-do · read on 23 October 2026
- message.org.uk/who-we-are · read on 23 October 2026
- message.org.uk/where-we-work · read on 23 October 2026
- message.org.uk/connect · read on 23 October 2026
- message.org.uk/partnerships · read on 23 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 August 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 23 October 2026.
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At a glance
Applying to The Message Trust?
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Contact
- 0161 946 2300source
- info@message.org.uksource
- corporate@message.org.uksource
- The Message Trust, Lancaster House, Harper Road, Sharston, Manchester, M22 4RGsource
- message.org.uk
Applying to The Message Trust?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- 0161 946 2300source
- info@message.org.uksource
- corporate@message.org.uksource
- The Message Trust, Lancaster House, Harper Road, Sharston, Manchester, M22 4RGsource
- message.org.uk