Osborn Foundation Limited
Charity 225480
Overview
Summary
Osborn Foundation Limited appears to be a UK-registered charitable vehicle within a wider, internationally oriented Christian ministry presence. Its formal objects emphasise churches, evangelistic meeting places and missionaries across England and other countries, while its public-facing website presents a Tulsa-based ministry using articles, video, social media, products and donation channels. The available evidence suggests an operating model that combines evangelistic outreach with media-led audience engagement, but it does not show how the UK charity itself funds, governs or delivers that activity.
Operational geography
Coverage: Citywide
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- Direct evidence from the Charity Commission records the charity as operating in “Birmingham City”, which supports a citywide Birmingham coverage classification. However, the available return does not identify any current churches, meeting places, service venues, neighbourhoods or wards.
- The Birmingham registered office and charity contact address should not be treated as evidence of a public-facing service or ministry site in City Centre.
- Companies House records show historic outstanding charges over a Birmingham property, but these charges date from the 1950s and 1960s. There is no current evidence that the charity still owns, occupies or delivers services from that property.
- The official Osborn Ministries website presents an international evangelistic ministry and directs UK paper-cheque donors to Osborn Foundation Ltd. This indicates a relationship between the Birmingham-registered charity and the wider ministry, but does not establish where the UK charity itself currently delivers services.
- As of 4 August 2026, Companies House lists the company as active but with an active proposal to strike off. This creates uncertainty about the continuity and scale of current operations.
Additional evidence needed
- The charity's most recent annual return narrative, trustees' report or management accounts describing current Birmingham activities and expenditure.
- Confirmation from the charity of any current Birmingham churches, evangelistic meeting places, ministry offices or regular service venues, including their ward locations where appropriate.
- Evidence of current occupation, ownership or operational use of that property.
- Clarification of whether Osborn Foundation Ltd directly delivers ministry in Birmingham, primarily administers UK donations for Osborn Ministries International, or both.
- Confirmation of the status and implications of the active proposal to strike off.
Areas of work
- Religious Activities
Who they help
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
A UK charity with an explicitly international mission
The organisation appears designed to support evangelism beyond a single locality: its legal objects include activity in England and any other country, and its public identity is presented as Osborn Ministries International.
Why it matters
This suggests it should be understood less as a neighbourhood faith provider and more as part of a cross-border religious network. Its local civic role may therefore depend on international relationships, rather than solely local service delivery.
Show evidence
“The charity may employ and send missionaries in England and any other country to propagate the Christian faith.”
Source:Charity Commission“The website identifies Osborn Ministries International and gives a Tulsa, Oklahoma address.”
Source:Organisation
Public outreach appears to be media-led as well as congregational
Although its objects refer to churches and meeting places, the available public presence foregrounds articles, video, social channels, email sign-up, products and donations. This may indicate that publishing and digital communication are important routes into its evangelistic work.
Why it matters
This changes how potential relationships are understood: the organisation may connect with people through distributed media audiences, not only through physical worship settings or missionary deployment.
Show evidence
“The charity's objects include establishing, maintaining and conducting churches and other evangelistic meeting places.”
Source:Charity Commission“The website promotes Watch.Osborn.org, recent messages, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Vimeo, email sign-up, products and donations.”
Source:Organisation
The link between the legal charity and the visible ministry is not yet clear
The evidence may indicate a relationship between Osborn Foundation Limited and the wider Osborn Ministries brand, but it does not establish whether they are the same operating entity, affiliated organisations or simply connected by name and mission.
Why it matters
Clarifying this is essential before attributing the website's audience, fundraising, leadership or US-based operations to the UK charity. It may reveal a transnational organisational structure rather than a single standalone charity.
Show evidence
“The charity is named Osborn Foundation Limited.”
Source:Charity Commission“The website uses the names Osborn Ministries International, Dr. LaDonna Osborn, Dr. T. L. Osborn and WIN Ministry.”
Source:Organisation
- How Osborn Foundation Limited is governed and how it relates legally and financially to the Tulsa-based ministry.
- Whether it currently operates churches, employs missionaries or delivers services in the UK.
- Which communities, countries or audiences receive direct benefit from its activity.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent trustees' annual reports and accounts, including grants, expenditure, overseas activity and related-party disclosures.
- Governance records or organisational statements explaining the relationship between Osborn Foundation Limited, Osborn Ministries International and WIN Ministry.
- Evidence of current programmes, locations, partners and beneficiary reach.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Provide religious services and activities.
Charity objects
TO ESTABLISH, MAINTAIN AND CONDUCT CHURCHES AND OTHER EVANGELISTIC MEETING PLACES FOR THE PURPOSE OF PREACHING THE GOSPEL AND TO EMPLOY AND SEND OUT MISSIONARIES IN ENGLAND AND ANY OTHER COUNTRY TO PROPAGATE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION).