Christian Action and Resource Enterprise Ltd

Analysis

Christian Action and Resource Enterprise Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North East Lincolnshire. It was registered in November 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02790390). It says it makes grants to individuals and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Christian Action and Resource Enterprise Ltd reported income of £1.2m and spending of £886k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £406k to £1.2m (+193%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Christian Action and Resource Enterprise Ltd sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Zarach (£1.2m), Hope for Mankind (£1.2m) and The Teaching Staff Trust (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 62%, charitable activities 26% and trading 11%. Charitable activities took 79% of spending and raising funds 15%. Reserves of £53k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.