The Christian Trust

Analysis

The Christian Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancaster. It was registered in September 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02883771). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Christian Trust reported income of £2.1m and spending of £2.2m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £2.6m to £2.1m (-18%), an average of -5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Christian Trust sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dance East (£2.1m), The Ireland Fund of Great Britain (£2.1m) and Af&v Launchpad Limited (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 38%, charitable activities 37%, trading 24% and investments 1.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £18k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 1.2%. Reserves of £5.3m would cover about 28 months of spending at that rate. It employed 71 people.