Christian Outreach Centre (Bishop's Stortford)
Analysis
Christian Outreach Centre (Bishop's Stortford) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in September 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Christian Outreach Centre (Bishop's Stortford) reported income of £60k and spending of £56k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £59k to £60k (+2.6%), an average of +0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Christian Outreach Centre (Bishop's Stortford) sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Overcomers Family Church International (£60k), Leek & District Foodbank (£60k) and Bethel Ministries (£60k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
A church sharing the good news of Jesus Christ through meetings and activities. We run a child contact centre for absent fathers to gain access to their children - we run a youth work - children's work - collect food to distribution to the poor in our community - run a language and ministry school - conferences during the year for teaching and mission - church services - relief of the poor.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Overcomers Family Church International | Milton Keynes | £60k |
| Leek & District Foodbank | Leek | £60k |
| Bethel Ministries | Sunderland | £60k |
| Godalming and Villages Community Store | Godalming | £60k |