Christ Evangelical Church Leytonstone Trust

Analysis

Christ Evangelical Church Leytonstone Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1996, 30 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 provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Christ Evangelical Church Leytonstone Trust reported income of £47k and spending of £52k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £52k to £47k (-9.3%), an average of -2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Christ Evangelical Church Leytonstone Trust sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Westminster Legal Advice Centre CIO (£47k), Friends of Esra in Israel (£47k) and The Meserani Project (£47k).