The Christ Church Trust

Analysis

The Christ Church Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surbiton. It was registered in April 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Christ Church Trust reported income of £65k and spending of £66k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £128k to £65k (-49%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income dropped by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Christ Church Trust sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oxford Korean Church (£65k), The New Road Area Community Association (£65k) and The Koinonia (Quickley Lane) Trust (£65k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.