Ouston Christian Fellowship

Analysis

Ouston Christian Fellowship is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chester Le Street. It was registered in September 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Ouston Christian Fellowship reported income of £16k and spending of £16k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £14k to £16k (+12%), an average of +2.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Ouston Christian Fellowship sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lord Mayor's Poor and Distressed Fund (£16k), Church Lands (£16k) and Agnes Backhouse Annuity Fund (£16k).