Life for the World Christian Centre

Analysis

Life for the World Christian Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chatham. It was registered in July 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Life for the World Christian Centre reported income of £21k and spending of £26k, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £19k to £21k (+11%), an average of +2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Life for the World Christian Centre sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Silas (Continuing Church) Trust (£21k), Bible Life Family Ministries - Milton Keynes (£21k) and Culverden Evangelical Church (£21k).

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.