Compassion UK Christian Child Development

Analysis

Compassion UK Christian Child Development is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Fleet. It was registered in August 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03719092). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Compassion UK Christian Child Development reported income of £53.2m and spending of £52.9m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £50.8m to £53.2m (+4.7%), an average of +1.2% a year. 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, Compassion UK Christian Child Development sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Victim Support (£52.7m), Farmland Reserve UK Limited (£57.9m) and Charity Projects (£51.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £504k. Charitable activities took 86% of spending and raising funds 14%. Grants to other organisations totalled £38.8m. Reserves of £2.8m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 162 people.