Christ Apostolic Church House of Refuge

Analysis

Christ Apostolic Church House of Refuge is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Romford. It was registered in March 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Christ Apostolic Church House of Refuge reported income of £165k and spending of £136k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £160k to £165k (+3.5%), an average of +0.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Christ Apostolic Church House of Refuge sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bangladesh Regeneration Trust UK (£165k), Happy Science Europe (£166k) and The Ark Mission at Trinity Limited (£165k).