Barnard Castle Christian Fellowship

Analysis

Barnard Castle Christian Fellowship is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Barnard Castle. It was registered in May 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Barnard Castle Christian Fellowship reported income of £21k and spending of £23k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £24k to £21k (-13%), an average of -3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Barnard Castle Christian Fellowship 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 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Vicar's General Fund (£21k), Nottinghamshire Bangladesh Centre (£21k) and Friends of Angels Orphanage (£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.