Bath Christian Trust

Analysis

Bath Christian Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bath. It was registered in March 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04122782). It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Bath Christian Trust reported income of £2.6m and spending of £2.5m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £2.6m (+108%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Bath Christian Trust sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Little Company of Mary Congregation CIO (£2.6m), Amos Trust (£2.6m) and The Galilee Foundation (£2.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 66% and donations and legacies 31%. Charitable activities took 37% of spending and raising funds 61%. Grants to other organisations totalled £23k. Reserves of £377k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 28 people.