Christians in Sport

Analysis

Christians in Sport is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxfordshire. It was registered in May 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and amateur sport, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04146081). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Christians in Sport reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.9m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1.7m to £1.9m (+8.4%), an average of +2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Christians in Sport sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Advice on Individual Rights in Europe (The Aire Centre) (£1.9m), Refugee and Migrant Justice (£1.9m) and The Holy Family Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of London (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 72%, charitable activities 26% and investments 1.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £22k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £749k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 23 people.