Chinese Alliance Churches Union (UK)
Analysis
Chinese Alliance Churches Union (UK) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in June 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04247363). It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Chinese Alliance Churches Union (UK) reported income of £847k and spending of £776k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £597k to £847k (+42%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Chinese Alliance Churches Union (UK) 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 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Saint Mary, Southampton (£846k), The Stewards' Trust (£847k) and Ashley Gospel Hall Trust (£845k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 74%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £65k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 19 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 74%
- Investments 0.2%
- Other 26%
In the charity's own words
The Chinese Alliance Churches Union (UK) seeks to be an indigenous federation of Chinese evangelical churches according to the tradition of Christian And Mission Alliance, whose purposes are to proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord, to assist the advance of His church in the United Kingdom, and to promote a missionary base for national and world-wide evangelization in affiliation with the AWF.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Saint Mary, Southampton | Southampton | £846k |
| The Stewards' Trust | London | £847k |
| Ashley Gospel Hall Trust | West Yorkshire | £845k |
| London Institute of Vedic Education | London | £847k |